Envy is a symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome

[rangerrebew]

November 3, 2019
Envy is a symptom of Trump Derangement Syndrome
By Peter Skurkiss

Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is a mental disorder in which a person has effectively been driven insane due to his hatred of Donald Trump, to the point where he abandons all logic and reason.  Such people are impervious to facts that contradict their preconceived notions of the president.

As to a syndrome, it's a group of symptoms that consistently occur together and indicate the presence of a particular mental or physical disease.  For example, symptoms for the onset of diabetes include things like increased thirst and urination, insulin resistance, high belly fat, blurred vision, and so on.

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/11/envy_is_a_symptom_of_trump_derangement_syndrome.html

[Right_in_Virginia]

I've long said this is one of the driving forces behind TDS:

FTA:

Envy leads a person to hate another just for having or achieving something good.  As Schoeck puts it: "[e]nvious is defined a disgruntled emotional state arising from the possessions or achievements of another, a spiteful wish that the other should lose them."  This hatred for the success of another stems from the belief that the person doing the envying is not capable or competent enough to achieve a similar success.  His goal therefore becomes not to gain what the other has as in the case of jealousy, but to destroy it.  In this process, a person's mental state is so disordered that he is even willing to destroy himself if it will hurt the person of his envy. [...]

Trump's opponents hate him not for his mistakes, tweets, or manners, but for his achievements — achievements they themselves could never produce.  They are even highly envious of Trump's wife, Melania, a most gracious and beautiful first lady, especially when contrasted with the oafish Michelle Obama.  The media are loath to report anything good about Melania and take gratuitous shots at her at every opportunity.  Why?  They want to damage Melania only because she's the wife of Donald Trump.  That is hate inspired by envy.

[roamer_1]

Nonsense.

These screeds say more about the accuser than the accused... By reason of projection, the accuser reveals the things which attracted him... And such a shallow reasoning is revealed...

I oppose Tump outright.
But I have no need of fame. Nor of riches. Nor of a high-maintenance woman. What is there to envy? And setting those things aside, as they mean nothing to me, what is left to judge the man to his favor?

Very little.

[Victoria33]

Nonsense.
These screeds say more about the accuser than the accused... By reason of projection, the accuser reveals the things which attracted him... And such a shallow reasoning is revealed...  I oppose Tump outright. But I have no need of fame. Nor of riches. Nor of a high-maintenance woman. What is there to envy? And setting those things aside, as they mean nothing to me, what is left to judge the man to his favor?   Very little.

@roamer_1

I believe Trump's behavior meets the psychological criteria for Malignant Narcissism.  I would not envy him for having that.  He went into bankruptcy four or five times.  I would not envy his behavior for causing multiple bankruptcy.  He wouldn't pay companies who worked on his projects and some went bankrupt due to that.  I don't envy such behavior.  He lies constantly, every day, I don't envy his lies.   Just like you, I will not vote for him in 2020.

[xyno]

Envy is part of the human condition of which we all suffer to some degree.  I am confident in saying this however:  There is nothing about the President I envy. 

That said, I expect I'll vote for him.  Alternatives are none in my view.  I'll reconcile that with my virtue later.

[roamer_1]

@roamer_1

I believe Trump's behavior meets the psychological criteria for Malignant Narcissism.  I would not envy him for having that.  He went into bankruptcy four or five times.  I would not envy his behavior for causing multiple bankruptcy.  He wouldn't pay companies who worked on his projects and some went bankrupt due to that.  I don't envy such behavior.  He lies constantly, every day, I don't envy his lies.   Just like you, I will not vote for him in 2020.

Narcissist for sure, @Victoria33 , though I haven't the credz to assign 'malignant'... But otherwise I agree with you.

 

[aligncare]

Whether envy is or isn’t a part of TDS is a minor point. TDS is psychologically real—DSM simply hasn’t caught up yet.

Doubt that? Then what is it we are seeing last 4 years in newspapers, magazines, blogs, at sports stadiums, preschools, fast food restaurants and with the talking heads at ABCNNBCBS and in cities big and small?

And why are people showing up in mental health offices with symptoms of anxiety disorders whose onset happen to coincide with Trump’s election?

I am reminded of President Reagan’s words: Don’t be afraid to see what you see.

[goatprairie]

I wish I had his money, but I certainly don't envy anything else about Trump. I'll gladly vote for him next year over whatever Marxist clown the Dems nominate, but there's nothing about Trump's character that I envy.
Melania is alright, but I'm quite happy with a wife who isn't quite as high rent. In fact, my wife has more dough than I do.
If Trumpsters want to believe their hero is perfect and people who don't like him simply do it out of envy, they can go right ahead and think that.
George Soros probably has more dough than Trump, and I certainly don't wish I was Soros or any other corrupt billionaire.

[musiclady]

There is not a single thing about Donald Trump that I envy.  Not one.

[roamer_1]

Whether envy is or isn’t a part of TDS is a minor point. TDS is psychologically real—DSM simply hasn’t caught up yet.

Doubt that? Then what is it we are seeing last 4 years in newspapers, magazines, blogs, at sports stadiums, preschools, fast food restaurants and with the talking heads at ABCNNBCBS and in cities big and small?

And why are people showing up in mental health offices with symptoms of anxiety disorders whose onset happen to coincide with Trump’s election?

I am reminded of President Reagan’s words: Don’t be afraid to see what you see.

Nah... The very same thing happened across the entire width of Dubya's administration. It ain't nothing special to have the liberals get all verklempt. They'd have done the very same for any Republican... and have over and again.

[truth_seeker]

Nah... The very same thing happened across the entire width of Dubya's administration. It ain't nothing special to have the liberals get all verklempt. They'd have done the very same for any Republican... and have over and again.

True.

[sneakypete]

There is not a single thing about Donald Trump that I envy.  Not one.

@musiclady

Nor I,but I fully intend on voting for him on election day.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I oppose Tump outright.
But I have no need of fame. Nor of riches. Nor of a high-maintenance woman. 

 

[Right_in_Virginia]

There is not a single thing about Donald Trump that I envy.  Not one.

How about Melania?   

[Right_in_Virginia]

Nah... The very same thing happened across the entire width of Dubya's administration.

Nah...had they envied W they would have tried to strip him of his power and personal wealth.  But not even his political enemies found anything enviable about the man.

[Right_in_Virginia]

That said, I expect I'll vote for him.  Alternatives are none in my view.  I'll reconcile that with my virtue later.

Then you don't suffer from TDS 

[roamer_1]

Dunno what you see as funny in that @Right_in_Virginia
I wouldn't want a damn thing Tump's got. And not because he's Tump.
Hard for me to envy that which I abhor. There ain't a single thing in that Back-east way that I admire.

[roamer_1]

Nah...had they envied W they would have tried to strip him of his power and personal wealth.  But not even his political enemies found anything enviable about the man.

They did try.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Dunno what you see as funny in that @Right_in_Virginia

Your post sounded so bitter, roamer, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.  I chose to laugh.

[Right_in_Virginia]

They did try.

 

[roamer_1]

Your post sounded so bitter, roamer, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.  I chose to laugh.

@Right_in_Virginia
I ain't bitter at all. Why would I be bitter for what I don't want?
I just don't see success the same way as y'all...
Nor wealth.
Nor power.
Nor women, apparently.

What is there to envy?

[Cyber Liberty]

Then you don't suffer from TDS 

I don't know of any Briefers who I would claim have "TDS,"  just many who simply don't like him.  Envy doesn't come into it here, maybe it does in the meat world.  Envy is considered to be a major character flaw for most of us.  I don't envy anybody, not even those wealthier than I.  Why would I?  It wouldn't improve my situation at all.

[Right_in_Virginia]

@Right_in_Virginia
I ain't bitter at all. Why would I be bitter for what I don't want?
I just don't see success the same way as y'all...
Nor wealth.
Nor power.
Nor women, apparently.

What is there to envy? 

 

[sneakypete]

Nah...had they envied W they would have tried to strip him of his power and personal wealth.  But not even his political enemies found anything enviable about the man.

@Right_in_Virginia

That's not it. They were afraid of Babs. The CLINTONS were afraid of Babs,which is why they didn't try to screw the Bush Crime Family out of their cut of the Chinese trade deal payoffs.

[Right_in_Virginia]

@Right_in_Virginia

That's not it. They were afraid of Babs. The CLINTONS were afraid of Babs,which is why they didn't try to screw the Bush Crime Family out of their cut of the Chinese trade deal payoffs.

Well @sneakypete your thesis certainly helps explain this: