Dennis Prager argues that Jane Fonda and Stephen Colbert represent a left-wing ideology that causes youth depression and suicide by promoting hopelessness about societal collapse. He calls this "extinction illness" and claims it's the main driver of youth mental health crises, not clinical psychiatric conditions.
We got the right pills for you, kids. That's the message of the left. Get your kids into a psychiatrist's office. By the way, I have nothing against that. Some need a psychiatrist. Sometimes there really is a clinical issue or indeed a psychoanalytic issue, and I get it. I totally get it. But ultimately, the messages that are given to young people today— and oh gee, why would they be depressed? Because everything about their life you told them is awful, including their future. Morons. Jane Fonda is a bona fide moron. She is a stupid human being. I'm sorry to say this, it is not my style. She's stupid. Talking to another fool, Colbert, about extinction illness in young people. Gee, why are they depressed? Oh, because they have extinction illness. Why do they have extinction illness? Because the left has told them you'll die in 10 years. You are a fool. I'm sorry, you should never alienate listeners. You're a fool if you don't understand the damage the left does. You don't want to because you believe in it, because you've been so indoctrinated that the right is bad. You can't confront how despicable the left is, how destructive. Gee, kids are committing suicide more than ever. Why might it be? Well, not because we're giving them these messages about how disgusting their society is, how awful their past is, and how bleak their future is. No, that can't be. It's because we don't recognize the symptoms of psychiatric illness early enough. Get it, folks? That's what's considered smart in the New York Times.
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