a blog posting from (I think) a right-leaning psychiatrist

[steve2470]

http://drsanity.blogspot.com/2006/05/political-paranoia-of-left-parts-i-and.html

It's a very lengthy blog post but let me post a few snippets:

PART I

Richard Hofstadter, in his well-known essay on the paranoid style in American politics--first delivered as a lecture at Oxford in November, 1963-- presented numerous examples which clearly demonstrated that the conservative right wing of the political spectrum were the dominant users of the paranoid style. From the John Birch Society; to Joseph McCarthy; to the conspiracy theories related to fluoridation of water and other irrationally held beliefs of the time; the conservative right engaged in frankly paranoid thinking.

But Hofstadter noted even then, that conservatives and the right could not claim exclusive title to the paranoid style. In fact, American history was littered with examples of both sides utilizing the paranoid style in order to cope with painful truths about errors in ideology; and the consequent loss of political power and influence.

I submit that at this point in history it is now the liberal left that has willingly passed through the world of reality and entered the twilight realm of paranoia. They made this transition in order to hold onto some cherished beliefs that they were convinced had become unchangeable historical "facts"; "facts" that had been and still are essential to their very identity as a political party; but which hide essential flaws in their thinking.

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The President simply acted on facts that were accepted at the time (even by the people now accusing him of lying); and responded appropriately to a real threat that had materialized on his watch and resulted in the murder of 3000 American citizens. The paranoia of the left can be seen in their attempts to undermine his actions by resorting to ridiculous connections that simply don't compute-- just as fluoridation being a plot of the communists didn't resonate with reality; neither does Michael Moore's fictional documentary, Fahrenheit 9/11, make the paranoid case for some underlying conspiracy

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(my comment: you get the idea)

[villager]

1. Physician, heal thyself....

n/t

[otherlander]

2. You don't have to believe the 9/11 conspiracy theories

to realise that Bush lied to get us into Iraq.

[brentspeak]

3. I looked around her blog. Very sad.

She reminds the reader about every three sentences that she is a psychiatrist, and believes that by virtue of her title she is qualified to assess the inner thoughts and motives of Democrats, "liberals", and the "left media". She employs a combination of psychobabble and logical fallacy, and beyond that, seems to make up a lot of stuff. Like this post, for instance, where she claims that news headlines predicting Democratic victories for this past Election Day were some sort of subversive mass media attempt to undermine any possible Republican victory:

http://drsanity.blogspot.com/2006/10/how-to-make-sure-you-win-election-even.html

[warrens]

4. What was paranoid about F911?

He must not have seen the movie. It was just a freakin documentary, not a claim that Bush bombed the WTC.

[Cobalt-60]

5. Accepted by whom?

I had idiots shrieking WMD Bush Sh*t in my face all the way up to the invasion.
They didn't care to be confused with the facts.
They were so terrified by Chimpy's Big Lie State of the Union address that they didn't dare dis believe him.
The Big Lie tactic is directly from the pages of Mien Kampf, by the way.

[Sapere aude]

6. Well here's hoping that we investigate the shit out of the Iraq war and get some truth out to these

fools.

[quickesst]

7. They have to lie...

to justify what they write.

"The President simply acted on facts that were accepted at the time (even by the people now accusing him of lying); and responded appropriately to a real threat that had materialized on his watch and resulted in the murder of 3000 American citizens." The FBI hasn't got one iota of evidence tying bin laden nor Sadaam and Iraq to 9/11. I believe this person and my older brother, an educated, retired Air Force officer, share the same asshole they've got their heads stuck in. Makes you want to scream, but then, a recent study by qualified people have determined that repugs are basically insane anyway. This individual is no exception. Thanks.
quickesst