For the umpteenth time, Joe does not have cognitive disfunction. I’ve lived with a family member who had it. What some of you think you’re seeing in Joe, it isn’t it. Do better.
First, I’m sorry to hear about your family member. I too have had to experience someone close, my grandmother particularly, suffer from dementia. I know very well how hard that is. She had to live in a memory care unit for several years.
I think it’s abundantly clear that there are signs. One should not confuse my opinion with it being a demeaning commentary, as so often had been done by his political opposition. I’m have never claimed he is completely incompetent, but as an outside observer his behavior displays the symptoms of at least possible mild dementia. If you compare him now to even just 5 years ago there is a remarkably stark difference on a multitude of levels.
For the past 10+ worked at the one of the countries top psychiatric hospitals and research facilities in the country in neuropsychiatric medicine, including an entire program devoted to mild-moderate dementia evaluation and intervention, often dealing with some of the more complex cases where there are numerous other confounders (mental illnesses, learning disabilities, TBI’s, pre-existing personality abnormalities, etc).
I mention this only to say I have some experience of this topic, but of course I could be entirely wrong. Obviously one can’t diagnose someone watching them on TV, but one can certainly speculate- like the speculation that Trump has NPD or Kanye West is not mentally stable. And in my opinion there is enough evidence to raise concerns.
I debated many on the right in 2016 that the (ridiculous) concerns about Hillary Clinton’s health were totally unfounded. I’ve stated here the effects Fetterman’s stroke doesn’t necessarily mean he unfit for the job. I have talked at length about the indications and dangers of Trump’s narcissistic traits/PD, but also found the claims of him having dementia having virtually no basis. And for the record, I’m not a fan of any of the aforementioned people.
I don’t make assessments of people based on their political affiliation or what I think of them personally or whether they like me or not or whatever. Healthcare would be pretty dismal if providers couldn’t separate their own feelings from the patient.
We can disagree on this. That’s entirely fine. And neither of our opinions have any significance. And frankly, given the choice between a mild-mod impaired Biden and Kamala Harris, I think I would taken Biden. And Biden over the toxicity that is Trump.
