Public Service Announcement!
The following is an appeal to public mental health and reason. Have you or someone you love been accused of suffering from TDS? If so, you are entitled to clarification on this condition and what sufferers experience. Here is the proper definition of TDS and recommendations on how you or someone you love can prevent and (if necessary) treat this condition.
Trump Derangement Syndrome: (noun) A condition where subjects lose their capacity for rational thought, empathy, and civility upon endorsing Donald J. Trump (hereafter, DJT). Other symptoms include paranoid delusions, belief in conspiracy theories, and retrograde amnesia – most notably, the loss of all memory pertaining to previous opinions and statements made about Trump.
Cases of collective TDS have also been noted, in which subjects experience a notable decline in their ability to reason and think intelligently due to exposure to DJT. Long-term symptoms include the repetition of false statements (without thought or reflection) made by DJT and his supporters.
Multiple instances have been reported, including references to DEI, CRT, BLM, ACA, DREAM, LGBTQ+, NWO, and other abbreviations. In all cases, subjects display complete and total ignorance of these concepts but vehemently condemn them and blame them for all the problems facing society – as well as the delusional belief that only DJT and his policies can protect them.”
Some common examples of conspiracy theories associated with DJT include (but are not limited to), White Genocide, Flat-Earth Theory, Replacement Theory, Creationism, False Flag operations, and a belief in something called “The Deep State.” Other well-documented delusions include the belief that:
Vaccines contain microchipsThe 26+ women he raped or assaulted are “liars”Democrats abort babies after they’re bornDemocrats are “grooming children”Schools are performing gender transition surgeryTrump won the 2020 electionThe election was “stolen” by left-wingers, some now deceasedThere’s a vast media conspiracy to hurt DJTElites are out to get Trump because he “drained the swamp.”Ukraine started the war with RussiaUkraine is losing the war with RussiaUkraine is run by NazisNazis are a left-wing political movementTariffs will correct “economic injustice”Trump is the most “persecuted” president in U.S. historyWarning signs that you or someone you love may be suffering from DJT include (but are not limited to) using the following terms unironically:
“Left-wing conspiracy”“Drain the swamp”“Rigged!”“Let’s go Brandon!”“FoxNews rules”“Deep State”“Third Term”“Lamestream media”Luckily, DJT is a treatable condition, except in extreme cases where the subject suffers from additional personality disorders and/or mental illnesses – especially when combined with extravagant wealth. Treatment options include:
Turning off FoxNewsTurning off Newsmax, OANN, Breitbart, and other alt-right “news”Unsubscribing from Truth SocialUnsubscribing from XLeaving FB chat groupsLimiting time on social media and internet forumsStepping outside and interacting with people different than youReading a book, especially one that’s not a right-wing polemicExposure therapy to gay, trans people, and people of colorEmpathy workshopsWhite and male privilege checksListening to family members you cut ties with over TrumpThis has been a public service announcement. Good night, and good luck! Seriously, GOOD LUCK!
