Why We Must Treat Republicans As if They Have a Mental Disorder

Hello Friends,I’ve been enjoying these conversations with Cat and Karen. Cat has a background in psychology and she provides a perspective that offers so much clarity on my own thoughts. Karen’s observations are always grounded and on point. It’s so great to have so many intelligent people working the problem.The question is, what exactly is the problem? In my conversations with Will Fullwood, we’ve often explored how Americans have their blinders on. We don’t grieve the loss of human life because we’ve trained ourselves not to see it. Although that makes us experience numbness rather than pain in the moment, the long term result is we end up electing an authoritarian dictator (or allowing one to steal an election, which is potentially worse).We can’t wait for the midterms, we have to reprogram the electorate so they won’t reject a decent human being NOW! That’s the task before us, and we’re making progress!Thank you Sacred Storylines 🎨, Elizabeth Raven, Stuart Cohen, Rachel-We are Renee and Keith, Ms.Yuse, and many others for tuning into my live video with Karen Marie Shelton and Cat! Join me for my next live video in the app.You all make this newsletter happen! Thanks for your sponsorship! I have payment tiers starting at as little as twenty dollars a year.Upgrade at 30% offUpgrade at 40% offUpgrade at 50% offUpgrade at 60% offI’m so happy you’re here, and I’m looking forward to sharing more thoughts with you tomorrow.My CoSchedule referral linkHere’s my referral link to my preferred headline analyzer tool. If you sign up through this, it’s another way to support this newsletter (thank you).I'd Rather Be Writing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to I'd Rather Be Writing at walterrhein.substack.com/subscribe