A serious MD( medical doctor)makes the case at book length for liberalism as a mental disorder:

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  1. james M

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    The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness by Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr. and M.D. (Oct 30, 2006)

    But for those who don't have an interest in reading a book let's look at other simple evidence to corroborate the findings . Liberals are now proudly calling themselves socialists after socialism slowly starved to death 120 million human souls in Red China and USSR. Why on earth would they call themselves, "socialist"? Would you name a new car you want to sell, Edsel? Would you name your child Adolf if you loved the name? If you were DuPont selling paint would you stop using the "cover the earth" logo they used for decades before environmentalism caught on? If you sold the diet aid called AIDS, would you continue to call it AIDS as the disease AIDS was killing millions? So why do liberals call themselves socialists? I can offer 3 possible explanations:

    1) they have a tin ear, so to speak
    2) they don't know history
    3) they believe that "real" liberal socialism will work rather than kill millions; so it is irreverently related to old socialism in name only. This makes one wonder whether our liberals would give up at 200 million dead. After all 120 ought to be sufficient-right?

    Can the reader suggest a 4th possible explanation and say whether it rises to level of a mental disease??
     
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    This "doctor" is a certifiable idiot. Use that for your number 4.
     
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    The simple definition of schizophrenia is being split from reality. Being split from reality is the best one phrase description of a liberal, though it is probably more schizophrenia like (Schizophrenia Lite???) than an actual certifiable mental illness.
     
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    And who would have thought ,Jesus was so mentally ill?
     
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    But as a liberal as a typical liberal you cannot present a reason for calling him an idiot. Actually it does not even occur to a liberal that a reason his necessary.
     
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    Can you say why you think Jesus was mentally ill? Are you anti-semetic too?
     
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    Better watch out. There are mods who think that this topic is hate speech. Money says they wipe it in short oder.
     
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    Interesting, they call them selves socialist even though socialism killed in 120 million. That does show a disconnect from reality doesn’t it?
     
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    Even a medical doctor does not have free-speech? When it comes to exercising ones free speech right against liberals?
     
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    Tell us something we do not know....
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    Sounds like the doc wants to sell books. Crackpot idea. I'm a conservative, and while I don't agree with progressive views on most things (liberal is the wrong term to use, IMHO, progressive is more accurate), I think it's silly to rate people's mental health based on their political views. I know mentally ill conservatives and mentally ill liberals.
     
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    Especially a doctor. You can see what happens to them when they speak out against insane stuff like the transgender nonsense.
     
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    I wouldn't call it a mental disease. It's just a very juvenile "bobby got a bigger slice of pie than I did, so I'm gonna throw a tantrum!" type of behavior.

    They just don't or can't think things through very clearly. That's not a mental disorder. It's just being mentally deficient.
     
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    No not at all............Jesus wanted to help the sick, the poor and disabled.....Guess those are real liberal stands dont ya think?
    Im sorry the truth hurts, but thats your problem with your maker not I!....Get it now?
     
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    Wrong, liberalism is based upon delusion and therefore the idea that it is a mental illness is valid.
     
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    Jesus did not say to commit societal suicide in the process.
     
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    Clearly a great number of Jews and Romans :)
     
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    Probably not the Romans.
     
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    The OP's book was 12 years old. Why bring it up now? It's obviously not influencing the scientific community.
     
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    Good ideas sometimes take a while to mature.
     
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    He never said a word about abortion either...............So your useless point is what exactlly?

    Face it.....Jesus was a liberal then, and would be one now.....Im sorry you have a problem that he helped prostitutes and sick people......Yea, he didnt make much money, but he got a real nice seat next to his dad though!
     
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    :roflol:
     
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    Useless point? There's nothing in the historical Jesus about committing societal suicide and in the Roman world that was a very real possibility. Of course you'd have just a bit of knowledge on the subject, clearly something you don't have a shred of.
     
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    Really? How about the Nobel Prize winning research on H.pylori infection and gastric ulcers and cancer? Of course you don't. Typical liberal. Laughing at himself and not even knowing he/she is the butt of the joke.
     
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    It could be true, but calling it a mental illness is wrong. And he is probably talking about the modern liberal/progressive, that is a strange brew of post modernism and neo-marxism.

    A more traditional liberalism or progressivism has its role and purpose, and along with conservatism as a balance has served humanity very well. I say this as a person with a degree in Anthropology (also a degree in banking and finance) from the 70s.

    I agree with Jordon Peterson in regards to the modern left. Very dangerous group of people. But there is also a great danger from the radical right as well. When you move into madness, of course it is dangerous. A clear and present danger.
     
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