“Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) is political slang—not a diagnosis listed in the DSM-5 or any other clinical manual. Supporters of Donald Trump coined it as a rhetorical jab, claiming critics are so blinded by dislike that they can’t perceive reality. The label discredits rather than describes and its very existence shows how political language can blur the line between clinical insight and partisan insult.
This phenomenon isn’t new. Similar barbs speared Nixon, Reagan, and Obama, each flare-up fueled by deeply held beliefs and fears about where the country might be headed. In every cycle, a president’s presence sparks vocal expressions - tweets, protest chants, heated dinner-table rants - and sometimes overt acts like unfriending relatives, boycotting businesses, or skipping holiday visits.
This is a funny, fascinating and frightening (sorry for the illiteration) turn of events. People really are this fragile - this fucked up.. It really is legit.
There's an interesting look at it here:
https://x.com/zapiro/status/1992985852079743349
ReplyDeleteInteresting article on TDS. From the rehab center's website: "For this reason, you may want to use only news sources that you know to be reliable and unbiased, including the Associated Press, Reuters, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and C-Span."
ReplyDeleteYeah, hard pass on that.
It is currently the MOST PREVALENT MENTAL ILLNESS in America. Anyone who has conversed with nearly anyone on the left can attest to this.
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