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A new disease

Much has been written and discussed about COVID-19 since it’s inception several years ago but another much less conspicuous illness requires attention.

I’m writing about the mental illness called LERDS. Fortunately, the disease is on the wane after peaking in early 2021. It seems to affect mostly middle age white males but can be contracted by anyone. Symptoms include: anger, frustration, denial, inability to concentrate or discern fact from fiction, withdrawal from family and friends preferring the company of others which are similarly affected. In extreme cases, aggression and violence toward others are common. Many have slowly recovered as symptoms subside but some never do.

I am writing, of course, about “Legitimate Election Results Denial Syndrome.” Though there is no proven cure the disorder can be alleviated by gently weaning the subject off of social media, Fox News and Newsmax. Similar afflictions have many of the same symptoms but are much milder. Some examples are the belief that the earth is flat; Elvis is living in Brazil and that billionaires (ala Elon Musk) never lie.

GREG STARR

Williamsport

Submitted by Virtual Newsroom

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