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15. What that means is that his genius, i.e., his superpower, is in being evil. nt

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Trump isn't mentally ill -- it's far worse [View all] B.See Yesterday OP

The asshole needs an exorcist, not a psychiatrist. dalton99a Yesterday #1

Exactly! He is pure evil. Grim Chieftain Yesterday #3

It drives me crazy FHRRK1 Yesterday #2

Precisely. B.See Yesterday #8

Morally evil and mentally ill are not mutually excludve. wnylib Yesterday #27

THIS malaise Yesterday #30

I was going to posit the same thing - he is both. yellow dahlia Yesterday #34

I'd agree they aren't mutually exclusive. He's B.See 21 hrs ago #43

And he's not dumb. He's a diabolical genius. nt pnwmom Yesterday #4

BULLSHIT. He is profoundly stupid. Even Rex Tillerson recognized that in his first term. AZ8theist Yesterday #6

Yes, he is mentally dull NJCher Yesterday #7

What that means is that his genius, i.e., his superpower, is in being evil. nt pnwmom Yesterday #15

He is completely immoral Cosmocat Yesterday #31

Violence Whip-poor-will Yesterday #16

Or maybe he's gotten a free pass for evil, underhanded s---- that would've gotten anyone else LOCKED UP, long ago. B.See Yesterday #9

NOPE Skittles Yesterday #12

an evil genius wd intelligently pick his targets. mopinko Yesterday #22

It's just an issue of word choice NJCher Yesterday #28

Why. Can't. He. Just. Die? Grim Chieftain Yesterday #5

Trump is sly...he knows how to manipulate racists BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #10

doesn't take "sly" to do that NJCher Yesterday #24

He won't die and go to hell, Satan doesn't even BigmanPigman Yesterday #11

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 ..... ♾️ live love laugh Yesterday #13

Paint "Old Smokey" gold. BidenRocks Yesterday #14

I AGREE. THANK YOU, B.SEE. Cha Yesterday #17

Thank you, Cha. B.See 21 hrs ago #44

Trump has The Dark Triad Personality no_hypocrisy Yesterday #18

Thank you for your summary and your willingness to share your story. yellow dahlia Yesterday #35

I think a person can be both evil and mentally ill. The notion calling Trump mentally ill is somehow harmful to those Vinca Yesterday #19

a psychiatrist once told me NJCher Yesterday #25

He's at the center of a Venn diagram of evil, stupid, and crazy. Ocelot II Yesterday #20

What his best friend said about him... Kid Berwyn Yesterday #21

Malignant narcissism is a mental pathology Martin Eden Yesterday #23

I've only been saying this forever. BlueTsunami2018 Yesterday #26

I will not grant trump the sympathetic response that "mentally ill" deserves. Totally Tunsie Yesterday #29

Yes yes yes TommieMommy Yesterday #32

Evil schmevil. gulliver Yesterday #33

Technically incorrect. returnee Yesterday #36

Histrionic Personality Disorder, less recognized in men. Obvious in this one Maru Kitteh 23 hrs ago #41

we tend to think of monsters as fictional beasts agingdem Yesterday #37

Regarding Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Martin Eden Yesterday #39

Correct mvd Yesterday #38

Evil is a religious construct and not very useful. He certainly IS mentally ill. Maru Kitteh Yesterday #40

Frontal lobe dementia plus sadism: loves to hurt people, deliberately. lindysalsagal 21 hrs ago #42