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[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I first heard of TDS I thought it was about his deranged stans and I thought that made sense.

Then I was told it was about all the people who lost their minds because of his election and defined themselves purely oppositionally to him, and I thought that made sense.

Then I observed that it's really just used as a slur against anyone who doesn't like him or his policies, and that makes sense too because that's the ultimate death of every social critique that ends up promulgated by conservatives.

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[–] TheKMAP@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 1 day ago

My guess is he's trying to rename Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome because he has it.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 77 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yes, Trump's derangement can be classified as a completely new form of mental illness

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

It's a tiresomely old one: megalomania, sociopathy and toxic narcissism.

[–] Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 days ago

They forgot the apostrophe!

[–] Montreal_Metro@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So trumps followers have Trump derangement syndrome. Makes sense.

[–] MangoCats@feddit.it 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

5+ years back Trumpettes threw around the label TDS at Trump detractors, saying they couldn't see reality due to their rage...

Whatever you call it, however you see it, there is significant mass psychosis associated with our nutcase-in-chief.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Fear of chaos and loss of civil rights? That sounds entirely rational based on what the Trump administration is up to.

[–] Taco2112@lemmy.world 63 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Last month, Elon Musk revived the term and told Fox News host Sean Hannity he used to be “adored by the left” until they were infected with TDS.

From what I remember, it had nothing to do with Trump and everything to do with you calling the experts who successfully rescued a bunch of children trapped in a cave, “pedo guy” along with all your other aggressive tactics to silence critics. Followed by the Twitter purchase.

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[–] medusadeluxe@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

As a therapist, I won’t recognize it. Fuck that.

[–] NoxAstrum@lemmy.ca 45 points 2 days ago

If hating the guy who's threatening to take over my country is an illness, then bring it on, I've got it bad.

[–] ksigley@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago

These are the same morons that have Biden Derangement Syndrome.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

He is not deranged he is just a piece of shit Nazi like his father.

[–] Benetto@literature.cafe 17 points 1 day ago (3 children)

...I'm confused. He named a new mental illness after himself now?

[–] T156@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Not him, but a bunch of other people on his political party.

It does feel a little like an attempt to legitimise it, so that criticisms are flipped off as mental illness, and/or an opportunity for institutionalising/excluding political opponents for much the same reason.

[–] suicidaleggroll@lemm.ee 15 points 1 day ago

This is their attempt to get around that pesky 1st amendment. Make criticism of the king a "mental disorder", and then you can lock them up involuntarily "for their own protection".

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Trump wants his opponents tortured in prison "hospitals," just like what's done to Putin's opponents.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 17 points 1 day ago

The best thing about someone using the term Trump derangement syndrome unironically is that I know I can just ignore them and nothing of value will be lost.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Shouldn't it be "Trump's Derangement Syndrome"?

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