I’m clearly not able to officially diagnose this person. Please understand I’m just shooting off the cuff on Lemmy, where everyone else here is like “hey everyone, laugh at the crazy guy.” Imo those are the people you should be directing your ire at.

In my experience, this sort of goal directed activity and paranoid scrawlings are much more likely to be the result of severe mania with psychosis than schizophrenia, delusional disorder, or schizophreniform disorder, where disorganization and amotivation are more likely to occur and lead someone to be “stuck” rather than decorate an entire vehicle and drive it around town.

This person almost certainly suffers from bipolar mania

Bernie Sanders has a net worth of $3 million, which is a pittance compared to the wealth we’re talking about. Multiply his already net worth by over 330 to meet the billionaire threshold, and by over 100,000 to equate with the wealthiest in the US.

Look dude, I’m not here to argue about the US’s absolutely fucked foreign policy, and in absolutely no fucking way am I saying any one conflict is not driven in whole or in part by capitalism.

But “Capitalism is the primary driver of wars” is a fundamentally false statement. Just because it’s a driver of some or even most modern conflicts does not make it “the primary driver of wars.” War is a well documented and studied social phenomenon that predates capitalism by thousands of years, maybe millions. Fucking chimpanzee tribes war with each other. There are thousands upon thousands of wars throughout human history that prove your statement wrong.

Yes, every non-capitalist country throughout history has been a beacon of peace lmao

Humans are human. Capitalism is absolutely a driver of some conflict, but conflict is driven not only by economic interests, but also political, ethnic, religious, and other interests.

I think there were a number of power users for whom that was the case

Much better choice than Thin Mints. Thin Mints…blech

“What was life like before Wikipedia?”

“Well, you see, in the year 7000 BC…”

TIL the entirety of recorded human history was just a transition period between the oral tradition and Wikipedia lmao

I have not

The ability and willingness to laugh at yourself is evidence of self-awareness and intelligence.

Completely missing the point, and thinking someone laughing at themselves is instead “complaining” or “whining,” is evidence of a lack of self-awareness and intelligence.

She should document absolutely everything and then seek a protective order in whatever jurisdiction she’s in. She should also really consider setting up a camera to record any areas she’s concerned he will visit or vandalize again. Video evidence will be actionable where harassment through email/text frequently is not actionable. She could maybe reach out to a domestic violence shelter in her area for advice too, as they should be experts on this type of situation

What hubris? They did what they needed to in supporting Ukraine and it’s been incredibly successful, given popular sentiment was Ukraine would fall within days of the invasion. Are you just going to ignore Russian hubris here, invading a giant sovereign nation and exposing the weaknesses in your military along the way? Lmao

What about the US/NATO response do you find so amusing?

I saw Cry Baby and loved it, and thought “Pink Flamingos is so famous, it must be great too!” I was disturbed. At what point are you just pushing the envelope for pushing the envelope’s sake? Or was that just a documentary about Baltimore

Obviously this is entirely your choice to make, but this all sounds really rigid and restrictive. If you view someone telling you about their weekend as “wasting time,” I have to wonder if that mentality cuts into your personal life too. It’s totally reasonable to make friends at work. If the concern is that they’d bring your personal drama to work, then just don’t involve them in any personal drama and you’re gold.

I’ve heard they’re best when cooked from frozen

If water had no polarity, life as we know it could not exist, so the mess in your apt would be the least of your troubles

I get you on this. A lot of people really struggle to maintain empathy with people they may otherwise find despicable, but to me, increasing empathy in the world among and for literally everyone is a paramount goal. Take this example: A huge percentage of men who sexually assault children were sexually assaulted themselves as children. It’s easy to dehumanize someone in this situation, but the reality is they have been both a victimizer and a victim in their lives. People are way more complex than our present instant judgment-based society allows for.

All that said, all Kyle Rittenhouse has to do is shut his ugly goddamn mouth if he wants to stop getting lambasted by the public.