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Lint Head

(15,064 posts) Thu Jan 11, 2018, 02:10 PM Jan 2018

Shouldn't we stop make fun of an pathetically addled, obviously mentally ill, man? Isn't that

wrong to do? NAH.

Not when he's destroying our country with the help of other pathetically addled men.

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Shouldn't we stop make fun of an pathetically addled, obviously mentally ill, man? Isn't that (Original Post) Lint Head Jan 2018 OP

He's not mentally ill. He's an asshole leftstreet Jan 2018 #1

I have personally known several people who were assholes and it had nothing to do with their Lint Head Jan 2018 #2

leftstreet

(36,106 posts)

1. He's not mentally ill. He's an asshole

Reply to Lint Head (Original post)

Thu Jan 11, 2018, 02:12 PM

Jan 2018

Lots of people have social disorders, emotional issues, declining memory function, etc

But they don't choose to be assholes

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)

2. I have personally known several people who were assholes and it had nothing to do with their

Reply to leftstreet (Reply #1)

Thu Jan 11, 2018, 02:16 PM

Jan 2018

type of mental illness. Both things can be true at the same time. Mental illness is not always "all encompassing". Though I understand what you are saying.

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