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H2O Man

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10. The felon

Reply to mercuryblues (Original post)

Tue Jan 21, 2025, 03:07 PM

Jan 2025

is not suffering from a major mental illness. But he is not a picture of mental health. As noted with 100% accuracy in the first of my series of three interviews with Dr. Bandy Lee in 2000, he is a sociopath. More, linguistics expert John McWhorter (Columbia University) has spoken about the implications of the felon's decreasing vocabulary.

He is, of course, a fucking asshole.

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Stop it [View all] mercuryblues Jan 2025 OP

It's possible to be insane and senile and also an asshole. Ocelot II Jan 2025 #1

RIGHT elleng Jan 2025 #3

WRONG elleng Jan 2025 #2

Why do mental health professionals say it then? dem4decades Jan 2025 #4

Because people think that well trained, highly educated, experienced PhD professionals are stupid Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #6

You get pushback? Disaffected Jan 2025 #11

Have those mental health professionals mercuryblues Jan 2025 #8

There are mental health professionals who claimed Biden suffered from dementia. Self Esteem Jan 2025 #23

Agree DeepWinter Jan 2025 #5

Trump was born a narcissistic sociopath. That will never change. Very special kind of asshole. 58Sunliner Jan 2025 #7

I don't know that he was born that way but he certainly seems to be those things Redleg Jan 2025 #14

I don't know any of them to say either way EdmondDantes_ Jan 2025 #9

The felon H2O Man Jan 2025 #10

THIS malaise Jan 2025 #17

Thank you. H2O Man Jan 2025 #18

He is, of course, a fucking asshole👍🏼 spanone Jan 2025 #29

This! Dem4life1234 Jan 2025 #12

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"According to the Trump election staff." Tanuki Jan 2025 #30

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They're on the Rectum lame54 Jan 2025 #15

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I hope the DSM-6 adds a "Cluster D Asshole Disorder" to the list of Personality Disorders. Buns_of_Fire Jan 2025 #19

I watched part of his scripted inaugural speech, Lars39 Jan 2025 #21

He has Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and he's always had it. maxsolomon Jan 2025 #22

Way beyond Assholes... Sadistic Evil Cha Jan 2025 #24

I agree about the Alzheimer's. Self Esteem Jan 2025 #25

Yup orangecrush Jan 2025 #26

True. His narcissism and sociopathy are personality disorders, not mental illnesses. NH Ethylene Jan 2025 #27

Totally disagree. Mike 03 Jan 2025 #28

The fact that they are assholes drmeow Jan 2025 #31

Calling the orange monstrosity an asshole is an insult to assholes the world over. Dorothy V Jan 2025 #33