Drunk with power, a megalomaniacal imbecile has seized control of the most powerful nation on earth, demonstrating daily that his sole intent is to abuse that power at the expense of its people.
Jerry, we all know the dangerous, lunatics morons are the ones that just left the White House and are currently running California and Santa Barbara County. You have a case of “projectionism” where you blame President Trump for the failure and crimes within your own party. How about you take the plank out of your own eye, before you point out the sliver in others?
Gavin is in Davos, with his sugar daddy billionaire, Soros junior, and we all know Soros is paying people to destroy our state and much of the country. Admit it before it’s too late, they eat their own, so I don’t think it’s a too far reach to think they will throw you out on your tail too.
Christy, as I've told you previously, I don't have a party - I have been a registered independent for decades. I realize this doesn't fit in your either/or narrative and view of the world but there it is. Much luck on your upcoming race.
“Your party” are the people you try to protect because they are in the wrong. Simple as that. This is a war of good and evil, and whether you realize it or not, you are attempting to protect what’s evil. Maybe it’s out of your bitterness, your hurt, or your hatred, but whatever it is, it’s wrong.
What was published under the guise of an opinion piece is not journalism, analysis, or even serious political critique. It is a tirade, an exercise in dehumanization that substitutes insults for evidence and hysteria for facts. It also reflects something Santa Barbara readers have seen repeatedly from both the author and the publisher who chose to amplify it: a persistent, obsessive, and frankly incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
This is not an isolated lapse in judgment. It is part of a long pattern. Jerry Roberts has repeatedly published op-eds of this nature, each one escalating the rhetoric, lowering the factual bar, and intensifying the contempt directed not only at Donald Trump, but at the millions of Americans who do not share his personal fixation. At some point, this stops being commentary and starts looking like an unhealthy obsession masquerading as civic concern.
Calling a sitting president a “dangerous lunatic moron,” likening federal law enforcement to Nazis, and accusing the government, without evidence, of murdering citizens in the streets is not dissent. It is reckless demagoguery fueled by rage. It poisons civic discourse and degrades the standards any serious community should expect from those entrusted with a public platform.
Disagreement Is Not Delusion
America has survived intense disagreements before, over wars, civil rights, economic policy, and executive power. What it has not survived well are moments when disagreement is pathologized and political opposition is framed as mental illness.
Trump Derangement Syndrome thrives on this tactic. Anyone who disagrees is labeled immoral, unstable, or dangerous. Millions of voters are dismissed as “part of the problem.” This is not democratic engagement. It is ideological coercion, and history shows that this mindset, whether from the left or the right, does far more damage than any one politician ever could.
Facts Matter, Even When You Are Consumed by Hatred
The op-ed is riddled with factual distortions and unsupported claims, a hallmark of TDS-driven commentary:
- No elections have been canceled. Suggesting otherwise is either dishonest or deliberately inflammatory.
- There is no evidence of Gestapo-style killings by federal agents in American cities. That accusation is extreme, irresponsible, and unsupported.
- Foreign policy disagreements do not equal treason, madness, or allegiance to foreign dictators. Presidents from both parties have negotiated with adversaries. That is diplomacy, not psychosis.
- Mocking speech patterns, physical appearance, or personal style is not analysis. It is tabloid behavior, even when wrapped in moral outrage.
At no point does the author seriously attempt to persuade. The goal is not understanding or accountability. The goal is emotional release, applause from the already convinced, and reinforcement of a shared hatred that Jerry Roberts has shown himself eager to publish again and again.
The Role of the Publisher
Santa Barbara is a thoughtful, diverse, and civically engaged community. Publishing content that compares political opponents to Nazis, accuses the government of murdering citizens, and portrays half the country as morally defective does not inform the public. It inflames it.
Jerry Roberts has every right to his opinions. But when a publisher repeatedly chooses to amplify material rooted in obsession rather than reason, it raises serious questions about editorial judgment. This is no longer about holding power accountable. It is about indulging a personal vendetta and spreading it across the community.
Local media should challenge power with facts, context, and intellectual honesty. What we are seeing instead is a steady drip of rage content, driven by TDS, that corrodes trust and deepens polarization.
We Can and Must Do Better
Democracy depends on disagreement conducted in good faith. It depends on citizens who can argue fiercely without dehumanizing one another. And it depends on publishers who can distinguish between sharp critique and unhinged obsession.
Santa Barbara deserves better than never-ending Trump fixation dressed up as moral superiority. We deserve debate grounded in facts, restraint, and respect for readers across the political spectrum.
Strong opinions are welcome. Hate fueled by incurable Trump Derangement Syndrome, endlessly recycled by the same publisher, is not.
If rage replaces reason, we do not just lose elections. We lose the civic culture that makes self-government possible.
Nicholas: Go back to school and read a history of Fascism.
Jerry, we all know the dangerous, lunatics morons are the ones that just left the White House and are currently running California and Santa Barbara County. You have a case of “projectionism” where you blame President Trump for the failure and crimes within your own party. How about you take the plank out of your own eye, before you point out the sliver in others?
Gavin is in Davos, with his sugar daddy billionaire, Soros junior, and we all know Soros is paying people to destroy our state and much of the country. Admit it before it’s too late, they eat their own, so I don’t think it’s a too far reach to think they will throw you out on your tail too.
https://youtu.be/UHY8fgB44-M
Christy, as I've told you previously, I don't have a party - I have been a registered independent for decades. I realize this doesn't fit in your either/or narrative and view of the world but there it is. Much luck on your upcoming race.
“Your party” are the people you try to protect because they are in the wrong. Simple as that. This is a war of good and evil, and whether you realize it or not, you are attempting to protect what’s evil. Maybe it’s out of your bitterness, your hurt, or your hatred, but whatever it is, it’s wrong.
"good and evil" huh? think your issues best dealt with in therapy.
Not therapy at all, quite the opposite.
When Rage Replaces Reason, Democracy Loses
What was published under the guise of an opinion piece is not journalism, analysis, or even serious political critique. It is a tirade, an exercise in dehumanization that substitutes insults for evidence and hysteria for facts. It also reflects something Santa Barbara readers have seen repeatedly from both the author and the publisher who chose to amplify it: a persistent, obsessive, and frankly incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
This is not an isolated lapse in judgment. It is part of a long pattern. Jerry Roberts has repeatedly published op-eds of this nature, each one escalating the rhetoric, lowering the factual bar, and intensifying the contempt directed not only at Donald Trump, but at the millions of Americans who do not share his personal fixation. At some point, this stops being commentary and starts looking like an unhealthy obsession masquerading as civic concern.
Calling a sitting president a “dangerous lunatic moron,” likening federal law enforcement to Nazis, and accusing the government, without evidence, of murdering citizens in the streets is not dissent. It is reckless demagoguery fueled by rage. It poisons civic discourse and degrades the standards any serious community should expect from those entrusted with a public platform.
Disagreement Is Not Delusion
America has survived intense disagreements before, over wars, civil rights, economic policy, and executive power. What it has not survived well are moments when disagreement is pathologized and political opposition is framed as mental illness.
Trump Derangement Syndrome thrives on this tactic. Anyone who disagrees is labeled immoral, unstable, or dangerous. Millions of voters are dismissed as “part of the problem.” This is not democratic engagement. It is ideological coercion, and history shows that this mindset, whether from the left or the right, does far more damage than any one politician ever could.
Facts Matter, Even When You Are Consumed by Hatred
The op-ed is riddled with factual distortions and unsupported claims, a hallmark of TDS-driven commentary:
- No elections have been canceled. Suggesting otherwise is either dishonest or deliberately inflammatory.
- There is no evidence of Gestapo-style killings by federal agents in American cities. That accusation is extreme, irresponsible, and unsupported.
- Foreign policy disagreements do not equal treason, madness, or allegiance to foreign dictators. Presidents from both parties have negotiated with adversaries. That is diplomacy, not psychosis.
- Mocking speech patterns, physical appearance, or personal style is not analysis. It is tabloid behavior, even when wrapped in moral outrage.
At no point does the author seriously attempt to persuade. The goal is not understanding or accountability. The goal is emotional release, applause from the already convinced, and reinforcement of a shared hatred that Jerry Roberts has shown himself eager to publish again and again.
The Role of the Publisher
Santa Barbara is a thoughtful, diverse, and civically engaged community. Publishing content that compares political opponents to Nazis, accuses the government of murdering citizens, and portrays half the country as morally defective does not inform the public. It inflames it.
Jerry Roberts has every right to his opinions. But when a publisher repeatedly chooses to amplify material rooted in obsession rather than reason, it raises serious questions about editorial judgment. This is no longer about holding power accountable. It is about indulging a personal vendetta and spreading it across the community.
Local media should challenge power with facts, context, and intellectual honesty. What we are seeing instead is a steady drip of rage content, driven by TDS, that corrodes trust and deepens polarization.
We Can and Must Do Better
Democracy depends on disagreement conducted in good faith. It depends on citizens who can argue fiercely without dehumanizing one another. And it depends on publishers who can distinguish between sharp critique and unhinged obsession.
Santa Barbara deserves better than never-ending Trump fixation dressed up as moral superiority. We deserve debate grounded in facts, restraint, and respect for readers across the political spectrum.
Strong opinions are welcome. Hate fueled by incurable Trump Derangement Syndrome, endlessly recycled by the same publisher, is not.
If rage replaces reason, we do not just lose elections. We lose the civic culture that makes self-government possible.
oh there's plenty of "evidence" chief...