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NJCher

(35,342 posts)
73. not really
Fri Jul 23, 2021, 04:51 PM
Jul 2021

there's a reason these people followed trump all over the country. They are very lonely and before you laugh at that as a reason, please read up on it a little. I wrote about this upthread.

The thing about loneliness is that it's very difficult to solve that problem quickly, however, QAnon did solve that problem. They solved it artificially and quickly by sucking their followers into thinking they were doing something good. It gave them a cause, a reason to live.

I am trying to care. DURHAM D Jul 2021 #1
I care Johnny2X2X Jul 2021 #38
He should be humanely confined for treatment, then Orrex Jul 2021 #42
Only the most fit dianaredwing Jul 2021 #66
This Deminpenn Jul 2021 #57
This man is a part-time actor. He has said so himself. LogicFirst Jul 2021 #69
Nope. Can't Care Even A Little Bit COL Mustard Jul 2021 #63
Maybe He'll Be Free By The Time Of The Next Insurrection SoCalDavidS Jul 2021 #2
As phony as his costume C_U_L8R Jul 2021 #3
If the man is incompetent to be held responsible for his actions, he should not go to trial Chainfire Jul 2021 #4
Could be because of Covid... that was my assessment. secondwind Jul 2021 #6
Bipolar disorder, though, is a whole other ball game. IL Dem Jul 2021 #8
Very good summary and thanks for the link! (have a daughter that could be bipolar) n/t iluvtennis Jul 2021 #44
The article says for covid protection. tblue37 Jul 2021 #31
Add horrible sense of sartorial taste to the list Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2021 #5
His mental stress has been worse since he has been detained........ turbinetree Jul 2021 #7
No shit, Sherlock! Chainfire Jul 2021 #9
I can see how getting caught and charged with his crimes would be hard on his mental state csziggy Jul 2021 #56
I mean, it's thoroughly possible jmowreader Jul 2021 #10
+1 pandr32 Jul 2021 #25
I Suspect Most of Us Here Would Own Up to Having Some Tendency Towards Kindness and Generosity The Roux Comes First Jul 2021 #30
If he is found mentally incompetent he can't be tried ripcord Jul 2021 #51
Trumps defense Traildogbob Jul 2021 #11
I believe it. Heard of him via the Qanon Anonymous Podcast long before 1/6 salin Jul 2021 #12
Oh FFS DemocraticPatriot Jul 2021 #21
Deafie here. What is he yelling about? nt tblue37 Jul 2021 #33
He first started repetively yelling about a sign outside of the mall bathroom BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #81
Thank you! nt tblue37 Jul 2021 #83
You're welcome! BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #85
He sounds JUST like a few of the mentally ill people that come from a homeless encampment down chowder66 Jul 2021 #39
Put that treasonous bastard under the jail. kairos12 Jul 2021 #13
He lacks the character to face the criminal charges. I hope he NCjack Jul 2021 #14
The guy who walked into the US Capitol shirtless in buckskin pants and a bizarre hat greenjar_01 Jul 2021 #15
As if that ridiculous costume wasn't a pretty big clue. Aristus Jul 2021 #16
Yeah, he was perfectly normal before that Walleye Jul 2021 #17
Mr. Chansley is in desparate need of mental health treatment Devil Child Jul 2021 #18
NGRI (if it's that) is not a sentence you want. It never ends. underpants Jul 2021 #19
He is an actor. dalton99a Jul 2021 #20
Transient? Corgigal Jul 2021 #22
BS!!! llashram Jul 2021 #23
As much as I hate to contradict a wig picker who has actually seen the guy Warpy Jul 2021 #24
I find your statements objective, accurate and helpful. Shoeless Louis Jul 2021 #41
he is just trying to cut a deal.... getagrip_already Jul 2021 #26
Souunds good to me ,,,,,, Cryptoad Jul 2021 #27
I'm betting those supposed mental problems... Paladin Jul 2021 #28
the fox news lobotomy defense. nt yaesu Jul 2021 #29
If he was well enough to plan and travel there and then participate in the attempted insurrection he cstanleytech Jul 2021 #32
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #82
A fake shaman who can feign mental illness bucolic_frolic Jul 2021 #34
That's a lot of issues and after his actions he seems to be a danger to the public so I ZonkerHarris Jul 2021 #35
BS. He's milking his horns for an insanity plea. Vinca Jul 2021 #36
I suspect the same thing..... IcyPeas Jul 2021 #50
at the very least NJCher Jul 2021 #68
that's one hell of a diagnosis stillcool Jul 2021 #37
'transient schizophrenia' is a form that the symptoms come and go in no discernable pattern ... marble falls Jul 2021 #48
ah...that's it... stillcool Jul 2021 #62
Who gives a shit is he's nuts. 'Criminally Insane' is a diagnosis. Scalded Nun Jul 2021 #40
He should take a plea deal, but let's not kid ourselves, the "mental condition" ship sailed a long ck4829 Jul 2021 #43
This is how I feel about Q Water Buffalo ChubbyStar Jul 2021 #58
Gee. What is it Republicans say about jail conditions for the mentally ill? Kid Berwyn Jul 2021 #45
Insurrections have Consequences! nt Fritz Walter Jul 2021 #46
"(D)eteriorated" as opposed to what base line??? He might not find a Federal mental lockup ... marble falls Jul 2021 #47
healthy people break in solitary confinement. barbtries Jul 2021 #49
yep NJCher Jul 2021 #70
How about this for a negotiation: clementine613 Jul 2021 #52
I armchair diagnose him as a faker and a liar, and a clever grifter. Nt Baked Potato Jul 2021 #53
If he has the mental illnesses the Bureau of Prisons doctors says he does ripcord Jul 2021 #54
Funny how Repugs always had a stroke whenever the 'insanity defense' issue came up peppertree Jul 2021 #55
He followed 45 rallies all over the country LittleGirl Jul 2021 #59
not really NJCher Jul 2021 #73
Fuck the Snowflake and feed him peanuts. Scottie Mom Jul 2021 #60
"transient schizophrenia" LudwigPastorius Jul 2021 #61
fine. declare him incompetent, put him under house arrest or commit him Javaman Jul 2021 #64
Of all the insurrectionists, he seems the most likely to be able to make this plea stick. Long ago... Hekate Jul 2021 #65
Here's hoping young Mr. Chansley will see the light - and how he was used (like the rest of them) peppertree Jul 2021 #75
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Jul 2021 #84
Then it's going to be tough to release him into anyone's custody Hekate Jul 2021 #86
This doesn't surprise me. Sucha NastyWoman Jul 2021 #67
I saw that, too NJCher Jul 2021 #74
I refuse to cut this little weasel any slack. Paladin Jul 2021 #77
I certainly don't have any love or sympathy for any of the rest of them. Sucha NastyWoman Jul 2021 #78
That seething hatred you mention really stood out & made me think of Berserkergang... Hekate Jul 2021 #89
Are prison psychologists qualified? They probably have a conflict of interest too. LiberalFighter Jul 2021 #71
Wouldn't most people deteriotate while in solitary? LiberalFighter Jul 2021 #72
see Warpy's post upthread NJCher Jul 2021 #76
We are not them orangecrush Jul 2021 #79
I hate the insurrectionists as much as anyone here The Mouth Jul 2021 #80
He needs confinement with mental care. TNNurse Jul 2021 #87
A "variety of mental illnesses"??? He's a effing REPUBLICAN! Grins Jul 2021 #88
Anyone who believed the Orange Menace Woodwizard Jul 2021 #90
Okay, fine. Cinnamonspice Jul 2021 #91
wish they would bring back chain - gang's for these clown's !! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #92
they can always use a good witch doctor at neighborhood clinics!! monkeyman1 Jul 2021 #93
Yeah, let's just let all the traitors go. StarryNite Jul 2021 #94
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