• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    <X> Derangement Syndrome typically refers to the critics of President <X> rather than the supporters.

    This goes back, at the very least, to the Clinton Era. The Clinton media allies coined the term (Clinton Derangement Syndrome) to describe right-wing critics who would go on long AM Radio broadcast tirades about how everything about the Clinton administration - from trade policy with China to Hilary’s exposed upper calf - was undermining America and making life miserable.

    Republicans adopted it under Bush. Then liberals re-adopted it under Obama. Then it was a Trump thing. Then a Biden thing. Now we’re back to insisting any criticism of Trump v2.0 is hysterical hate-mongering.

    • Cruxifux@feddit.nl
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      3 days ago

      God American media is fucking stupid. I’m sorry I asked. Now I’m just irritated.