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I_UndergroundPanther

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11. Yeah I get it.

Reply to BlackSkimmer (Reply #10)

Wed Nov 23, 2022, 07:57 PM

Nov 2022

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Is Republicanism a mental illness? [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 OP

Fascism is a mental illness and the Repuke party is infested with it. roamer65 Nov 2022 #1

Is being an asshole a mental illness? RockRaven Nov 2022 #2

Yes...... Lovie777 Nov 2022 #3

GOP...the party of sociopaths pecosbob Nov 2022 #4

I really think people should stop bandying around the term "mental illness." BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #5

One would certainly think so. Just A Box Of Rain Nov 2022 #7

I agree I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #9

It's really kind of sad to see here as much as I have lately. BlackSkimmer Nov 2022 #10

Yeah I get it. I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #11

Not all things that are bad are the result of being mentally ill Trenzalore Nov 2022 #6

I stand corrected. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #12

MAGA - yes. Moderate Republicans - no. patricia92243 Nov 2022 #8

Magats are sociopaths and I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2022 #13

No, it's genetic, that's why it exists all over the world, in every race and culture throughout time Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #14

Good point. So, there should be a way to determine the genetic markers that OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #15

I have always thought mental health are doing it backwards. Jamastiene Nov 2022 #16

Thanks for making a better post than I did. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #17

I really like this post. hunter Nov 2022 #18

Another possibility is drug induced anger and irratibility Prairie_Seagull Nov 2022 #19

Sadly, these people treat Republicanism like a tribal identity Bucky Nov 2022 #20

:a coven of nihilism. Power for power's sake. ; OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #22

Why do you think the Party is shrinking? former9thward Nov 2022 #21

Do you think it's growing? OAITW r.2.0 Nov 2022 #23

The numbers don't indicate any shrinkage. former9thward Nov 2022 #25

None of those results indicate the growth, shrinkage, or size. Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #29

When you increase House seats that is growth. former9thward Nov 2022 #30

The OP is about Republicanism, not the results of an election Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #35

The poster in the OP said the party was "shrinking". former9thward Nov 2022 #36

You shifted to "party success" Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2022 #37

More of a personality disorder. Midnight Writer Nov 2022 #24

Well, in my wife's family aka-chmeee Nov 2022 #26

Chicken and the Egg metaphor, which came first? no_hypocrisy Nov 2022 #27

I think right-wing authoritarianism best explains it. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2022 #28

NTSA whistler162 Nov 2022 #31

No. Irrationalism, hatred and bigotry are not mental illnesses. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2022 #32

"can't relate to people who don't think like themselves" Sympthsical Nov 2022 #33

They even have their own language DFW Nov 2022 #34