on this point, anyway. Stopped clocks and all. I'm glad he said it, though.
Deepak Chopra: Donald Trump Is ‘Emotionally Retarded, Maybe Mentally Retarded’
I agree. There's a medical diagnosis of "mental retardation," of course, but before you get up in arms about the word, remember that retard (verb) and retarded also have a general definition that means "to stunt, to interrupt development or growth" or "stunted," respectively.
That virulent mixture of fear and hatred that gives rise to bigotry and prejudice serves as a powerful retardant to intellectual capacity. Most users here don't need me to explain that older, more reflexive and reactive brain functions and physiology that happen in states of fear or rage tend to hijack resources like oxygen and glucose, leaving the frontal lobes and functions of the newer brain without the fuel and support they need to operate at their best. The frontal lobes are diminished in their power of problem solving and analysis as well as things like empathy and the capacity for recognizing beauty and joy.
Add to that the power of ego gratification and entitlement as Trump wanders through his life of luxury and manipulation, his entire reality bubble full of people and events constantly reinforcing his neural pathways. His "good brain" is anything but. This knuckle dragger in expensive suits would not survive outside of his distorted little world.
It's almost an insult to Hitler to compare him to Trump. Whatever else you can say about Hitler, he was intelligent.
Deepak Chopra: Donald Trump Is ‘Emotionally Retarded, Maybe Mentally Retarded’
I agree. There's a medical diagnosis of "mental retardation," of course, but before you get up in arms about the word, remember that retard (verb) and retarded also have a general definition that means "to stunt, to interrupt development or growth" or "stunted," respectively.
That virulent mixture of fear and hatred that gives rise to bigotry and prejudice serves as a powerful retardant to intellectual capacity. Most users here don't need me to explain that older, more reflexive and reactive brain functions and physiology that happen in states of fear or rage tend to hijack resources like oxygen and glucose, leaving the frontal lobes and functions of the newer brain without the fuel and support they need to operate at their best. The frontal lobes are diminished in their power of problem solving and analysis as well as things like empathy and the capacity for recognizing beauty and joy.
Add to that the power of ego gratification and entitlement as Trump wanders through his life of luxury and manipulation, his entire reality bubble full of people and events constantly reinforcing his neural pathways. His "good brain" is anything but. This knuckle dragger in expensive suits would not survive outside of his distorted little world.
It's almost an insult to Hitler to compare him to Trump. Whatever else you can say about Hitler, he was intelligent.
