At times, I don’t know whether to laugh at these people or feel sorry for them.
If you are a social media user you have no doubt seen the collective meltdown happening on the left after President-elect Donald Trump won the election on Tuesday. Democrats have taken their loss so hard that they reacted by turning on their phone cameras, pointing it at themselves, and have full-on mental breakdowns for all their followers to see.
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Leftist MELTDOWNS Begin After Trump’s Election VICTORY! pic.twitter.com/LSyqt1pQ3G
— Misha Petrov (@realmishapetrov) November 7, 2024
Some of these videos might just be performative virtue signaling. But at least some of it appears to be the result of actual mental illness, as evidenced by The Guardian’s decision to provide mental health counseling for staffers who are depressed about Trump’s victory.
Katharine Viner, the editor-in-chief of The Guardian made the offer via an email to the staff. She urged her UK and Australia-based teams to offer emotional support to their American colleagues who are traumatized by seeing their favored candidate go down in flames.
“I know the result has been very upsetting for many colleagues,” said Viner in the email which was obtained by the New York Post. “If you want to talk about it, your manager and members of the leadership team are all available, as is the People team.”
Viner emphasized the seismic impact of the election’s outcome, saying it “exposed alarming fault lines on many fronts.”
Amazingly, the newspaper’s staff does not appear to see the absurdity in this. One of its representatives told The Post that they “regularly remind colleagues about our employee assistance program – a function that any responsible international media organization has available for staff at all times.”
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Viner vowed that The Guardian would “redouble our efforts to hold the president-elect and those who surround him to account.”
Right, as if everyone didn’t already know that this left-wing rag wasn’t already going take an antagonistic approach to Trump.
The news of The Guardian’s bizarre political coddling met with ridicule on social media, which several users pointing out why this is ridiculous.
Honestly, the kindest thing any of these counsellors can do is to tell them to “get a grip”.
We need to stop enabling fragility under the guise of mental health support and start promoting resiliency. https://t.co/zgNDNi3bZe
— James Esses (@JamesEsses) November 7, 2024
The Guardian newspaper is offering their journalists free counseling and support after Trump winning the election.
Mainstream media is having a meltdown.
— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) November 7, 2024
Things the Guardian didn’t need therapy to get through:
– The Northern Rape Gangs
– The killing of innocent Children
– The atrocity of 7th OctoberThings they do need therapy to get through:
– Democracy 😐😐😐https://t.co/35y87umZKV
— Steven Barrett (@SBarrettBar) November 7, 2024
It’s understandable that someone might be frustrated by the outcome of an election. Indeed, in today’s politics, elections cause an undue level of anxiety among Americans. I’ve argued that this is a sign that our government is far too big and intrusive in our lives.
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But the notion that one might need therapy to deal with the outcome of an election is disturbing on many levels. Yes, it might poke fun at it. However, if someone is this deeply affected by a political race, then it seems fair to say there are underlying mental health issues at play here.
