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Chemisse

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17. We can't really pick whether he has dementia or not, based on our desire to hold him responsible.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #14)

Wed May 24, 2017, 07:10 AM

May 2017

Personally, I think he does have some degree of dementia, based on the evidence that we see from afar, but not enough to absolve him of any crimes or excuse his complete assholery.

Dementia happens along a continuum. In his case, it may make him more careless about concealing his wrongdoings, it may prevent him from keeping his personality disorders in better check; it may make it impossible for his already incurious mind to learn new information.

Early dementia is no excuse for anything he has done so far. It is a warning sign of worse to come, however. Dementia usually progresses.

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Trump has dementia? [View all] Stonepounder May 2017 OP

Since the last hack, those formatting things have been shut off. It's leading to odd posts uppityperson May 2017 #1

Thanks. Good to know. n/t Stonepounder May 2017 #2

They turned off the HTML ability, from what I recall. C Moon May 2017 #10

And I was thinking my tablet was getting Ilsa May 2017 #18

You know, whatever ailment he has, I have zero sympathy. dalton99a May 2017 #3

Yes, it is pretty obvious he has deteriorated. SunSeeker May 2017 #4

And sometimes he is too 'exhausted' to even read correctly from the teleprompter! Stonepounder May 2017 #5

Yeah, it would be good if DT would sleep, but then Alice11111 May 2017 #8

I don't care..... FarPoint May 2017 #16

I wasn't thinking about 'letting him off the hook' due to illness, Stonepounder May 2017 #23

I got ya... FarPoint May 2017 #24

I was surprised to see it was gone, too. Hope it returns, for all our sakes. n/t Judi Lynn May 2017 #6

He has deteriated since the primaries, and again in the Alice11111 May 2017 #7

Booting him via 25th Amendment might cause the least pain to us, his followers, & the system. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #9

That would infer MFM008 May 2017 #11

Perhaps Format has an adverse reaction to the abominable griloco May 2017 #12

Interesting. pablo_marmol May 2017 #13

Personally, I do not think he has demetia. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #14

We can't really pick whether he has dementia or not, based on our desire to hold him responsible. Chemisse May 2017 #17

Excellent post. And the decline could be rapid unless Ilsa May 2017 #19

too much fux gnewz kills brain cells. pansypoo53219 May 2017 #15

Stress can cause this kind of stilted syntax and memory loss. yardwork May 2017 #20

Let's just say that dementia wouldn't make him a worse president. Orsino May 2017 #21

I think the dementia angle it overblown genxlib May 2017 #22