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In reply to the discussion: This is mental illness. [View all]

no_hypocrisy

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1. One of three things:
Sat Oct 28, 2023, 11:33 AM
Oct 2023

1. Abnormal and unfounded profound fear of safety and lives. Paranoia.

2. Abnormal and unfounded desire to destroy, to eliminate individuals or individuals belonging to hated groups.

3. Both #1 and #2.

This is mental illness. [View all] Celerity Oct 2023 OP
One of three things: no_hypocrisy Oct 2023 #1
Good grief! calimary Oct 2023 #2
Yeah, but all those other ones are shithole countries ornotna Oct 2023 #3
This is more like trolling than "mental illness" gulliver Oct 2023 #4
Maybe delusional is a better term. hay rick Oct 2023 #14
The folks in the photo could actually be delusional or predatory gulliver Oct 2023 #15
The problem... the guns are to be used when foolish lib'tards try to attack their property. So -- 3Hotdogs Oct 2023 #65
It is definitely an overused term jfz9580m Oct 2023 #48
Is hoarding mental illness? duhneece Oct 2023 #61
I laugh when I hear Joe Scum talking about the greatest country in the world malaise Oct 2023 #5
Agree. That and "American exceptionalism." spooky3 Oct 2023 #7
There are things about the US that I love malaise Oct 2023 #12
Could readily be defeated by a well-timed smoke bomb and teargas... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #6
In fairness, Australia's high motor vehicle death rate Qutzupalotl Oct 2023 #8
They drive on the Left. speak easy Oct 2023 #17
No, it's a deliberate choice to be hateful ismnotwasm Oct 2023 #9
What i can't understand grumpyduck Oct 2023 #10
I dont understand people who think they can hide in the house Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #16
This. milestogo Oct 2023 #25
Only reason Canada in 2nd place is so many US guns available to smuggle in. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2023 #11
how much lead dust is in that house? Blues Heron Oct 2023 #13
I respectfully disagree, and I'm very cautious about labeling aberrant behavior "mental illness" Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #18
My first thought was it is a multigraincracker Oct 2023 #19
LOL. Sadly, some folks are that casual and careless about guns. Guns are just another kind of trinket. hay rick Oct 2023 #21
It should be illegal to sell guns via a yard sale milestogo Oct 2023 #26
Thanks Joe Traildogbob Oct 2023 #20
The picture likely predates Joe's administration. TwilightZone Oct 2023 #23
I know Traildogbob Oct 2023 #29
Low-income, but enough to keep buying guns, I guess. TwilightZone Oct 2023 #43
I notice that he's a good 20 years older than her. ms liberty Oct 2023 #22
1 year older (he was 44, she was 43, when the pic was taken sometime between 2017 and 2019) Celerity Oct 2023 #58
Must have been the infantile smirk on her face that fooled me. ms liberty Oct 2023 #63
The picture is part of a series by Gabriele Galimberti TwilightZone Oct 2023 #24
pics Celerity Oct 2023 #31
Yeah, I remember when they legalized flamethrowers stuck in the middle Oct 2023 #33
Wasn't Elon in the flamethrower business for a while? JoseBalow Oct 2023 #45
Musk's company sells one called "not-a-flamethrower" IronLionZion Oct 2023 #66
Based on the looks of those homes/cars/possessions, Wednesdays Oct 2023 #36
!!!! North Shore Chicago Oct 2023 #41
I agree. Deuxcents Oct 2023 #55
Fantastic photos! misanthrope Oct 2023 #51
Hoarding is a psychiatric disorder. intheflow Oct 2023 #59
From that list the #1 and #2 killers of children are vehicles in most comparable countries Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #27
I agree but grumpyduck Oct 2023 #28
Yes true but part of my point was regulating whats already out there Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #38
Insurance doesn't cover intentional or illegal acts DetroitLegalBeagle Oct 2023 #56
Yikes n/t Alice Kramden Oct 2023 #30
no kidding, and there is ONE political party who keeps this insanity going JohnSJ Oct 2023 #32
It's also child abuse (nt) DET Oct 2023 #34
I was going to say grooming but intheflow Oct 2023 #60
I'll go with the mental illness label for these folks since moniss Oct 2023 #35
Good to see that paranoia is in full bloom in this Country, eh? When is enough, enough? SWBTATTReg Oct 2023 #37
$$$$$$$$$ ProfessorGAC Oct 2023 #39
I can't be the only one who knew that exact photo would be in this post GoCubsGo Oct 2023 #40
Ive seen suggestions on the net that we ban assault weapons and confiscate all that are out there Cheezoholic Oct 2023 #42
I've been saying that too! sagetea Oct 2023 #47
All collectors are a little wacky. Have you met a bitter Beanie Baby collector? SYFROYH Oct 2023 #44
Agreed misanthrope Oct 2023 #52
Thank you, Celerity! sagetea Oct 2023 #46
It's a powerful image True Dough Oct 2023 #62
That's what fear and ignorance looks like. Solly Mack Oct 2023 #49
Mental illness is written into the Constitution Sessuch Oct 2023 #50
I love it when numbers like this come out Aussie105 Oct 2023 #53
Okay, so one GBU 28.. Permanut Oct 2023 #54
You got two hands vercetti2021 Oct 2023 #57
They got guns! SocialDemocrat61 Oct 2023 #64
They are resisting tyranny somehow IronLionZion Oct 2023 #67
Think of all the things they could have done with the money spent thucythucy Oct 2023 #68
Make Charlton Hestons wish come true randr Oct 2023 #69
"We have a rodent problem in our house. Beats using traps!" Wonder Why Oct 2023 #70
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