Pity president’s haters; they just can’t help it

Well, I am back. It usually takes three to four months of reading the Northwest Arkansas letters until I can no longer refrain from having to address letters containing all their cacophony, alliteration and metaphors designed to denigrate readers who don’t agree with the writers so called philosophical musings.

How does one sway a person to his opinion by the use of such tactics and when will it be realized that by the use of such tactics you are rendering your efforts futile?

When a letter begins with as many negative adjectives as possible, the bias is so clear any credibility the writer has as a rational thinker is lost.

This seething hatred for Trump is like a cross is to Dracula (simile intended).

Some recent absurd statements in the Northwest Arkansas letters are as follows:

1. “I will never say Trump is a racist because that would make him Satan’s son”. (Huh?)

2. “Our president is pursuing a doctrine of cruelty, fear mongering, and divisiveness that is tearing the country and our society apart”. (Seems like that letter is doing it without Trump’s help.)

3. “The electoral college gave us an unprincipled, wannabe dictator … and the voters gave us a wimpy Congress. … The founding fathers did not plan on fear being the guiding light.” (Create fear by referencing a dictator and then blame the voters; way to go, alienate the people you are supposedly trying to reach.)

4. “I do have a question for those of a conservative bent who support Trump: Have you forgotten the teachings about the Anti-Christ?” (So now Trump is the Anti-Christ; ow far will we go?)

I give the above examples because I have struggled with why there seems to be so much animosity for this president compared to others. After a little research I think I have discovered the answer. All these letter writers suffer from histrionic personality disorder. Yes, it actually exists.

Symptoms include self-centeredness; constantly seeking attention; reassurance or approval; talks dramatically with strong opinions; opinions are easily influenced by other people, but difficult to back up with details; exaggerated displays of emotion; are highly suggestible (easily influenced by others).

So there you have it. I can now be at peace, instead of having utter disgust for these letter writers. I now know they cannot help themselves due to their condition.

I would ascertain that it is not their hatred for Trump but the realization that they themselves are just like him that drives them to hide their condition by spewing out utter nonsense.

So please have compassion on them. I would suggest as therapy a return to civil discourse and compromise so that something might be accomplished for our country. ALAN ROY Lincoln