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Joseph Blalock's avatar

It is impossible to take anyone who uses "TDS" in their language seriously. Ever.

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Shoveltusker's avatar

TDS is a thing. Andrew Sullivan suffers from it as well. TDS sufferers see something singularly horrifying in Trump, and this absolutely rules him ineligible for public office. As a consequence of that, owing to our 2-party politics, whoever opposes Trump gets the benefit of the doubt from a TDS sufferer. That person could, for example, be a senile, venal, petty corruptocrat who isn't even really acting as chief executive, while unelected advisers make the president's executive decisions. But hey, at least Trump's not in charge!

With TDS, politics in the usual senseтАФas competing ideasтАФceases to operate; only one party may win. Critical thinking dissolves.

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Steve Promisel's avatar

A clear and consistent symptom of TDS is when someone makes assumptions about Trump that are proven wrong. Again and again and again. Or if someone is so single-minded that they cannot imagine the possibility of them ever being wrong.

A fundamental tenet of Stoicism is the recognition that people can focus on what they can control in life and accept what is beyond their control. It has nothing to do with the perception of a person's character. You either accept the current reality or you do not. If you do not, you've just discovered TDS! :)

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