For a long time now I've suspected Donald Trump suffers from some sort of mental illness. I never gave it much thought, only that his behaviour just doesn't seem normal. Yesterday while browsing Youtube I found this. The arguments presented in the video sound logical, but I'm not a psychologist and logical sounding arguments aren't necessarily true.
It could go either way. He does show all the symptoms but how severe do they have to be to qualify for a diagnosis? I haven't read the DSM-IV so I don't know.
Clearly the guy is not normal, that's obvious to everyone. I don't think it really matters if we have a name to put on it.
I don't think it excuses anything. It's not that kind of mental illness.I think he's an idiot and a narcissist, but loves attention and is a decent actor. I don't think there's anything mentally wrong with him, though, nor do I think it's appropriate (or fair) to call him mentally unstable...
... although not for the reason you may think. By calling him mentally ill, you're excusing all of the racist, nationalist, sexist, classist, and homo/transphobic rhetoric and legislation that has originated from him over the last two years
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