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Is Republicanism a mental illness? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 OP
Fascism is a mental illness and the Repuke party is infested with it. roamer65 Nov 2022 #1
Is being an asshole a mental illness? RockRaven Nov 2022 #2
Yes...... Lovie777 Nov 2022 #3
GOP...the party of sociopaths pecosbob Nov 2022 #4
I really think people should stop bandying around the term "mental illness." BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #5
One would certainly think so. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #7
I agree I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #9
It's really kind of sad to see here as much as I have lately. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #10
Yeah I get it. I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #11
Not all things that are bad are the result of being mentally ill Trenzalore Nov 2022 #6
I stand corrected. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #12
MAGA - yes. Moderate Republicans - no. patricia92243 Nov 2022 #8
Magats are sociopaths and I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #13
No, it's genetic, that's why it exists all over the world, in every race and culture throughout time Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #14
Good point. So, there should be a way to determine the genetic markers that OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #15
I have always thought mental health are doing it backwards. Jamastiene Nov 2022 #16
Thanks for making a better post than I did. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #17
I really like this post. hunter Nov 2022 #18
Another possibility is drug induced anger and irratibility Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #19
Sadly, these people treat Republicanism like a tribal identity Bucky Nov 2022 #20
:a coven of nihilism. Power for power's sake. ; OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #22
Why do you think the Party is shrinking? former9thward Nov 2022 #21
Do you think it's growing? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #23
The numbers don't indicate any shrinkage. former9thward Nov 2022 #25
None of those results indicate the growth, shrinkage, or size. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #29
When you increase House seats that is growth. former9thward Nov 2022 #30
The OP is about Republicanism, not the results of an election Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #35
The poster in the OP said the party was "shrinking". former9thward Nov 2022 #36
You shifted to "party success" Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #37
More of a personality disorder. Midnight Writer Nov 2022 #24
Well, in my wife's family aka-chmeee Nov 2022 #26
Chicken and the Egg metaphor, which came first? no_hypocrisy Nov 2022 #27
I think right-wing authoritarianism best explains it. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2022 #28
NTSA whistler162 Nov 2022 #31
No. Irrationalism, hatred and bigotry are not mental illnesses. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #32
"can't relate to people who don't think like themselves" Sympthsical Nov 2022 #33
They even have their own language DFW Nov 2022 #34
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