[lbo-talk] Anti Latin American Postings

Wojtek Sokolowski sokol at jhu.edu
Wed Aug 3 07:21:30 PDT 2005


Carl:
> Hmm, I don't think I've ever said anything favorable about Texas in my
life,
> so I would not say it's accurate to infer lack of comment as signifying
lack
> of concern. AFAIC, Texas is a state of mind that should be classified in
> the APA Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Was it Zimbardo (the Stanford Prison Study guy) who said that if delusions are shared by a sufficient number of people, they become an ideology protected by constitutional right to free speech?

PS. I would extend that diagnosis to America - for many, it is not just a country, but a religion and a delusional state of mind.

Wojtek



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