Trump Derangement Syndrome
Trump Derangement Syndrome is a term applied by some writers to describe critics of US President Donald Trump, including conservatives, liberals, and progressives, whom they accuse of responding in a manner verging on the irrational to statements and political actions by Trump, without regard to his actual position or action taken.
Origin of term[edit]
The coinage is traced to Bush derangement syndrome, a phrase coined by Charles Krauthammer in 2003, during the presidency of George W. Bush, and defined by Krauthammer as "the acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal people in reaction to the policies, the presidency – nay – the very existence of George W. Bush."[1][2][3][4] Krauthammer, a harsh critic of Trump, defines Trump derangement syndrome as describing a Trump-induced "general hysteria" among the chattering classes, producing an "inability to distinguish between legitimate policy differences and... signs of psychic pathology" in the President's behavior.[4]
Use[edit]
Michael Davis points out that "conservatives and progressives appear equally susceptible."[1]
The term is widely applied by pro-Trump writers to critics of Trump, accusing them of responding negatively to nearly everything Trump says or does.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
The term has been used by some journalists critical of Trump to call for restraint.[23][24][25] Fareed Zakaria, who urged Americans to vote against Trump calling him a "cancer on American democracy,” argues that critics must avoid assuming that every Trump initiative is "axiomatically be wrong, evil and dangerous."[23] Adam Gopnik, who takes a strong anti-Trump position, responded to these assertions that it is a "huge and even fatal mistake for liberals (and constitutional conservatives) to respond negatively to every Trump initiative, every Trump policy, and every Trump idea." Arguing that Trump's opponents must instead recognize that the real problem is "Deranged Trump Self-Delusion," Gopkik defined the "Syndrome" as President Trump's "daily spasm of narcissistic gratification and episodic vanity." The real problem, according to Gopnik, is that President Trump is a man of "fears and fits" making him "capable of an unimaginable resonance and devastation."[6]
Definition[edit]
Justin Raimondo divided the "syndrome" into three stages; in the first, those who suffer "lose all sense of proportion," next, they experience "a profound effect on... vocabulary" and begin to "speak a distinctive language consisting solely of hyperbole," and, in the final stage, the afflicted "lose the ability to distinguish fantasy from reality."[26] Jonathan S. Tobin defines it as "disgust at his manner and his tweets such that all distinctions between him and genuine villains is lost."[5] Fareed Zakaria defined the Syndrome as "hatred of President Trump so intense that it impairs people’s judgment."[23][27]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Davis, Michael (26 March 2016). "Trump Derangement Syndrome". The Spectator. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Cost, Jay (4 December 2017). "Taming the Imperial Presidency". National Review. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ Krauthammer, Charles (5 December 2003). "The Delusional Dean". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Krauthammer, Charles (9 June 2017). "You can't govern by ID". Washington Post. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Tobin, Jonathan. "Trump Isn't Father Coughlin". National Review. National Review. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gopnik, Adam (21 April 2017). "The Persistence of Trump Derangement Syndrome". The New Yorker. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ↑ Thiessen, Marc. "To understand why Trump won, look at Democratic hysteria". Washington Post. Washington Post. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Klein, Joe. "Donald Trump Derangement Syndrome and the Lizard-Brain Campaign". Time. Time.
- ↑ Thiessen, Marc. "Thiessen: Sen. Schumer Revealed His 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' With NK Hostage Remarks". Fox News. Fox News. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Barone, Michael. "Michael Barone: Dems' dangerous case of Trump Derangement Syndrome". The Winchester Star. The Winchester Star. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Hewitt, Hugh. "It would be reckless to reject Pompeo because of 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'". Miami Herald. Miami Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Bruenig, Elizabeth. "Our democracy has much bigger problems than Trump". Washington Post. Washington Post. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Goldberg, Bernie. "Defining 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'". Fox News. Fox News. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Whalen, Bill. "In Trump Derangement Syndrome, We Have Three Presidents All Rolled Into One". Forbes. Forbes. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ Carr, Howie. "Carr: Trump Derangement Syndrome reaches epidemic levels". Boston Herald. Boston Herald. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Prabhu, Saritha. "Trump Derangement Syndrome is sad, pathetic and ugly". Tennessean. Tennessean. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Meyers, Lawrence. "Defining "Trump Derangement Syndrome"". Townhall. Townhall. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Reynolds, Glenn. "New status anxiety fuels Trump derangement: Glenn Reynolds". USA Today. USA Today. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Williams, Walter E. "How Liberals Can Recover From Trump Derangement Syndrome". Newsweek. Newsweek. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Devega, Chauncey. "You have been warned: "Trump Derangement Syndrome" will be a cudgel used to silence his critics". Salon. Salon. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Gollom, Mark. "Trump trauma: A sign of doomsday or mass derangement?". CBC. CBC News. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ Pruden, Wesley. "Paying the price for Trump Derangement Syndrome". Washington Times. Washington Times. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 Zakaria, Fareed. "Liberals have to avoid Trump Derangement Syndrome". Washington Post. Washington Post. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ Boot, Max. "Am I suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome? Time for a self-audit". Washington Post. Washington Post. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ Page, Clarence. "Democrats, beware Trump Derangement Syndrome". Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ Raimondo, Justin. "Do you suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome?". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ Zakaria, Fareed. "Fareed: Is 'Trump derangement syndrome' real?". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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