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elocs

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6. Re: mental illness. I don't believe we should claim Trump is mentally ill

Reply to ck4829 (Original post)

Sun Nov 4, 2018, 09:45 AM

Nov 2018

or has a personality disorder or delusional because having a disease gives him a pass on what he says, how he acts, the hate and evil he spreads.
I don't believe all Republicans are evil, but Trump is evil and to me that means it is how he has chosen to be.
Those who are mentally ill cannot wake up one morning and decide to choose to be a different person. We should have compassion and empathy for the mentally ill but can we say the same of Trump?

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That "mental illness" that Republicans and the NRA blame shootings on is a byproduct of, well, them [View all] ck4829 Nov 2018 OP

+1 Crutchez_CuiBono Nov 2018 #1

++Kick lunasun Nov 2018 #2

Agree, and thanks for writing this piece. KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2018 #3

Well said PatSeg Nov 2018 #4

True Oppaloopa Nov 2018 #5

Re: mental illness. I don't believe we should claim Trump is mentally ill elocs Nov 2018 #6

"They Get In The Way" DallasNE Nov 2018 #7