I agree. I'm so annoyed that so many people do not see how mentally disturbed, twisted, deeply dishonest and exploitive he is! It just seems a matter of the commonest of common sense that such a person as a powerful leader is dangerous. I'm astounded that that point is not more widely appreciated, or taken seriously.
Maybe because he's gathered a great many like minded individuals, as disturbing as this is,and has also learned early in life ,as a main trait of a manipulative narcissistic personality to seek out those who will become loyal to his brand of bigotry and racism, by exploiting their fears and ignorance and making promises to fulfill their impulses to harm or even destroy the "evil enemy at the door " waiting to steal or do harm to all the legitimate white Anglo citizens of MAGA America. The tired and repetitive response seen in often in block letters whenever perplexed people ask the Why question as to how any normal person can be so blind to the monster that is Donald Trump ,the answer is that ITS A CULT. Most can agree that it certainly makes sense when you compare Trump's MAGA with other notorious Charasmatic Cult leaders like Jim Jones or Trump's favorite, Adolf Hitler who had an uncanny ability to role play and con people into believing they were the Chosen ones. Even though these people seemed larger than life and untouchable ,the personna they adopted was never sustainable because of the underlying pathological decay into madness, or in Trump's case ,moat likely a chronic misuse of illegal drugs and an evident decline in cognitive abilities. Unfortunately he's the Cash Cow for his greedy Oligarchs and the main actor of distraction for Comrade Putin's Long Con to destroy our Democracy from within. When someone asks who believes in this entity named Donald Trump, I go back to the Regan years and the roots of the Christian Right, New World Order,the Moral Majority, and the empowerment of Huge Corporations that became the domino effect that choked and strangled what used to be the American Dream for most hard working ambitious, even highly educated individuals. He was certainly ambitious and represents the culmination of ignorance, ultimate Greed and exploitation without conscience or consequences. He is the Worst of the Worst of what America represents and there seems to be more than a few who would willingly trade places with him in this new dystopian reality. I still hold to the hope that we will tire of this onslaught of vengeful and disenfranchised haters who want to scorch the earth. It's against our natures to be fearful,raging beasts who also seek violence and social discord because an authority figure has decided to misuse power and division to gain control . This is non sustainable and temporary.
Our Founding Father's were not God's, just human beings with a dream to build a country based on Morals and a solid foundation of Laws,and checks and balances to keep us free,and moving forward, not backwards into the Darkness. Even with a corrupted Supreme Court and the dark money of the Oligarchy undoing many of the programs and organizations put in place to protect us and provide quality of life, there has also been unprecedented exposure within the systems that desperately need addressing and fixing so this can never happen again. I refer to this as a National Healing Crisis. What looks and feels really bad and hopeless is just the opposite. It presents us all with a choice on what direction America is heading into. We can continue to build on our foundation of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, as is out Right to do so,or we can remain afraid, silent,in denial,hopeless and weak,and cave to the likes of Donald Trump and Elon Musk and kiss our hard won Democracy goodbye.
Your temperament is far more phlegmatic than my own! "Annoyed" is not a word I ever use in a sentence that has the word "trump" in it. Personally, I almost always am able to avoid writing that "t-word" by using the befitting moniker of "orange sadist".
His mental disorder is not unimportant. It is a pervasive influence in his thinking, and corrupts his perspective about everything (ask any shrink). Good luck to us all.
Trump is disturbed but his worst work has been done as a master class con man. He is also driven to "make deals" and "enrich" himself. He landed in the seat of power as POTUS because of Musk's money. Musk's money was furnished to him thru government contracts (our tax dollars) over decades. In my mind Musk is also a master class con man for he is not a genius or scientist or inventor; he is a monster as is Trump. But he has more wealth because of us and our tax dollars. Musk conned the government. Trump conned the banks. Trump conned the MAGAs. Trump won this election because of Musk's money. Musk now owns Trump who is just happy to be safe from legal woes and thrilled to have the power of POTUS to do his favorite thing which is "make deals" to enrich him. The deals will be made at our expense and with our enemies who welcome him as POTUS. If it were a chess game, it is "check mate" the American people lose. We lose despite all the great minds and professionals who obviously hold no sway over anything. Fox "Entertainment" wins, however, and they are owned by an oligarch. It is no longer a nation of the people and for the people; it is a nation of corporate wealth and for corporate wealth. We are no longer a nation. We are a corporation. It was if you will a "hostile takeover." And Musk and Trump appear to have intention for continued "hostile takeovers" threatening to buy Greenland and Canada and England. It seems so shocking does it not? It is not shocking to me. If we were a corporation holding the most money and the most power of all corporations we would be pursuing hostile takeovers of other corporations. To Musk and Trump other countries and their real estate and resources are weak corporations, and they are going after them full force and ready to bully nations to do their bidding; to incorporate if you will. If needed they will side with Putin to crush these nations and bring them to their knees and then share the spoils with our enemies. Hold on to your seats this is not a story of fiction. It is our future.
Hope. NONE of the orange baby man's clown show would be happening if he was disqualified day one after forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy X Lee's report of the five dangerous mental pathologies of Donald Trump.
Full Neuro Psych exam is HOURS of testing. Pretty sure would include MRI of the brain etc. Pretty sure that the Mental Health Pros who administer these exams are fully trained to not be psychologically manipulated by monsters like Trump etc.
This is why it's pure malfeasance that Dem leaders REFUSE to consult w/leading mental health pros, who do have the vast expertise to effectively handle all of these psychopaths…not just malignant narcissist/narcissistic psychopath Trump…
That’s the evidence. Failure to recognize Reality. Donald The Nazi doesn’t live in shared Reality. He lives in his Own Created Reality. Those who manipulate The Nazi live firmly in two Realities. Actual Facts vs Alternative Facts. I equate it to a type or form of dysphoria. Donald literally doesn’t see his spray tab orange face in a mirror. He sees the AI art version. We suffer from Dysphoria. It’s anxiety producing when you purposely look in a mirror and don’t recognize the face staring back at you. 10/10 don’t recommend.
Great reasoning, Dr Lee. Sad that Judge Merchan decided he could not innovate with his ruling by requiring this assessment. Extraordinary times do require extraordinary BUT ethical measures. Your proposal balance societal ethics of your profession with the ethical constraints of jurisprudence.
Trump is now protected by a spreading Contagion--a shared psychosis--and soon will become the most physically powerful person in history. Opportunists surrounding him have learned from 2016 and want to push the Contagion all they can using propaganda and legislation, even if Trump totally collapses. Their fortune depends on promoting psychosis.
Trump may not last long, but even if he is contained the power machine around him will remain as long as it can. We can't rely on a deux ex machina to save democracy. As of January 20, we're in the shoes of French during the Nazi occupation. We can collaborate, comply, or resist, but resistance needs to be smart and from the heart if it's to survive and grow.
Liberals tend not to comprehend a world not based on logic, rules, and law. Come January 20, we can no longer trust authorities with guns because we don't know their politics, which means resistance has to be bland, smart, and unified. I recommend Malcolm Nance's incisive substack essay on American resistance, where among other strategies, he suggests:
"FAFO #1 - Participate in the National Inauguration Blackout
A major part of the legitimacy of Trump’s authoritarian rule is the way that the national news media has already bent its knee and decided to capitalize on the chaos and mayhem of his threats to their livelihood. All of the major cable channels and national news organizations will be heavily represented at the inauguration with the intent to see outlandish statements Trump will make on the inauguration day. They will also be there to enlighten us with commentary on how the Democrat’s peaceful transition of power may be the last we ever see. One FAFO (focused action with a focused objective) every resistant can carry out is to commit to a complete and total blackout for 100 hours.
The FA: Do not watch any inauguration or news media events for 100 hours. Read a book. Participate in a hobby. Enjoy time with family. Do ANYTHING except watch cable news or read any online or print news about the inauguration. This includes social media. Take that week back for yourself. Read the Federalist papers or history books. When the weekend comes you can ease back into it and process the carnage with a clear head. Encourage all others in your family and social circle to just not participate with a tyrannical regime and its compliant news media that intends to do us all harm.
The FO: We will financially impact the news media for a period of time they want all eyes on the inauguration. This will in turn show them that their advertising bottom line can be damaged and that complying has consequences. It will show the Trump regime that not only are we NOT watching but that when we do focus our attention it will be laser-like and grassroots. It will give good politicians something to hold onto and bad ones a warning that they could find that FAFO can be brought to bear against them also.
Dr. Lee's recommendations are absolutely essential to implement RIGHT NOW before it's too late. Yet, it seems nobody is willing to demand this. Tom Dreisbach of NPR on October 22, 2024 reported that trump made MORE than 100 threats to prosecute or punish his perceived enemies. Think about it, over 100 threats!! This is NOT NORMAL ! Why is nothing being done??? Why aren't people being protected from this menace?
We've got to DEMAND a psychological evaluation and Judge Merchan NEEDS TO ORDER IT NOW. This nation is at serious risk, as is the world. Right now, the orange Mussolini has plunged Canada into chaos because of his threats of tariffs and the massive economic crisis that would cause to not only Canada but to us as well. Yet, he's acting like he's ALREADY President and fomenting world chaos before even stepping back into the White House! Dear God, why are the elected leaders doing nothing? Why isn't Judge Merchan ordering a psychological evaluation? 😞
A psychiatric exam should be part of the FBI Background Check or the ISSBI for access to classified data, and should be conducted for all high level government officials. We don't need the inmates running the asylum.
I really enjoyed reading this article, all of it, thank you as. it gave me a much clearer understanding of your objectives. I am not comfortable with Trump and his current choices of potential cabinet members and other, high-ranking office holders. I wish you the best of good fortune in your work.
I am perpetually angry at the Democrats. None seem willing or able to take courses of action like you describe (prescribe?). Frankly, I backed the wrong horse. I am now in debt, on top of being a disabled retiree, because I so desired to avoid our current situation. I doubt I’ll support in any way any political candidate again. Our entire society must be restructured. I very much like your assertions that we must focus on societal mental health. What I believe is going is that symptoms are being treated and either ignoring the core disease and/or believing treatments for the disease can wait because mental health isn’t that important.
Trump clearly needs a psychiatric hold, simply by dint of the obvious fact that his hold on objective reality is highly attenuated at best and light years away from functional contact at worst.
Please consider the rampant drug abuse that was uncovered in his previous administration. They are discovering huge amphetamine factories in Syria which really funded the government’s atrocities. How common is drug abuse in war and in mob type communities?
I agree. I'm so annoyed that so many people do not see how mentally disturbed, twisted, deeply dishonest and exploitive he is! It just seems a matter of the commonest of common sense that such a person as a powerful leader is dangerous. I'm astounded that that point is not more widely appreciated, or taken seriously.
Maybe because he's gathered a great many like minded individuals, as disturbing as this is,and has also learned early in life ,as a main trait of a manipulative narcissistic personality to seek out those who will become loyal to his brand of bigotry and racism, by exploiting their fears and ignorance and making promises to fulfill their impulses to harm or even destroy the "evil enemy at the door " waiting to steal or do harm to all the legitimate white Anglo citizens of MAGA America. The tired and repetitive response seen in often in block letters whenever perplexed people ask the Why question as to how any normal person can be so blind to the monster that is Donald Trump ,the answer is that ITS A CULT. Most can agree that it certainly makes sense when you compare Trump's MAGA with other notorious Charasmatic Cult leaders like Jim Jones or Trump's favorite, Adolf Hitler who had an uncanny ability to role play and con people into believing they were the Chosen ones. Even though these people seemed larger than life and untouchable ,the personna they adopted was never sustainable because of the underlying pathological decay into madness, or in Trump's case ,moat likely a chronic misuse of illegal drugs and an evident decline in cognitive abilities. Unfortunately he's the Cash Cow for his greedy Oligarchs and the main actor of distraction for Comrade Putin's Long Con to destroy our Democracy from within. When someone asks who believes in this entity named Donald Trump, I go back to the Regan years and the roots of the Christian Right, New World Order,the Moral Majority, and the empowerment of Huge Corporations that became the domino effect that choked and strangled what used to be the American Dream for most hard working ambitious, even highly educated individuals. He was certainly ambitious and represents the culmination of ignorance, ultimate Greed and exploitation without conscience or consequences. He is the Worst of the Worst of what America represents and there seems to be more than a few who would willingly trade places with him in this new dystopian reality. I still hold to the hope that we will tire of this onslaught of vengeful and disenfranchised haters who want to scorch the earth. It's against our natures to be fearful,raging beasts who also seek violence and social discord because an authority figure has decided to misuse power and division to gain control . This is non sustainable and temporary.
Our Founding Father's were not God's, just human beings with a dream to build a country based on Morals and a solid foundation of Laws,and checks and balances to keep us free,and moving forward, not backwards into the Darkness. Even with a corrupted Supreme Court and the dark money of the Oligarchy undoing many of the programs and organizations put in place to protect us and provide quality of life, there has also been unprecedented exposure within the systems that desperately need addressing and fixing so this can never happen again. I refer to this as a National Healing Crisis. What looks and feels really bad and hopeless is just the opposite. It presents us all with a choice on what direction America is heading into. We can continue to build on our foundation of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness, as is out Right to do so,or we can remain afraid, silent,in denial,hopeless and weak,and cave to the likes of Donald Trump and Elon Musk and kiss our hard won Democracy goodbye.
Your temperament is far more phlegmatic than my own! "Annoyed" is not a word I ever use in a sentence that has the word "trump" in it. Personally, I almost always am able to avoid writing that "t-word" by using the befitting moniker of "orange sadist".
"Annoyed" is just the first word that came to mind. I think "disgusted" is better.
:-)
His mental disorder is not unimportant. It is a pervasive influence in his thinking, and corrupts his perspective about everything (ask any shrink). Good luck to us all.
Trump is disturbed but his worst work has been done as a master class con man. He is also driven to "make deals" and "enrich" himself. He landed in the seat of power as POTUS because of Musk's money. Musk's money was furnished to him thru government contracts (our tax dollars) over decades. In my mind Musk is also a master class con man for he is not a genius or scientist or inventor; he is a monster as is Trump. But he has more wealth because of us and our tax dollars. Musk conned the government. Trump conned the banks. Trump conned the MAGAs. Trump won this election because of Musk's money. Musk now owns Trump who is just happy to be safe from legal woes and thrilled to have the power of POTUS to do his favorite thing which is "make deals" to enrich him. The deals will be made at our expense and with our enemies who welcome him as POTUS. If it were a chess game, it is "check mate" the American people lose. We lose despite all the great minds and professionals who obviously hold no sway over anything. Fox "Entertainment" wins, however, and they are owned by an oligarch. It is no longer a nation of the people and for the people; it is a nation of corporate wealth and for corporate wealth. We are no longer a nation. We are a corporation. It was if you will a "hostile takeover." And Musk and Trump appear to have intention for continued "hostile takeovers" threatening to buy Greenland and Canada and England. It seems so shocking does it not? It is not shocking to me. If we were a corporation holding the most money and the most power of all corporations we would be pursuing hostile takeovers of other corporations. To Musk and Trump other countries and their real estate and resources are weak corporations, and they are going after them full force and ready to bully nations to do their bidding; to incorporate if you will. If needed they will side with Putin to crush these nations and bring them to their knees and then share the spoils with our enemies. Hold on to your seats this is not a story of fiction. It is our future.
Hope. NONE of the orange baby man's clown show would be happening if he was disqualified day one after forensic psychiatrist Dr Bandy X Lee's report of the five dangerous mental pathologies of Donald Trump.
"World Mental Health Coalition"
https://youtube.com/@dangerouscasenow2523?si=OzNy4LkMVxd8JzHZ
It’s crazy making that in this day and the nuclear age that such an exam has never been required.
Trump=Dementia
All of them should be so examined. Even the sitting members. Start a new requirement, JOE.
I’m not a doctor but it seems obvious he’s a psychopath. Wouldn’t he just manipulatively dance around an interviewer/interviewers with lies?
Full Neuro Psych exam is HOURS of testing. Pretty sure would include MRI of the brain etc. Pretty sure that the Mental Health Pros who administer these exams are fully trained to not be psychologically manipulated by monsters like Trump etc.
This is why it's pure malfeasance that Dem leaders REFUSE to consult w/leading mental health pros, who do have the vast expertise to effectively handle all of these psychopaths…not just malignant narcissist/narcissistic psychopath Trump…
That’s the evidence. Failure to recognize Reality. Donald The Nazi doesn’t live in shared Reality. He lives in his Own Created Reality. Those who manipulate The Nazi live firmly in two Realities. Actual Facts vs Alternative Facts. I equate it to a type or form of dysphoria. Donald literally doesn’t see his spray tab orange face in a mirror. He sees the AI art version. We suffer from Dysphoria. It’s anxiety producing when you purposely look in a mirror and don’t recognize the face staring back at you. 10/10 don’t recommend.
Great reasoning, Dr Lee. Sad that Judge Merchan decided he could not innovate with his ruling by requiring this assessment. Extraordinary times do require extraordinary BUT ethical measures. Your proposal balance societal ethics of your profession with the ethical constraints of jurisprudence.
Trump is now protected by a spreading Contagion--a shared psychosis--and soon will become the most physically powerful person in history. Opportunists surrounding him have learned from 2016 and want to push the Contagion all they can using propaganda and legislation, even if Trump totally collapses. Their fortune depends on promoting psychosis.
Trump may not last long, but even if he is contained the power machine around him will remain as long as it can. We can't rely on a deux ex machina to save democracy. As of January 20, we're in the shoes of French during the Nazi occupation. We can collaborate, comply, or resist, but resistance needs to be smart and from the heart if it's to survive and grow.
Liberals tend not to comprehend a world not based on logic, rules, and law. Come January 20, we can no longer trust authorities with guns because we don't know their politics, which means resistance has to be bland, smart, and unified. I recommend Malcolm Nance's incisive substack essay on American resistance, where among other strategies, he suggests:
"FAFO #1 - Participate in the National Inauguration Blackout
A major part of the legitimacy of Trump’s authoritarian rule is the way that the national news media has already bent its knee and decided to capitalize on the chaos and mayhem of his threats to their livelihood. All of the major cable channels and national news organizations will be heavily represented at the inauguration with the intent to see outlandish statements Trump will make on the inauguration day. They will also be there to enlighten us with commentary on how the Democrat’s peaceful transition of power may be the last we ever see. One FAFO (focused action with a focused objective) every resistant can carry out is to commit to a complete and total blackout for 100 hours.
The FA: Do not watch any inauguration or news media events for 100 hours. Read a book. Participate in a hobby. Enjoy time with family. Do ANYTHING except watch cable news or read any online or print news about the inauguration. This includes social media. Take that week back for yourself. Read the Federalist papers or history books. When the weekend comes you can ease back into it and process the carnage with a clear head. Encourage all others in your family and social circle to just not participate with a tyrannical regime and its compliant news media that intends to do us all harm.
The FO: We will financially impact the news media for a period of time they want all eyes on the inauguration. This will in turn show them that their advertising bottom line can be damaged and that complying has consequences. It will show the Trump regime that not only are we NOT watching but that when we do focus our attention it will be laser-like and grassroots. It will give good politicians something to hold onto and bad ones a warning that they could find that FAFO can be brought to bear against them also.
How Long: 100 hours
Start: 08:00 ET Monday, January 20, 2025
End: 08:00 ET Saturday, January 25, 2025"
Dr. Lee's recommendations are absolutely essential to implement RIGHT NOW before it's too late. Yet, it seems nobody is willing to demand this. Tom Dreisbach of NPR on October 22, 2024 reported that trump made MORE than 100 threats to prosecute or punish his perceived enemies. Think about it, over 100 threats!! This is NOT NORMAL ! Why is nothing being done??? Why aren't people being protected from this menace?
We've got to DEMAND a psychological evaluation and Judge Merchan NEEDS TO ORDER IT NOW. This nation is at serious risk, as is the world. Right now, the orange Mussolini has plunged Canada into chaos because of his threats of tariffs and the massive economic crisis that would cause to not only Canada but to us as well. Yet, he's acting like he's ALREADY President and fomenting world chaos before even stepping back into the White House! Dear God, why are the elected leaders doing nothing? Why isn't Judge Merchan ordering a psychological evaluation? 😞
He definitely needs thorough unbiased psych eval. I've been wondering about it a while. He's dangerous.
A psychiatric exam should be part of the FBI Background Check or the ISSBI for access to classified data, and should be conducted for all high level government officials. We don't need the inmates running the asylum.
I really enjoyed reading this article, all of it, thank you as. it gave me a much clearer understanding of your objectives. I am not comfortable with Trump and his current choices of potential cabinet members and other, high-ranking office holders. I wish you the best of good fortune in your work.
I am perpetually angry at the Democrats. None seem willing or able to take courses of action like you describe (prescribe?). Frankly, I backed the wrong horse. I am now in debt, on top of being a disabled retiree, because I so desired to avoid our current situation. I doubt I’ll support in any way any political candidate again. Our entire society must be restructured. I very much like your assertions that we must focus on societal mental health. What I believe is going is that symptoms are being treated and either ignoring the core disease and/or believing treatments for the disease can wait because mental health isn’t that important.
He has given at least one third of the population a mind virus (mass delusion) by telling them that the January 6th violence was actually love.
Trump clearly needs a psychiatric hold, simply by dint of the obvious fact that his hold on objective reality is highly attenuated at best and light years away from functional contact at worst.
Please consider the rampant drug abuse that was uncovered in his previous administration. They are discovering huge amphetamine factories in Syria which really funded the government’s atrocities. How common is drug abuse in war and in mob type communities?