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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Derangement Syndrome about her Presidency begins 30 months early [View all]mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)to beat up anyone who opposed domestic spying. At first, the claim was that it was just metdata. We've since found that the collection of data on Americans is much worse. But those who opposed it were just "deranged" about Obama - they were Obama haters.
Now, you are applying the term to people who don't like Hillary. While I agree that, possibly, wondering whether she will attach Iran is a little far fetched, how often will the term HDS be applied? I think it's very likely she would pursue "trade deals" that harm American workers, just like Bill did with NAFTA. Are those concerns indicative of derangement? Once this term is used, how much more will it be used?
If a Republican had been in office when Snowden released his stuff, we would have been outraged. When Republicans try to pass trade deals that hurt workers, we're outraged. And we should be. But when you deride people here for being outraged at Democrats for doing the same things, you are effectively saying that the issues don't matter, only the party that does them. After that, your opinions are highly suspect.