You have to read the whole thesis.Thanks for the interesting and comprehensive case study. If you have the time and inclination, Chung Tran might make for an interesting topic. We know that he voted for Donald Trump, and his development of TDS occurred relatively early on compared to VitaMan's. And you could include an analysis of his review of banging a 280 pound pregnant, lactating provider at a "redbud roach motel," and how that experience may have shaped his political views.
It's really the political climate that sent VM into TDS territory. But, like I said, I really don't blame him/her. Donald Trump's claim of widespread voter fraud is intense no matter which way you look at it.
Whether Donald Trump is right or wrong, the megalithic accusation of widespread voter fraud coming from the most powerful person in the world at the time weighs extraordinarily heavy on the very fabric of reality itself. Couple that with the COVID-19 nightmare, and it is ripping at the seems.
This is what broke VM.
This is what is breaking us all. Originally Posted by Strokey_McDingDong
VitaMan's posts make perfect sense. I'm not saying they're necessarily right. But the change in his opinion of Trump makes sense. You say he didn't develop full fledged TDS until around November 16, around the time when Trump started trying to steal the election, because of the influence of nut cases like Rudy Giuliani and Sydney Powell. Yes, Trump's economic policies with a few exceptions (the trade wars, too much spending) were good, and his foreign policy wasn't much different from Biden's. I personally will lose out if Biden's able to implement what he said he wanted to do during his campaign, and would be better off under a Trump presidency. But presidential administrations come and go. When 200+ years of American representative democracy are at stake, that takes priorty.
According to press reports, there were White House staffers who reacted similarly to VitaMan, in the same time frame, starting around mid November. And look at what happened after January 6. Kizinger and Cheney both voted not to impeach Trump after the Ukraine scandal. They both almost certainly voted for Trump in 2016 and 2020. They supported Trump's stand on most issues, and voted accordingly. But they are now among his harshest critics. For that matter, even the Republican leaders of the House and Senate, McCarthy and McConnell, were ready to ditch Trump immediately after January 6, but backed off because they thought they needed the support of Trump to promote their political careers and/or the best interests of the Republican Party.
