Psychiatrist Says Leftists are Mentally Ill
Ken
2013/02/12 17:01:18
Psychiatrist Says Leftists are mentally ill
'Strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions' cited by clinical psychotherapist
With Nancy Pelosi repeatedly telling audiences about hearing voices of
deceased women, and Barack Obama regarded by many as dangerously
narcissistic, here comes a veteran psychiatrist making the case that the
mental-emotional world of leftists is actually tantamount to a mental
disorder.
For more than 40 years, Dr. Lyle Rossiter has diagnosed and treated over 1,500
patients as a board-certified clinical psychiatrist and examined more
than 2,700 civil and criminal cases, both state and federal, as a
forensic psychiatrist retained by numerous public offices, courts and
private attorneys. He received his medical and psychiatric training at
the University of Chicago.
Rossiter explains with great clarity why the kind of liberalism
displayed by Barack Obama during his presidency can only be understood
as a psychological disorder.
"Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals
relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our
freedoms were founded," says Rossiter. "Like spoiled, angry children,
they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand
that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave."
"A social scientist who understands human nature will not dismiss the
vital roles of free choice, voluntary cooperation and moral integrity –
as liberals do," he says. "A political leader who understands human
nature will not ignore individual differences in talent, drive, personal
appeal and work ethic, and then try to impose economic and social
equality on the population – as liberals do. And a legislator who
understands human nature will not create an environment of rules which
over-regulates and overtaxes the nation's citizens, corrupts their
character and reduces them to wards of the state – as liberals do."
Rossiter says the liberal agenda preys on weakness and feelings of inferiority in the population by:
"The roots of liberalism – and its associated madness – can be clearly
identified by understanding how children develop from infancy to
adulthood and how distorted development produces the irrational beliefs
of the liberal mind," he says. "When the modern liberal mind whines
about imaginary victims, rages against imaginary villains and seeks
above all else to run the lives of persons competent to run their own
lives, the neurosis of the liberal mind becomes painfully obvious."
Dr. Lyle Rossiter is the author of "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness" - given an average of 3½
stars on Amazon.com.
'Strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions' cited by clinical psychotherapist
With Nancy Pelosi repeatedly telling audiences about hearing voices of
deceased women, and Barack Obama regarded by many as dangerously
narcissistic, here comes a veteran psychiatrist making the case that the
mental-emotional world of leftists is actually tantamount to a mental
disorder.
For more than 40 years, Dr. Lyle Rossiter has diagnosed and treated over 1,500
patients as a board-certified clinical psychiatrist and examined more
than 2,700 civil and criminal cases, both state and federal, as a
forensic psychiatrist retained by numerous public offices, courts and
private attorneys. He received his medical and psychiatric training at
the University of Chicago.
Rossiter explains with great clarity why the kind of liberalism
displayed by Barack Obama during his presidency can only be understood
as a psychological disorder.
"Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals
relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our
freedoms were founded," says Rossiter. "Like spoiled, angry children,
they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand
that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave."
"A social scientist who understands human nature will not dismiss the
vital roles of free choice, voluntary cooperation and moral integrity –
as liberals do," he says. "A political leader who understands human
nature will not ignore individual differences in talent, drive, personal
appeal and work ethic, and then try to impose economic and social
equality on the population – as liberals do. And a legislator who
understands human nature will not create an environment of rules which
over-regulates and overtaxes the nation's citizens, corrupts their
character and reduces them to wards of the state – as liberals do."
Rossiter says the liberal agenda preys on weakness and feelings of inferiority in the population by:
- creating and reinforcing perceptions of victimization;
- satisfying infantile claims to entitlement, indulgence and compensation;
- augmenting primitive feelings of envy;
- rejecting the sovereignty of the individual, subordinating him to the will of the government.
"The roots of liberalism – and its associated madness – can be clearly
identified by understanding how children develop from infancy to
adulthood and how distorted development produces the irrational beliefs
of the liberal mind," he says. "When the modern liberal mind whines
about imaginary victims, rages against imaginary villains and seeks
above all else to run the lives of persons competent to run their own
lives, the neurosis of the liberal mind becomes painfully obvious."
Dr. Lyle Rossiter is the author of "The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness" - given an average of 3½
stars on Amazon.com.
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chucky 2013/02/12 17:02:51
There's nothing unbiased in his findings, he's a conservative who didn't like a previous study that showed conservatism in a negative light so he's basically saying (in my best PeeWee Herman voice) "I know you are but what am I?"
I'd rather be mentally ill than heartless and selfish.
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Insfar as conservatives being "heartless and selfish," they give, on average, 30% more to charity than liberals do, and they are also more likely to donate blood and their time to charity. Do you know how much your liberal Democrat VP, Joe Biden gave to charity over the last decade?
http://www.realclearpolitics....
He gave an average of $369 per year, or 0.2% of his income! http://abcnews.go.com/Politic...
So tell us again - who are the heartless and selfish ones?
And secondly, you added all but the "I happen to like the look of Comic Sans, so sue me." later. So screw you. That kinda pisses me off. Don't you try and make me looks stupid by adding stuff you didn't post originally.
Goodbye, sir.
Good Bye.
Rossiter is a psychiatrist and is actually serious when he says that. He has written a book, The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness, which claims to trace the psychological factors causing people to become liberals.
In a nutshell, the book's thesis is, "My political views are so obviously correct that anyone who doesn't accept them just has to be nuts." It presupposes the truth of a right-wing political outlook and then tries to plumb the reasons why other people do not accept this truth, the conclusion being that they have to be in massive denial.
Joan Swirsky, a fan of the book, notes that it "avoids all the usual psychobabble." We hazard that this is because the book does not contain any actual psychological science.
relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our
freedoms were founded,' says Rossiter. 'Like spoiled, angry children,
they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand
that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave.'
"'A social scientist who understands human nature will not dismiss the
vital roles of free choice, voluntary cooperation and moral integrity –
as liberals do,' he says. 'A political leader who understands human
nature will not ignore individual differences in talent, drive, personal
appeal and work ethic, and then try to impose economic and social
equality on the population – as liberals do. And a legislator who
understands human nature will not create an environment of rules which
over-regulates and overtaxes the nation's citizens, corrupts their
character and reduces them to wards of the state – as liberals do.'
"'The roots of liberalism – and its associated madness – can be clearly
identified by understanding how children develop from infancy to
adulthood and how distorted development produces the irrational beliefs
of the liberal mind,' he says. 'When the modern liberal mind whines
about imaginary victims, rages aga...
relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our
freedoms were founded,' says Rossiter. 'Like spoiled, angry children,
they rebel against the normal responsibilities of adulthood and demand
that a parental government meet their needs from cradle to grave.'
"'A social scientist who understands human nature will not dismiss the
vital roles of free choice, voluntary cooperation and moral integrity –
as liberals do,' he says. 'A political leader who understands human
nature will not ignore individual differences in talent, drive, personal
appeal and work ethic, and then try to impose economic and social
equality on the population – as liberals do. And a legislator who
understands human nature will not create an environment of rules which
over-regulates and overtaxes the nation's citizens, corrupts their
character and reduces them to wards of the state – as liberals do.'
"'The roots of liberalism – and its associated madness – can be clearly
identified by understanding how children develop from infancy to
adulthood and how distorted development produces the irrational beliefs
of the liberal mind,' he says. 'When the modern liberal mind whines
about imaginary victims, rages against imaginary villains and seeks
above all else to run the lives of persons competent to run their own
lives, the neurosis of the liberal mind becomes painfully obvious.'"
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When I read the quotes, I noticed that Rossiter is very meticulous about his word choice, so much that he sounds more like a politician than a psychiatrist. He could've said "the principles upon which our government is based" but instead said "the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded," and he chose to say "moral INTEGRITY" when "moral PATTERNS would've sounded less arrogant. And notice the voice Rossiter uses when he says:
- "The roots of liberalism - and its associated madness..."
- "Like spoiled, angry children..."
- "And a legislator who understands human nature will not create an environment which over-regulates and overtaxes the nation's citizens, corrupts their character and reduces them to wards of the state."
- "When the modern liberal mind whines about imaginary victims, rages against imaginary villains..."
Sounds awfully philosophical, right? Psychiatrists and other researchers usually resort to the bare minimum when describing their findings, so it's odd that Rossiter sounds like a politician or philosopher making an argument. It sounds to me like Rossiter is trying to make an emotional appeal to his audience, rather than telling us what he found just as he found it.
Long story short: while it would've been interesting to see what evidence Rossiter has, his voice turns me off. Right away, he sounds like someone who writes the scripts for presidential campaign ads.
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This is some wildly biased guy who has decided something he doesn't like is wrong.
Apparently some third world countries still see America as the land of opportunity but I would say that the general reputation of the USA is in tatters and serious work will be needed before it can win back the respect of the world. With Obama the USA has a chance.
The U.S. economy has taken a battering under the "progressive" leadership of Barack Obama, but it is still the land of opportunity. You may consider the gun laws to be "bizarre" but our Second Amendment beats the hell out of having a tyrannical government seize all weapons as they did in Nazi Germany, Great Britain, and, oh, yes, Australia.
"Those now possessing weapons and ammunition are at once to turn them over to the local police authority. Firearms and ammunition found in a Jew's possession will be forfeited to the government without compensation ... Whoever willfully or negligently violates the provisions ... will be punished with imprisonment and a fine.
-- Nazi Law, Regulations Against Jews' Possession of Weapons, 11 Nov 1938, German Minister of the Interior
The UK declared war on Germany on 3rd. September, 1939, but the USA did not come into the war until Germany and Italy declared war on the USA on 11th. December 1941, 4 days after the bombing of Pearl Harbour.
The USA was well aware of what was going on in Germany concerning the Jews, as were other allied countries, including the UK and France.
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America joined the war after it was known that the Jews were being discriminated against. As much as people like to ignore history, the USA itself was not a beacon of equality back then.
Europe was at war. Germany allied with Japan. Japan attacked America. America declared war on Japan and its ally (you know, Germany).
It's all quite depressingly straight forward. There was no moral crusade to liberate the oppressed Jews, and if the US had been confident that Britain and the Soviet Union would beat Germany without American help they'd never have joined the war in Europe at all.
I never claimed there was a "moral crusade" to save the Jews, by either the U.S., Europe or Australia -- it was a shameful event for the entire free world. The truth is, though, that the United States Marines saved Australia by taking Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, from the Japanese, when they were attempting to cut supply lines to Australia. Along with Australian forces, Americans also ke...
I never claimed there was a "moral crusade" to save the Jews, by either the U.S., Europe or Australia -- it was a shameful event for the entire free world. The truth is, though, that the United States Marines saved Australia by taking Guadalcanal, in the Solomon Islands, from the Japanese, when they were attempting to cut supply lines to Australia. Along with Australian forces, Americans also kept the Japanese from taking Port Moresby.and using it as a base from which to attack Australia. Without American troops, aircraft and weapons there is no doubt the Japanese would have invaded Australia in WWII.
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