Class, today we will discuss Trump Derangement Syndrome, or TDS. This is a disease that a significant amount of people supposedly suffer, according to the followers of DJT. We will do a deeper dive into the symptoms shared by those who are suffering this syndrome.
The first symptom is a visceral reaction to lying. This could be exposure to a statement that is flatly denied even though video of past interviews confirm the offending quote, or it could be a statement easily shown to be false, or any range of actions that reflect a reality different than those who suffer TDS experience. This visceral reaction is ridiculed by those who do not suffer from TDS. Indeed, those who are blissfully unaware of their proclivity to accept these lies have a difficult time understanding why TDS sufferers even care about lies.
Another issue is an allergy against bullying. Bullying brings up the gag reflex time after time. The symptoms it produces is often confused with bulimia. Those who share this allergy will often recall episodes in their own lives where either they witnessed acts of aggression from bullies, or were victims of bullying themselves. The idea that someone could attain power by causing their opponents to retreat by being called out by a bully is anathema to them. It reminds them of days where cogency of an argument did not matter, all that mattered was strength (and often that strength was overstated, but no one wanted to risk physical punishment by testing out the bully). It is amazing how often childhood experiences shape the adult. Those who are the bullies and never feel adverse consequences for their actions tend to keep that mode of action for their adult life also.
A symptom most sufferers of TDS share is intellectual curiosity. They are aware that they do not have the answer to all issues, and must learn about an issue from others who have more knowledge. When they encounter someone who insists they have knowledge surpassing all others, therefore they do not need to engage in learning, they become incredulous. Images of Wile E. Coyote declaring himself a Super Genius come to mind. Of course, the sufferers of TDS all remember those instances of Wile E. learning that gravity is an unalterable law. They fear the consequences of being led by someone who thinks they know more than those who have spent their lives learning about a subject. A hurricane projection with a crudely drawn extra line comes to mind, where stable genius causes an entire region to fear an oncoming storm that would never approach them.
Sufferers of TDS often face this debilitating disease in silence. There are no national foundations whose purpose is to provide healing from this disease. That is why we are announcing with this commercial a new way to assist those suffering from TDS. For only $19 a month, you can help to provide relief to those who have suffered the curse of TDS. Remember, only you can prevent TDS. And if you use a credit card, we will send you this T-shirt emblazoned with The Mug Shot. Be the first in your neighborhood to display your allegiance in the fight against TDS. Operators are standing by now.
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