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9. You have a point

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 11:03 AM

Feb 2017

And not just a question. When people are groomed to set aside their own self interest and support policies that do nothing to benefit their own lives. Continually harangued by a false narrative, brainwashing them into distorted and unreal sense of reality. They should be pitied. And provided assistance through some sort of counseling program. Some would call it a reeducation program but in reality many of our fellow citizens have been shortchanged on their first education.

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from the failing New York Times....'Is It Time to Call Trump Mentally Ill?' [View all] spanone Feb 2017 OP

I have a follow-up question Mr. Ected Feb 2017 #1

I hear you. Silver Gaia Feb 2017 #6

thank the biblical deity starshine00 Feb 2017 #7

You have a point BBG Feb 2017 #9

That's a very interesting thought. Stinky The Clown Feb 2017 #10

Whatever they are -- 'sick' is a common description -- they have not freely chosen to be so. ancianita Feb 2017 #19

It all goes back to the FCC rules changes implemented during the Reagan administration. George II Feb 2017 #22

What a great post. It deserves it's own forum for discussion. KittyWampus Feb 2017 #23

No doubt a certain percentage of Americans are. MineralMan Feb 2017 #32

I was just writing up a post on this topic! GliderGuider Feb 2017 #33

Absolutely 100% true. It's very disturbing because a symptom of the illness is that they cannot Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2017 #41

Where's James Coburn bmbmd Feb 2017 #2

Where are the fucking "Beatles"? world wide wally Feb 2017 #16

Trump is nuts, but McTurtle and Eddie Munster Ryan won't do anything to upset their agenda if Dustlawyer Feb 2017 #3

These people believe Trump will do a lot of things for them... Dave Starsky Feb 2017 #4

Is someone who denies reality and is a sociopathic, pathological Cha Feb 2017 #5

The denial of reality part could lead us to that conclusion. MoonRiver Feb 2017 #14

His behavior has never been effectively checked. Ever. I have posted he's a 70 year old bully KittyWampus Feb 2017 #25

Any other low IQ sociopath would be in jail by now. MoonRiver Feb 2017 #29

Well, duh. Ya think?!? catbyte Feb 2017 #8

All of these so-called pundits and medical "professionals" BumRushDaShow Feb 2017 #11

It was time six months ago, a year ago, five years ago .... kwassa Feb 2017 #12

K&R!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2017 #13

In the absence of an examination and diagnosis, no. Orsino Feb 2017 #15

With Trump's Narcissism he cannot face being poor. gordianot Feb 2017 #17

It is so glaringly obvious but people want to "pretend" he is sane for some delusional reason. world wide wally Feb 2017 #18

It is a shame we are even having to have this discussion. Brogrizzly Feb 2017 #20

Welcome to DU! panader0 Feb 2017 #24

Welcome to DU Brogrizzly. Auntie Bush Feb 2017 #30

Welcome to DU :-) Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #31

Thanks! Brogrizzly Feb 2017 #34

I like the name! I live in Montana so I kind of have a "Griz" thing Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #35

I like the cat, defensively poised. Brogrizzly Feb 2017 #36

Oh better than that. I pissed off Richard Spencer himself good and proper a few days ago. Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #37

No way! May I ask how? Brogrizzly Feb 2017 #38

Pretty simple. I told him I hope the next Nazi-puncher he runs into tries harder. Maru Kitteh Feb 2017 #39

Ahahahaha! Brogrizzly Feb 2017 #40

He comes off as delusional,but yet careful mainstreetonce Feb 2017 #21

" malignant narcissism, which is characterized by grandiosity, sadism and antisocial behavior. " Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #26

Only if they want to promote bigotry loyalsister Feb 2017 #27

And a reminder, our prisons are full of the mentally ill Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #28