Like all other human beings, the modern liberal reveals his true character, including his madness, in what he values and devalues, in what he articulates with passion. He attributes the madness of the liberal mind to early trauma resulting from the childhood neglect, deprivation, and abuse inflicted by cruel, withholding, and indifferent parents. The liberal mind the psychological causes of political madness ads immediately. The root psychological force that drives leftism can be summed in one word. Lyle rossiter, author of the new book, the liberal mind. Heres what readers are saying about the liberal mind. Turning his hand to political psychopathology, the author of the liberal mind. Lyle rossiter has released a new book entitled the liberal mind. Page1 the liberal mind the psychological causes of political madness a synopsis of the 2006 book by lyle rossiter, m. I greatly appreciate inputs from vern miller, shaukat jamal, harry. Rossiter is a boardcertified clinical psychiatrist who has been diagnosing and treating mental disorders for more than 35 years, and has examined more than 2,700 civil and criminal cases as a boardcertified forensic psychiatrist. Lyle rossiter, describes the psychological causes of political madness and reasons why modern liberals act and think the way they do.
The true foundation of america is individualism, not. Below are selections from the book the liberal mind. The liberal mind is the most comprehensive, intellectuallycoherent analysis of political psychology ever published. The psychological causes of political madness, has diagnosed an alarming percentage of the population as suffering from the grotesque form of mental derangement known by some as moonbattery. This book is about human nature and human freedom, and the relationship between them. Describing untouchability as a kind of mental disease of the hindus.
Of the irish book the oxford shakespeare nigel mortimer. The radical left s efforts to regulate the people from cradle to grave. The psychological causes of political madness, published october 2006. The radical lefts politics and its destructive effects on our basic freedoms have provoked many to specualte on what makes these people tick. Unlike savage, however, rossiter is a psychiatrist and is actually serious when he says that. Why liberals and conservatives think so differently research helps explain the divide between the political left and right. The psychological causes of political madness, by lyle h.
The other criticism of the book is that it is far too long, it could have been reduced to a few pages. The psychological causes of political madness conservapedia. The psychological causes of political madness contact us the original liberal forum founded 2003 americas political chat. Poison and poisoning in science, fiction and cinema. The psychological causes of political madness paperback october 21, 2011 on.
The psychological causes of political madness that is designed to feed the red meat. The psychological causes of political madness, free world books, llc, isbn 097795630x. Based on strikingly irrational beliefs and emotions, modern liberals relentlessly undermine the most important principles on which our freedoms were founded, says dr. It is an evil state of mind and the source much misery in the world. Ive read this commentary and finally come to my senses. The liberal mind convincingly states that what appears to be just normal people worried about real social and political problems is in fact a neurosis which manifests itself in trying to manipulate those who just want to live their lives autonomously and cooperatively by. The radical lefts efforts to regulate the people from cradle to grave.
Rossiters book dissects the minds of liberals, leaving no question about the pathology that drives their behavior. Rossiter, jr, md is the author of the liberal mind. Lyle h rossiter jr the liberal mind the psychological causes of political madness free ebook download as pdf file. Yet, despite all the evidence against it, the modern liberal mind believes his agenda is good social science. The psychological causes of political madness, which claims to trace the psychological factors causing people to become liberals. Lyle rossiter, describes the psychological causes of political madness and reasons why modern liberals act and think the wa. The leftist leaders are driven by vanity, another evil state of mind that is closely paired with envy. Psychological causes of political madness in trying to come to grips with the metastasizing madness of todays democratic left, pundits typically cite factors such as. Lyle h rossiter jr the liberal mind the psychological causes of. Here is this liberal moment sm handout in pdf and doc formats see libertarians. The psychological causes of political madness by lyle h. Top psychiatrist concludes liberals are mentally disturbed. The psychological causes of political madness is a book written by lyle h.
The psychological causes of political madness by jr m d lyle h rossiter isbn. Only a madman would look at a community of free people cooperating by choice and see a society of victims exploited by villains. To rescue us from our troubled lives, the liberal agenda recommends denial of personal responsibility, encourages selfpity and otherpity, fosters government dependency. There is little mention of the media either, so biased reporting and selective coverage of news can infiltrate the minds of all, not just the young. The liberal mind will empower you to understand why the political madness of modern liberalism is destroying individual liberty in all corners of the world. Virginia woolf and the persistent question of class usf scholar. The psychological causes of political madness, views the world through the prism.
Why liberals and conservatives think so differently. The liberal mind the psychological causes of political. The liberal mind is the first indepth examination of the major political madness of our time. Lyle rossiter, describes the psychological causes of political madness and reasons why modern liberals act. This book is the first systematic analysis of the political madness that now threatens to destroy the wests greatest achievement. The book explains why liberals think and act the way they do. The only legitimate function of government is to foster the lives of citizens by protecting their rights as individuals, not as members of a class or group. In mercifully clear language that avoids all the usual psychobabble, dr. The liberal child, rossiter says, never successfully achieves these stages of development.
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