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moondust

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48. But where does the crazy stop

Sat Apr 22, 2017, 12:31 PM

Apr 2017

and the deliberate totalitarian assault on truth, reason, and freedom begin?

I have little confidence that today's Republicans can take control of all three branches of the federal government and 32-33 state governments and avoid sliding into something resembling totalitarianism. I don't think that kind of restraint is part of their nature. The attacks on the free, adversarial press are but one symptom. Allowing (uncompetitive) ISPs to circulate their customers' private browsing history is something Hitler and Stalin would have used to identify and eliminate their political "enemies."

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Conference of psychiatrists at Yale University: Trump has 'dangerous mental illness'. [View all] DetlefK Apr 2017 OP

Trump associates in Indonesia are involved in a coup attempt there Portland_Anni Apr 2017 #1

Please, be reminded that he is not alone Perseus Apr 2017 #11

Hear, hear. tenorly Apr 2017 #13

Crazy is relative and there are different kinds of crazy. Amaryllis Apr 2017 #35

I agree profoundly about the need to get rid of those cretins, and the Gerrymandered districts that Portland_Anni Apr 2017 #49

His stupidity alone could kill us all. BSdetect Apr 2017 #2

This has been my main fear about him. n/t whathehell Apr 2017 #7

It's about time zentrum Apr 2017 #3

Isn't racism a learned behavior though? Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #5

That's only one of his issues.. whathehell Apr 2017 #8

But tribalism is probably innate erronis Apr 2017 #16

That's distinct zentrum Apr 2017 #42

Only a few thousand years separate us from tribes that didn't have these fine distinctions erronis Apr 2017 #50

Perhaps the propensity not fooled Apr 2017 #17

True, but children when they are unexposed to racism... Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #31

The cruelty to other zentrum Apr 2017 #39

Racism isn't his mental disability Bradical79 Apr 2017 #28

No doubt. nt Lucky Luciano Apr 2017 #32

Yes. I was in a hurry this zentrum Apr 2017 #38

It's not his racism that makes him mentally ill. Chemisse Apr 2017 #30

This all is going to end in chaos, incrimination and disaster Portland_Anni Apr 2017 #4

Cow bird.. good analogy annabanana Apr 2017 #45

Good thing for our planet, Trump has grandkids to think about oasis Apr 2017 #6

He doesn't care about grandkids. sdfernando Apr 2017 #9

he only cares about self gratification elmac Apr 2017 #24

At his first signing ceremony he had his grandkids at the table, right? And basically ignored them. JudyM Apr 2017 #34

his whole family are just accessories. . . . . .n/t annabanana Apr 2017 #46

And it leads one to ask PatSeg Apr 2017 #10

Opportunists? erronis Apr 2017 #19

Ah yes PatSeg Apr 2017 #40

willful ignorance and naivety, along with ginnyinWI Apr 2017 #22

It is true PatSeg Apr 2017 #41

Then the enablers around him are what, scientifically speaking? n/t SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2017 #12

Ponerists. nt tblue37 Apr 2017 #23

(a branch of theology dealing with the doctrine of evil ).. Merriam Webster annabanana Apr 2017 #47

K&R bigtime. nt defacto7 Apr 2017 #14

holy crap ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #15

I agree with them and have for a long time Jarqui Apr 2017 #18

this has been clear for quite some time, yet he was elected POTUS Fast Walker 52 Apr 2017 #20

Not only that ... lpbk2713 Apr 2017 #21

All the above tiptonic Apr 2017 #25

Talk about "classical conditioning" PsychoBabble Apr 2017 #29

Love this! Stellar Apr 2017 #26

OK, what can be done now to remove this dangerous mentally ill man from the highest office onetexan Apr 2017 #27

This has been such an obvious fact. world wide wally Apr 2017 #33

That is awesome! fescuerescue Apr 2017 #36

What worries me lately bucolic_frolic Apr 2017 #37

K&R burrowowl Apr 2017 #43

Maxine knows: L. Coyote Apr 2017 #44

But where does the crazy stop moondust Apr 2017 #48

Thank you saidsimplesimon Apr 2017 #51