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I think we need a word for this. It's when a person refuses to acknowledge Trump's countless failings, or views them through a biased prism, or normalizes Trump's behavior as being just like any other politician - therefore unworthy of note, or concern.
Should we call it Trump Blindness Syndrome (TBS)? Is there a better term for it?
TBS involves any of the following in response to the Chosen One's failings:
What are some real life examples of TBS? Which famous people suffer from TBS? Is there a cure?
Photo: Donald Trump, President of the United States, looking directly into a solar eclipse. An apt symbol of TBS.
Should we call it Trump Blindness Syndrome (TBS)? Is there a better term for it?
TBS involves any of the following in response to the Chosen One's failings:
- Denying
- Downplaying
- Dismissing
- Equivocating
- Selective outrage
- Critiquing the criticism**
- Whitewashing
- Whataboutism
- Sugarcoating
- False equivalence
- Willful ignorance
- Interpreting as a joke
- Interpreting as a single event in a vacuum (not part of a pattern)
- Undeserved benefit of the doubt (similar to above)
- Putting words in Trump's mouth ("what he meant to say was ...")
- Blaming the victim ("If you listen to him, you're an idiot")
- ... and more?
What are some real life examples of TBS? Which famous people suffer from TBS? Is there a cure?
Photo: Donald Trump, President of the United States, looking directly into a solar eclipse. An apt symbol of TBS.