Trump Derangement Syndrome

Projection is a defensive technique used by Trump and his supporters to blame others for their own behavior. Several examples of thousands are: 

• Michael Flynn, Trump’s ex-director of national security, chanting "lock her up" about Hillary Clinton at Trump's inauguration, then pleading guilty for lying to the FBI and may himself be locked up; 
• Trump blaming Obama for not stopping Putin from interfering in our election when Trump has done nothing and is encouraging Putin's interference; 
• Trump claiming that Democrats are using children of migrating families as hostages when Trump is putting them in cages and drugging them; 
• Trump blaming Hillary and the Democrats for conspiring with Putin to defraud the United States when compelling evidence is accumulating that Trump is guilty; 
• Jeff Sessions claiming that U.S. Christians are being persecuted while intending to subjugate women and transform the country into "The Handmaids Tale";
• Donald Trump Jr. comparing Democrats to Nazis when Hitler could stand in for his father at any rally and no one would notice the difference.

Another Trump Republican defensive technique is claiming that progressives suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), an irrational behavior in response to any of Trump's actions or statements. Trump claims others are suffering from TDS when, in fact, TDS is appropriately named because Trump and his supporters are the ones who are deranged. The latest is Trump Anxiety Disorder (TAD), similar to TDS, that causes extreme anxiety in his staff because they don't know what faux-pas or outright stupid statement from Trump they will have to "clarify" or, as Sarah Sanders does, lie about

The reaction of outrage by progressive liberals is normal when the Trump administration puts children in cages where they are drugged and abused, whereas only deranged regressive Trump followers condone this. They suffer from TDS.

The reaction of outrage is normal when Trump lies about the free press by calling them the "enemy of the people," whereas his deranged followers cheer. The reaction of outrage is normal when Trump attempts to destroy NATO, an organization Putin would love to have disbanded, whereas only the deranged support him. The reaction of outrage is normal when Trump disparages long time allies and befriends long time enemies, whereas only the deranged provide cover for him. The outrage is normal when Kim Jong un continues to build missiles after Trump tells us he isn't, whereas only the deranged believe whatever this pathological liar tells them.

Outrage is a normal reaction in a normal person when encountering mindless atrocities against the norms of a civilized society. Those committing and supporting these atrocities are the ones who are deranged. In the plague of TDS and TAD, Trump is Patient Zero.  But you can avoid it simply by leaving the dark side, denouncing Trump and his cult, and rejoining normal civilized life. Outrage at Trump is normal. Supporting him is deranged.

JLF