I am not sure why it matters. When most of Italy and Germany got behind fascism, it wasn’t like it was a mass mental-illness event.
It’s quite possible for people to do and say horrible things because they actually believe them, not because they have a chemical imbalance in their brain.
Trying to pass off his words as the rantings of a mentally ill person
1- Does a disservice to the millions of people (like me) who are struggling with mental illness, yet somehow manage not to have anti-semitic rants on a daily basis.
2- Dismisses the real damage that his words cause - he’s trying to normalize Hitler in a world that is already leaning too close to the precipice. Not to mention the hurt it causes to people who actually LIVED THROUGH the Holocaust, or have a family member who did.
West may well have anxiety, depression or some other mental illness that needs attention. None of that excuses or explains the words he is uttering right now.
I think people want desperately to believe Ye has a mental health problem because they are fans of his art and want to justify their continued enjoyment of it.
