What’s in an Aptronym?

Under the headline, “‘Brain flaws’: Understanding MAGA as an epidemic disease” and the subheadline, “Epidemiologist Dr. Gary Slutkin: MAGA is a ‘dangerous and lethal syndrome’ of ‘Authoritarian Violence Disorder,’” we are told Slutkin is “a distinguished epidemiologist, formerly with the World Health Organization.” And under the guise of stopping violence, he fires off this Nazi-style propaganda to inspire violence against Trump and his “diseased” supporters. [More]

That sounds libelous. Hey, it’s Salon

It also sounds like a good reason for a medical board complaint to so label citizens one politically opposes.

Funny, what was once considered a psychiatric disorder and what’s considered on now. The whole thing seems pretty Soviet…

[Via bondmen]

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