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69. I listen to a guy, Hal Sparks, on You Tube and he explains how he addresses TDS...

Mon Apr 21, 2025, 12:40 AM

Apr 21

When someone says you have TDS, you tell them that it not a syndrome...
I Hate Trump because he hung around with Jeffery Epstein to 25 years....and the serious question asked is... "How many years would it take you to figure out Jeffery Epstein was a pedophile?"... 1 year?, 3 years?, 5 years?... 10 years?... 20 years?... 25 years??... How long would it have taken you to understand this?"... "Because Trump hung around Epstein for 25 years, so how could he have not know?"... Nothing else matters that could get me to dislike the man more, so there is no TDS.

He just a pig...

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And, a good friend of 12 years just became collateral damage as Trump & Musk "get away with it because they're stars" [View all] Miles Archer Apr 20 OP

Maybe you've just (or also) created space in your life for a new friend. Drum Apr 20 #1

You're right. Miles Archer Apr 20 #9

Damn straight DENVERPOPS Apr 20 #49

I posted something on Facebook about Proud Boys / Oath Keepers being candidates for deportation... Miles Archer Apr 21 #74

FOX bdamomma Apr 21 #84

You need a laugh today Miles DENVERPOPS Apr 21 #87

That's such a good way of looking at this. Lemons vs. lemonade. erronis Apr 20 #27

It's that pesky fundamental life principle, "Sometimes people change." Miles Archer Apr 21 #75

I've never quite understood why the term "Trump Derangement Syndrome" applies to us and not them. Vinca Apr 20 #2

I Think Exactly The Same ProfessorGAC Apr 20 #7

He just won't respond to that at all Miles Archer Apr 20 #10

It is always about blaming the victim. MAGA refuses to accept blame/responsibility for anything. alwaysinasnit Apr 20 #20

TDS? Abolishinist Apr 20 #22

Heck, it started out as "Bush Derangement Syndrome" just to smear anyone who opposed Bush... JHB Apr 20 #25

Actually, it started out as "Clinton Derangement Syndrome", and was a legitimate diagnosis of GOP behavior. eppur_se_muova Apr 20 #30

i apply it to them. nt barbtries Apr 20 #34

... as our Constitutional rule of law gets kicked to the dustbin of history Martin Eden Apr 20 #40

Typical deflection, imo NH Ethylene Apr 20 #45

"TDS" has always been a juvenile gaslighting term. "We're not crazy, YOU'RE crazy for thinking we're crazy." Karasu Apr 20 #61

My thoughts too- they are the ones voting for a deranged psycho Meowmee Apr 20 #67

I know! I have had the same thought. LisaM Apr 21 #79

Let him go he's too far gone kimbutgar Apr 20 #3

Funny you should mention that... Miles Archer Apr 20 #11

the only thing that's gone wrong DENVERPOPS Apr 20 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author IbogaProject Apr 20 #55

brain damage and conservatism IbogaProject Apr 20 #56

Interesting and informative Iboga DENVERPOPS Apr 20 #62

They're beginning to see how dumb they've been and are desperate. Scrivener7 Apr 20 #4

Yes, now that it's evident to even checked-out people that Trump is a massive disaster, Sky Jewels Apr 21 #85

They're quite testy these days. Scrivener7 Apr 21 #88

It'll get better now that you don't have that destructive force in your life, the cult does not like criticism Shellback Squid Apr 20 #5

It's like they're not seeing anything that's ACTUALLY happening... Miles Archer Apr 20 #13

in a very real sense, barbtries Apr 20 #37

Yep Chi67 Apr 20 #35

A couple days ago I was at... 2naSalit Apr 20 #6

It all seems more "potent" this time around, but yes... Miles Archer Apr 20 #15

I think it is more potent this time because we had 4 years of chaos before we finally were getting turned around Deuxcents Apr 20 #52

i think i would have put my stuff back on the shelves barbtries Apr 20 #39

LOL DENVERPOPS Apr 20 #64

he wasn't a friend. a friend doesn't "carpet bomb" you with hateful nonsense Demovictory9 Apr 20 #8

He's a friend who turned into something else. Miles Archer Apr 20 #16

I had a friend who turned into something else MyMission Apr 21 #86

I'm sorry that happened to you. yardwork Apr 20 #12

I dealt with bullying as a school kid Miles Archer Apr 20 #17

It's a cult and its members are gaslit, but there's an argument about incompetence to be made andym Apr 20 #14

And also, what I wrote above... Miles Archer Apr 20 #18

That's why you need to praise Trump to MAGAs for any good he actually accomplished: it shuts down the TDS argument andym Apr 20 #19

And where is the compendium... dchill Apr 20 #38

The only other thing to use to disarm MAGAs on re: Trump is that he signed the bipartisan First Step Act andym Apr 20 #57

Well Chi67 Apr 20 #36

A similar experience... a new neighbor moved in after inheriting his parents' house. I knew them and we got along. surfered Apr 20 #21

Bullies, and authoritarians are bullies, markodochartaigh Apr 20 #23

Nobody is going to magically wake up Hornedfrog2000 Apr 20 #24

these stories all dance around the elephant in the room: Hieronymus Phact Apr 20 #26

You are right, of course. Ridicule is powerful but sometimes hard to do in some situations. erronis Apr 20 #33

True of course Hieronymus Phact Apr 20 #48

Seems like your friend... Beck23 Apr 20 #28

i did the same to a lifelong (nearly 70 years) friend. barbtries Apr 20 #29

Ugh Chi67 Apr 20 #31

Trumpers got very Us vs Them when Trump won this last election. SupportSanity Apr 20 #32

The MAGAts in my life really ramped up their aggression too in 2024 Arazi Apr 20 #41

Well different morals matter...nt Figarosmom Apr 20 #42

You didn't leave him, he left you. hadEnuf Apr 20 #43

Some people have been listening to Fox stillcool Apr 20 #44

The magat doubling down GenThePerservering Apr 20 #46

After 45+ years, stopped any contact w/ old college buddy over Trump IrishBubbaLiberal Apr 20 #47

Good screen name. "Maltese Falcon" fan? brush Apr 20 #51

Well, you're different than I am NoRethugFriends Apr 20 #53

Someone once sent me moonscape Apr 20 #54

I have zero tolerance for MAGAts anymore Wednesdays Apr 20 #58

Not sure I'm following? Glen Livid Apr 20 #59

2 main reasons I can't talk to maggots anymore not fooled Apr 20 #60

Yes, two magas in my orbit. One is the father of my grown children, the other a husband of a family friend. Joinfortmill Apr 20 #63

Don't feel bad BluenFLA Apr 20 #65

I'm sorry, Miles. It's hard to let go of someone you care about. HeartsCanHope Apr 20 #66

I'm a little more optimistic. Bozvotros Apr 21 #68

I listen to a guy, Hal Sparks, on You Tube and he explains how he addresses TDS... William Gustafson Apr 21 #69

Hal Sparks is brilliant. Love the guy. 3catwoman3 Apr 21 #72

You have my sympathy, Miles Archer. calimary Apr 21 #70

I'm sorry, that sucks EuterpeThelo Apr 21 #71

I'm sorry you lost a friend. PennRalphie Apr 21 #73

Take the stone from out of your sandal. You did the right thing and you owe no explainations to him. marble falls Apr 21 #76

I have a friend I've known for 61 years. Her phylny Apr 21 #77

It's a deep cult. spanone Apr 21 #78

Even supposedly smart people follow the orange piper El Mimbreno Apr 21 #80

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 21 #81

You know bdamomma Apr 21 #82

I could never DownriverDem Apr 21 #83

MFer and his toxicity came into all our lives 10 years ago. maxsolomon Apr 21 #89