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That may be true but it doesn't justify blanket statements about the media being generally biased specifically against Trump. First, untrue things have also bee

That may be true but it doesn't justify blanket statements about the media being generally biased specifically against Trump. First, untrue things have also been reported about other candidates. Second, the majority of things reported about Trump seem to be correct.

pessimizer 10y ago
The majority of things reported about Trump are based on a single sentence he tweeted a year ago, the opinion of a random expert, or anonymous leaks, all surrounded by 5000 words of editorial. The current question being struggled over by the news media is about whether he is mentally ill, as you can tell by going to http://news.google.com http://news.google.com and searching for "mentally ill" (not "Trump mentally ill" just "mentally ill.") They've determined that he's not, although they've found half a dozen psychiatrists and experts who either say that he is, or that they can't say whether he is or isn't due to professional standards, or say that he suffers from a personality disorder, and that the Trump debate should move on to whether personality disorders are actually mental illness, or another class of disturbance. Nevertheless, it might be a positive step to install a psychiatrist to continually evaluate the president in order to remove from power if he shows signs of the illness of narcissism. So what they're reporting is probably true; Donald Trump is probably not mentally ill, and it's probably not appropriate for psychiatrists to say that he is. Why they needed 50 billion articles about it in the last 5 days? Probably just being thorough about it. Is it Time to Call Trump Mentally Ill? (Answer: No. But stay tuned for the follow-up, Is It Time To Call Trump a Pedophile Who Beats His Wife?) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/opinion/is-it-time-to-call-trump-mentally-ill.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/opinion/is-it-time-to-cal... President Trump is a 'world class narcissist,' but he's not mentally ill, says the psychiatrist who helped define narcissism http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-trump-psychiatrist-20170219-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-trump-p... Psychologist Asks Colleagues To Sign Petition For Trump's Removal http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2017/02/19/psychologist-calls-on-colleagues-to-sign-petition-for-trumps-removal/#4142eab14971 http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2017/02/19/psych... Trump's mental health debate: What is it about? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38991171 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38991171 Donald Trump Isn’t Mentally Ill. He’s Just Unpleasant, Psychiatrist Says http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/donald-trump-isn-t-mentally-ill-he-s-just-unpleasant-n721766 http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/donald-trump-isn-t... Democrats raise questions about Trump’s mental health http://thehill.com/homenews/house/320018-democrats-raise-questions-about-trumps-mental-health http://thehill.com/homenews/house/320018-democrats-raise-que... A Medical Theory for Donald Trump’s Bizarre Behavior (Subtitle: Many mental health professionals believe the president is ill. But what if the cause is an untreated STD?) https://newrepublic.com/article/140702/medical-theory-donald-trumps-bizarre-behavior https://newrepublic.com/article/140702/medical-theory-donald... Psychiatrists Debate Weighing in on Trump's Mental Health https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/psychiatrists-debate-weighing-in-on-trumps-mental-health/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/psychiatrists-deb... Trump May Be Very Flawed But That Doesn't Make Him Mentally Ill https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121552-trump-may-be-very-flawed-but-that-doesnt-make-him-mentally-ill/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121552-trump-may-be-ve... An Eminent Psychiatrist Demurs on Trump’s Mental State https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/an-eminent-psychiatrist-demurs-on-trumps-mental-state.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/an-eminent-psychi... ----- When Trump announces that journalism will be licensed, and selects Bannon as the head of the new Department of Truth, housed in the old EPA offices, the public will see is as a shame, but necessary.
- dTal 10y ago
  >When Trump announces that journalism will be licensed, and selects Bannon as the head of the new Department of Truth, housed in the old EPA offices, the public will see is as a shame, but necessary. A fine example of Poe's law.

pessimizer 10y ago

The majority of things reported about Trump are based on a single sentence he tweeted a year ago, the opinion of a random expert, or anonymous leaks, all surrounded by 5000 words of editorial. The current question being struggled over by the news media is about whether he is mentally ill, as you can tell by going to http://news.google.com http://news.google.com and searching for "mentally ill" (not "Trump mentally ill" just "mentally ill.") They've determined that he's not, although they've found half a dozen psychiatrists and experts who either say that he is, or that they can't say whether he is or isn't due to professional standards, or say that he suffers from a personality disorder, and that the Trump debate should move on to whether personality disorders are actually mental illness, or another class of disturbance. Nevertheless, it might be a positive step to install a psychiatrist to continually evaluate the president in order to remove from power if he shows signs of the illness of narcissism. So what they're reporting is probably true; Donald Trump is probably not mentally ill, and it's probably not appropriate for psychiatrists to say that he is. Why they needed 50 billion articles about it in the last 5 days? Probably just being thorough about it. Is it Time to Call Trump Mentally Ill? (Answer: No. But stay tuned for the follow-up, Is It Time To Call Trump a Pedophile Who Beats His Wife?) https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/opinion/is-it-time-to-call-trump-mentally-ill.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/opinion/is-it-time-to-cal... President Trump is a 'world class narcissist,' but he's not mentally ill, says the psychiatrist who helped define narcissism http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-trump-psychiatrist-20170219-story.html http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-trump-p... Psychologist Asks Colleagues To Sign Petition For Trump's Removal http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2017/02/19/psychologist-calls-on-colleagues-to-sign-petition-for-trumps-removal/#4142eab14971 http://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2017/02/19/psych... Trump's mental health debate: What is it about? http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38991171 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38991171 Donald Trump Isn’t Mentally Ill. He’s Just Unpleasant, Psychiatrist Says http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/donald-trump-isn-t-mentally-ill-he-s-just-unpleasant-n721766 http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/donald-trump-isn-t... Democrats raise questions about Trump’s mental health http://thehill.com/homenews/house/320018-democrats-raise-questions-about-trumps-mental-health http://thehill.com/homenews/house/320018-democrats-raise-que... A Medical Theory for Donald Trump’s Bizarre Behavior (Subtitle: Many mental health professionals believe the president is ill. But what if the cause is an untreated STD?) https://newrepublic.com/article/140702/medical-theory-donald-trumps-bizarre-behavior https://newrepublic.com/article/140702/medical-theory-donald... Psychiatrists Debate Weighing in on Trump's Mental Health https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/psychiatrists-debate-weighing-in-on-trumps-mental-health/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/psychiatrists-deb... Trump May Be Very Flawed But That Doesn't Make Him Mentally Ill https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121552-trump-may-be-very-flawed-but-that-doesnt-make-him-mentally-ill/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2121552-trump-may-be-ve... An Eminent Psychiatrist Demurs on Trump’s Mental State https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/an-eminent-psychiatrist-demurs-on-trumps-mental-state.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/14/opinion/an-eminent-psychi... ----- When Trump announces that journalism will be licensed, and selects Bannon as the head of the new Department of Truth, housed in the old EPA offices, the public will see is as a shame, but necessary.

dTal 10y ago
>When Trump announces that journalism will be licensed, and selects Bannon as the head of the new Department of Truth, housed in the old EPA offices, the public will see is as a shame, but necessary. A fine example of Poe's law.