To quote a not-so-favorite individual I know of, “some people are saying” trump is insane.
On the website psychologytoday.com, the law.com definition of insanity is, in part,:
“Insanity. n. mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot conduct her/his affairs due to psychosis or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior.”
Trump falls deeply into two of these categories. He cannot distinguish fantasy from reality and he is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior. National polls consistently show him polling in the upper 30% to lower 40% approval ratings. Yet he claims to have approval ratings near 60%. He knows better but cannot allow himself to acknowledge the truth. Actual truth, not the trump version.
He is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior. A country doesn’t agree with his insane demands, so trump immediately imposes ridiculous tariffs on goods from that country.
He thinks Washington, D.C. needs monuments to himself so he orders the destruction of historic landmarks to rebuild them in honor of himself.
Banners, all taxpayer funded, all over Washington, D.C. with his less-than-pleasing image on them, displayed like a Nazi swastika or pictures of Mao Zedong in China or likenesses of Kim Jong-un in North Korea. Do you detect a pattern here? Self-worship is prevalent among dictators.
Even if trump doesn’t meet the medical definition of ‘insane’ his actions are criminally insane. He willfully and gleefully destroys anything he wants, knowing that we have a spineless congress which will only bow down to him and praise him for his ‘glorious leadership’.
Which brings us to another side of insanity; cult worship.
To say that the M.A.G.A. movement is a cult would be grossly understating the issue. Even among traditional cults, mostly religious in nature, there are limits beyond which the leader dares not to venture. Not so with M.A.G.A. There is no bottom to the depths to which trump and his acolytes will sink. Pete Hegseth is a prime example of a trump appointee who shares his boss’ attitude of self-indulgence and disrespect of all others. His treatment of members of the United States military forces is criminal in-and-of itself. His total lack of understanding of the role of the military is on an even keel with his guru.
I sincerely hope that when a decent administration is returned to Washington those who have shredded the constitution and committed blatantly illegal military actions will be held accountable.
That applies not only to the top leadership but to those all the way down the line. All elected officials are sworn to uphold the constitution. The number of individuals who have openly and blatantly disobeyed this oath should pay the consequences.
We can sit here and say, “well, he’s insane but in due time it will come to an end.” If we don’t do something about that insanity NOW, it will NOT come to an end. It will only get worse and worse. Think North Korea is bad? Compared to what the trump acolytes will do Kim Jong-un is a Teddy Bear.
Wake up America. We are nearing the point of no return.
I want to see an ocean of blue waving in the face of all M.A.G.A.t’s, showing them that there really are some TRUE patriots who love their country, not their cult.
Enough Insanity-vote blue