In 2009 psychiatrists in the US were seeking to have post-traumatic embitterment (PTE) disorder recognised as a mental illness. PTE defines clinically significant emotional or behavioural symptoms that follows a negative life event.
Relate that back to what we witness in people and society today. The anger and aggression toward others often over the most trivial issues. The bitterness and resentment, not letting go of grudges, people feeling they have no control when they do and blaming everyone else.
I’m an avid reader. In particular, I’m fascinated by the opinions expressed by people to media columns. But over the last 12-months the line between rational and irrational responses has closed. People make the most outrageous claims. Many are deliberate lies. But, dozens of people like a herd of little lemmings hit the like button. Dare anyone point out the obvious and like a pack of hyenas the mob turns.
What worries me most is the glaring hatred expressed by those professing to be conservatives toward Malcolm Turnbull. He’s not perfect but there’s far worse people around than him. He and the Government get little credit for the many things the Government has delivered and will continue to deliver. The comparison between the LNP and Labor is significant not that you’ll convince the conservative political terrorist. You only have to read what people say to recognise the clear link between their comments and embitterment disorder. The leadership changed big deal. Leadership changes all the time in business, in the field of sports and yes in politics. Decisions are reached not everyone likes them but the way people are still carrying on is utter lunacy. No one stole your swing children they changed the leader of the party.
Shorten has declared his intention to steal from Pensioners and Self Funded Retirees. Shorten refuses to support tax cuts to businesses that will stimulate jobs and growth and investment. He will jack up energy costs by investing heavily in unreliable renewables. Labor lies about business profits and wages growth under the LNP; both Abbott and Turnbull Governments. Shorten is as we’ve noted more than once a puppet of militant unions who are gaining more control. He will drive our debt (already higher than desirable) rapidly skyward. A Coalition Government will do none of those things. But, they are being routed in the polls, it makes no sense.
I can only deduce from that that insanity has invaded this nation. Because I cannot accept that the loathing for one man has reached such levels that people would stuff the country (the country so many profess to love). But that is exactly what they will do in handing power to Bill Shorten’s Labor Union Party. Many have confirmed it is their intention to teach the LNP a lesson. So rather than acting from a point of reason and putting their loathing of Turnbull aside (hence do the right thing by our nation) they want revenge. How bloody selfish of them.
I’m not in the best of moods, it’s been a very emotional day for me so I will be blunter than I normally try to be. I have one message for the embittered, start thinking like responsible adults instead of petulant children and damn well grow up. You deliver a Labor Government and stuff this country up you only have yourselves to blame.
