"I was tinkering with an old Jaguar last weekend and found that one of the coolant hoses had cracked. Personally, I blame Trump.
Why not?
It seems that the topic of the week has been “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
I’ve been trying to figure out what that really means and how it manifests.
Surely, thoughtful dialogue or critique of the man or his policies can’t be “derangement.” Our old friend Webster defines “deranged” as:
1) mentally unsound;
2) disturbed or disordered in function, structure, or condition; or
3) wildly odd or eccentric.
And yet here we are.
There are literally hundreds of Internet and social media platforms dedicated to Trump-related anxiety and fear.
So many in fact, that the mere existence of so many is for some less-than-critical thinkers proof in itself that the president is the treasonous reincarnation of Hitler by way of Ming the Merciless.
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.
To be honest I don’t believe “derangement” is quite the right word..."
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