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Five Republican Minnesota state senators plan to introduce a bill classifying “Trump Derangement Syndrome” (TDS) as a mental illness, defining it as “acute paranoia” about Trump’s presidency.

The bill argues TDS causes hysteria, verbal hostility, and aggression toward Trump supporters.

Critics argue this represents a dangerous politicization of mental health diagnoses that could suppress political expression.

The bill will be read Monday before the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Committee, where Democrats hold a narrow majority.

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      Because they want to distinctly label people as anti Trump. Just being opposition isn’t enough. If they can do that, they’ll probably start making us wear something so Trumpers know. Sound familiar? Obviously this is worst case scenario, but with the way things are going, I’m not putting anything past Republicans.

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        Correct. Trumpers are ok with you having democrat derangment syndrome… that might lead to you storming the capital but that’s totally ok!

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    I propose we make CBS a mental illness (Chronic Bootlicking Syndrome), people who have CBS may inhibit the following symptoms:

    1. Blind obedience to authority
    2. Lack of critical thinking skills
    3. Inability to think independently
    4. Blind anger and agressesion towards those who are weaker
    5. Inability to feel sympathy and/or regret
    6. Lack of empathy and/or love
    7. Inability to form genuine interpersonal relationships with ones peers (that are not based on coercion or fear)
    8. Forming strong parasitic relationships with authority figures to the point of obsession
    9. Delusional visions of the world including the past, present, and future
    10. Delusional visions of ones place in society, specifically the idea that they will gain leverage in society by bowing down to authority
    11. Severe lack of class consciousness to the point that they feel closer to the capitalists then their peers (workers)

    This list is not complete, people who have CBS are highly advised to read some theory and maybe try feeling human emotions. However if left untreated for too long it may become terminal and kill any ounce of humanity left in the person. As of now there is no cure, however therapy is a great treatment (effectiveness may vary).

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    Just gonna leave these five names and their contact info here, for no particular reason at all:

    1. Eric Lucero - District 30 - (651)296-5655
    2. Steve Drazkowski - District 20 - (651)296-5612 (publicly listed home address: 1646 Cherry St. East, Mazeppa, MN 55956)
    3. Justin Eichorn - District 6 - (651)296-7079
    4. Glen Gruenhagen - District 17 - (651)296-4131 (publicly listed biz address: Gruenhagen Insurance & Financial Service Inc., 624 13th St. East, Glencoe, MN 55336)
    5. Nathan Wesenberg - District 10 - (651)296-4913
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    So explaining reality to a Trump supporter is Trump Derangement Syndrome? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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      Unironically yes.

      “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

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    The senators who proposed this should be removed from office. This is beyond a farce.

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      And what Trump is doing it not? The only laws that still exist, is the ones that repress people they don’t like.

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    The real mental illness here is the “Trump following syndrome”, where people still support him despite what he does.

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    This is a test. They’re seeing if they can outlaw objecting to Dear Leader by legally classifying it as a dangerous psychological condition.

    This is not about mental health diagnoses. This is the pregame to the American edition of the night of the long knives.

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      This is what Putin does to Russians who criticise him, eg making anti-ukraine war stickers or graffiti.

      This is also what used to happen to women who wanted to get a divorce or generally wouldn’t obey her father or husband. They called it hysteria and thought that it was because of the ‘wandering womb’, yep they thought her womb was wandering around her body, woo woo.

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          Its insane, I guess they do want to bring back those traditional values - of having someone committed for disagreeing with you.

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      I mean, insurance companies refuse treatments for patients, flying in the face of what a doctor recommends, and I’m fairly certain there isn’t a lot of medical reasoning behind their decisions. If insurance companies can practice medicine without a license, then senators are equally unqualified.

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        In defense of insurance companies, medical costs are astronomical because doctor professional associations protect doctor wages. Why do I need a 400 an hour doctor to prescribe an antibiotic for a bladder infection? Many people want to doctors and don’t get admitted into medical school. Instead of delegating less difficult responsibilities to this interested group of people by creating a more tiered system of expertise, the AMA hoards all the decisions for the doctors, fleeces and extorts the public, then scapegoats the insurance industry which is trying to reduce unfair costs while taking a slice of the parasite pie. The gullible public eats the slop right up, blaming insurance companies, never batting an eye at the exploitation of the public by doctors.

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    I’ve always thought Trump Derangement Syndrome better described MAGATurds. THEY are the ones who are absurdly and inexplicably in love with him, no matter how poorly he treats them.

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    Never, ever forgive magats for bringing this to our country. Don’t let them squirm out of it or try to play dumb, this is exactly what they wanted. Trump is the symptom and they are the disease

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      As an outsider from Canada … I also blame all those idiot Americans who just stand on the sidelines and watch the country burn down and hope that by doing nothing, no one will ever do anything to them.

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        “Hurr durr, I’m not political so I don’t really pay attention”

        Well your existence is about to become political, so maybe it’s time.

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        Most of us just don’t know what we can actually do and are being gaslit by everyone around us that it’s not as bad as the media is making it sound.

        So if you do something you are being irrational and the things you can do without being thrown in jail have no results currently (and are being done to no avail). If you don’t do something you know it’s going to get worse. And then the worse thing you know that’s coming requires really serious counter measures.

        Which if you act on timely you will be seen as over reactionary - and the problem. And then everything worse that comes after that will be seen as an appropriate response to the “radical violent and lunatic left”

        Most of us in my lefty group are just starting to stockpile food and water. Either it’s full market crash or worse. So. Have the essentials on hand and a method to protect them. Fingers crossed it won’t get to that. But. It probably will.

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            Joey badass said it years ago - have to be careful now.

            “With all of the conflict of propaganda, I believe they are simply tryna slander
            Start a Civil War within the USA amongst black and white and those alike
            They are simply pushin’ us to our limit so that we can all get together and get with it
            They want us to rebel, so that it makes easier for them to kill us and put us in jails Alton Sterlings are happenin’ every day in this country and around the world
            The scary part, boys and girls
            Is most of these stories don’t make it to the news and reach mass consciousness It is for sure time that we as a people stand up for acknowledgement
            And accomplishment of what we call human rights
            [It is time to rebel, better yet, raise hell
            I just want everyone to be cautious about how they go about it
            Because this is all part of the government’s plan and what they been plottin’ They’re literally beggin’ for this to happen, so they can kill us off
            Usin’ uprisin’ and rebellion as the excuse in a timely fashion The cancerous foods, the chemical warfare, economic sufferin’ is not workin’ fast enough
            There are many steps ahead of us and manifestin’ the future that they want
            We have to work together, not only rattlin’ them on a physical plane
            But to outsmart them on an intellectual mental level the same

            Justice won’t be served by a hashtag, and that’s the very reason I ask that
            What are we to do? We’re scattered around
            With no clue of this ugly truth
            All we know is who they ridiculed and who gets minisculed
            Time to wake the fuck up and do our own research
            And not form opinions based on just what we’ve heard
            Ameri-K-K-K-a is force feedin’ you lies down your throats with a silver spoon
            And eventually, we’ll all be doomed
            Real, real, real soon

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              I fucking love that album and it didn’t get enough credit when it came out

              AMERIKKKAN IDOL if anyone is looking for the song

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              You’re putting words in my mouth, I didn’t say anything about rebellion or anything like that.

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        Yeah, the non voters also make me quite pissed off as well. I basically hate everyone in this country other than Harris voters. Sorry our country is full of garbage and treating your great country this way, I’ve cussed anyone out hard that I’ve heard supporting it if it’s any consolation

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      The end game is that every one of the MAGAts will have to go through a period of removal from society and reintegration only when they’ve been deprogrammed.

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    So Gender Dysphoria is bullshit, but TDS requires tax payer money thrown at it…

    Shut up GOP you’re drunk

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    the fucked up part is if there is a president after Trump it will take decades to fix the damage he did in 2 months.

    we’re still suffering from Regan’s decisions

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      There will be a president after him. He cannot live forever, thank fuck.

      Whether that president is actually democratically elected is yet to be seen.

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        Honestly if the US doesn’t have a democratically elected president in 4 years its not going to have a president ever, given the last 2 months I doubt there would be anything left to be president of if Trump manages to keep himself in powr for however long he has left to live.