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[–] 198 points 2 years ago (10 children)

I hate the orange fucker but it sounds like he has PTSD. I have combat PTSD and see dangers where there aren’t any. Sometimes your brain just wants you to leave the area.

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  • [–] 169 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, he should retire and have that looked at. Poor guy, he needs some rest. At his age....

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  • [–] 114 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Don’t you think he looks a bit tired?

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  • [–] 72 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Don't you think he looks a bit weird?

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    How does Mrs Crawley know Dr Who? Did Dr Who visit Downton Abbey during one of his adventures?

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  • [–] 37 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What do you mean? That's just Mrs. Crawley with Mr. Crowley, the strange man who is friends with the bookshop owner. Weird seeing him without his sunglasses though.

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I hate the orange shitbag and have no sympathy if he is suffering. I genuinely want good things for all people. But he wants bad things for many people and so my wishes for good things don’t extend to him, his ilk, etc.

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  • [–] 56 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Isn’t the accepted abbreviation USSS to avoid the association with the Schutzstaffel?

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Did someone come up and whisper in his ear? Was he wearing an earpiece? If he knew ahead of time that "security [didn't] want [him] there," security wouldn't have let him be there in the first place.

    He may have dined with RFK Jr.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Do you think someone suffering from PTSD will be able to fulfill their duties as President?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    It's starting to sound more and more like he does. It would be completely understandable given what happened.

    Also I'm sorry for what you went through, and I hope it gets better. My wife is infantry and I hope to God she never has to see combat.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago*

    Yeah, but in this case, there was an apparent evolving credible threat on his life and his security detail probably told him to keep the interview brief and then move.

    I imagine his (new) secret service detail is a little jumpy after that whole incident in Pennsylvania.

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  • [+] -13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    No it doesn’t. He was calm and collected and posturing.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I have been completely calm on the outside yet freaking out on the inside and made excuses to leave so that really isn't a tell for PTSD or not. I haven't watched video of the event and I'm not saying the shitbag wouldn't use it as an excuse to get out of hard questions, I'm just saying with my personal experiences being shot at that giving excuses to get out of what you think is a dangerous situation (but really isn't) is a classic sign of PTSD.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    This exactly. It’s the subtle stuff that tells me he’s probably dealing with some high anxiety. If you’ve been through some intense trauma, and are in a triggering environment, you’re probably still trying to keep a game face on.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Those of us who have been shot at usually don’t start flailing around like a car lot tube man when we’re feeling insure. People usually have their game face on when they’re worrying behind the façade.

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