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Someone pointed out that most uses of “TDS” are simply in response to someone pointing out quite real deficiencies in the man’s character. As if it’s deranged to not just accept it already.
Exactly. TDS doesn't actually exist. It is a chimera. As if dislike of Trump is a "syndrome". As if disliking Trump is a deficiency of some sort.
TDS is a lifetime commitment
It is more important than anything
See cnn
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Partial:
Jon's never struck me as much of a hater. We don't even let him attend the meetings.
He never struck me as much of one either, till Trump came along. Hatred is not in jon's character, I'll grant that, but unrelenting competitiveness is. He, for some reason, feels like Trump beat him, and he couldn't abide that from a man of Trump's class.
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Someone pointed out that most uses of “TDS” are simply in response to someone pointing out quite real deficiencies in the man’s character. As if it’s deranged to not just accept it already.
Exactly. TDS doesn't actually exist. It is a chimera. As if dislike of Trump is a "syndrome". As if disliking Trump is a deficiency of some sort.
This.
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No, you're free to dislike politicians all you want. When it comes to mobbing up and dispensing with formalities of self control, even if you think your righteousness conceals it, you drift into hatred territory. But he was an old white republican male, so obviously there is a lot of cultural leeway to express that hatred. Good luck when a minority female comes along on the right running with the same stuff. You'll be well and truly screwed emotionally and culturally.
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@nobodyssock said in Partial:
Someone pointed out that most uses of “TDS” are simply in response to someone pointing out quite real deficiencies in the man’s character. As if it’s deranged to not just accept it already.
Exactly. TDS doesn't actually exist. It is a chimera. As if dislike of Trump is a "syndrome". As if disliking Trump is a deficiency of some sort.
This.
Not only does TDS exist, is qualifies as a true mental disease. Trying to claim it doesnt exist is ridiculous.
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It certainly did change people. Trump was one of the most powerful people I've ever seen, for his effect on individual minds. He turned them, and it wasn't a good turn. I expected more strength and stability from people, but I was wrong. Even though before the 2016 election I think my words were that Trump as president would destroy people's minds. I didn't anticipate them being so destroyed.
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I think TDS exists to the degree that people are willing to compromise their own values because they believe opposing Trump is more important.
That said - I can say for myself I’ve truly disliked the man before he was a mainstream politician.
My cousin was obsessed with the apprentice - and he always came across as an obvious shyster to me.
I guess my point is not all Trump hate = TDS.
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Before he ran for office, he was well liked by the Left. He was awarded honors by every black organization you can think of for NOT being a racist. The press loved to interview him. Then he ran for president. At first he got the same level of hate ANY Republican receives from democrats. Then he had the audacity to not just take on their "Chosen One", but actually beat her in the election. The average democrat voter is uninformed, and frankly, not very intelligent. So with a biased news media being given their marching orders by the democrat party ( The Resistance!!) The democrat party and the legacy media began telling these low information and (to varying degrees) dumb democrat voters what to think, and the "general" level of hate that is the hallmark of the Left became laser focused.
When low information, slightly dumb democrat voters reach the point that they find a way to spew hate toward Trump at every turn, no matter if he did something good, that is the very definition of deranged.
But the average democrat has never been self aware enough to see their own dumb. So it's not a surprise that they can't see their dumb this time either.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Partial:
Jon's never struck me as much of a hater. We don't even let him attend the meetings.
He never struck me as much of one either, till Trump came along. Hatred is not in jon's character, I'll grant that, but unrelenting competitiveness is. He, for some reason, feels like Trump beat him, and he couldn't abide that from a man of Trump's class.
Jon's never struck me as particularly classy. We definitely don't let him attend those meetings.
