Five Republican Minnesota state senators are pushing for the term to be included in the state's definition of mental illness.

Summary

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.

  • IninewCrow@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago

    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.

    • Fingolfinz@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      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

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 month ago

      “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.

    • SendPrudes@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 month ago

      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.

        • NimdaQA@lemmy.world
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          1 month ago

          And you used an argument earlier that is commonly used by neo-nazis to try to justify that the mass murder of Soviet POWs was… the USSR’s fault. But no, I am a troll for trying to refute such nonsense.

      • Tryenjer@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        I’m sorry to hear that you’ve been having suicidal thoughts about society. I hope you find a way to recover soon.