Today’s instalment in Standard Issue Magazine discussing psychosis and stigma with Alastair Campbell.
The year 2016 is drawing to a close. And you could say it’s been one hell of a rollercoaster ride in terms of politics.
Well, I say rollercoaster: it’s actually been a one-way, never-ending log flume plunging us into the murky waters of toxic hate. Mind you, we all bought the bloody tickets, didn’t we (this year also marks the first time I ever questioned my belief in democracy).
So, you could say it’s been a remarkable year. Some might say it’s been a batshit crazy kind of year. In fact, there’s a boatload of tweets from people suggesting that two key players in the stranger-than-fiction events of 2016 must have serious mental health conditions:
“Is there any reason why Nigel Farage isn’t locked up in a mental institution?”
“@RealDonaldTrump…you may have some form of mental disease where you see the opposite of reality.”
“@RealDonaldTrump…maybe too late but I insist this man is seen for a mental evaluation.”
Now I have no idea about the mental health status of these two outspoken, loved-up buffoons, but come on Twitterers! Don’t use mental illness as an excuse to justify hatred, arrogance and serious PR failings.
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