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csziggy

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5. I think they are mentally ill

Reply to n2doc (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 5, 2014, 12:32 PM

Jun 2014

It's irrational to think as they do, contrary to any proof against their tightly held beliefs on war, public assistance, economy, global climate change, and so many other subjects. Their paranoia about anything different and about their fellow citizens is telling - it is not rational to think they must carry guns every where, for instance.

I wonder if they react so strongly to people like Bowe Bergdahl BECAUSE he gained a bit of sanity about our war in Afghanistan. I think it frightens to see someone raise issues they don't want to consider so they attack rather than attempt to understand.

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America...what the hell is wrong with us? [View all] babylonsister Jun 2014 OP

It is hard to not think of a substantial proportion of my fellow Americans n2doc Jun 2014 #1

I think they are mentally ill csziggy Jun 2014 #5

And yet, there are so many of them Demeter Jun 2014 #10

On one level, yes I think mental illness can be contagious csziggy Jun 2014 #14

FOX "News" clearly demonstrates mental illness to be contagious Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #26

"Adjustment" to a crazy society necessitates Jackpine Radical Jun 2014 #27

There are NOT that many of them. The just own a disproportionate part of the media. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #18

Emotionally ill Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #20

Hannah Arendt's famous phrase "the banality of evil" KamaAina Jun 2014 #21

There is segment of the population that will always be this. cilla4progress Jun 2014 #28

Clearly, hatred of the President has metastisized to infect the whole system. Viva_Daddy Jun 2014 #2

8 years conservative Republicans (Bush years) self-centered and Godless manipulated mess Stargazer99 Jun 2014 #3

God has nothing to do with it other than politicians hypocritically using religion to buy votes. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2014 #22

For this issue, it really does come down to party politics mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #4

I don't recognize my alsame Jun 2014 #6

With all this hatred ginned up, Bergdahl's and his family's lives could be in danger Blaukraut Jun 2014 #7

And you can thank fake news and their crazed allies alongwith corporate media Iliyah Jun 2014 #8

Vicious, Noisy Idiots Leith Jun 2014 #9

Our country's superpower mentality are clouding our thoughts. TRoN33 Jun 2014 #11

In a fair world beemer27 Jun 2014 #12

Republican death panel.... Uben Jun 2014 #13

We've turned into a disgusting country. Fuddnik Jun 2014 #15

The sound and fury of a bunch of idiots deutsey Jun 2014 #16

We are a nation of (mostly) uncaring idiots. nt City Lights Jun 2014 #17

"When will enough people say, �Stop this madness; we don�t have to live like this?�" deutsey Jun 2014 #19

I feel very sorry for the Sgt. Bergdahl and his family. totodeinhere Jun 2014 #23

No I say about 1/2 our Nation is uncaring.. it just seems like more because the corpmediawhore$ Cha Jun 2014 #24

k&r n/t RainDog Jun 2014 #25

Mostly Fox "News" and hate radio Doctor_J Jun 2014 #29

I've grown to look at the Average American as nothing more than scum. I have no idea what happened Katashi_itto Jun 2014 #30