From the book Healing ADD by Thom Hartmann:
There’s a perhaps-apocryphal story commonly told among therapists about the famous psychotherapist Judith Fromm-Reichmann. She had a client, a young woman, who came to her a bundle of nerves and fears. This young woman was certain she would soon be the victim of a terrible disaster, that the government had been taken over by madmen, and that her life was in danger; she was socially paralyzed by her anxiety and afraid to leave her house. Fromm-Reichmann spent three years with this woman, helping her resolve her fears and adjust to the society in which she lived. Finally, she was pronounced cured and discharged from therapy. Two weeks later this young Jewish woman was arrested by the Gestapo and sent to a death camp. Shortly thereafter, Fromm-Reichmann herself escaped Nazi Germany.
Maybe we shouldn't be so pragmatic to "adjust to the society in which we live."
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Refreshing honesty from a comment Randall Kohn cited at correntewire from Claudia Jones at Democratic Underground:
http://www.correntewire.com/comment_of_the_day_4
"67. Democrats prefer to lose
"Democratic party politicians are in an unenviable position. They must convince people that they are fighting for the everyday working class people while they are actually working for the wealthy few. This is a delicate balancing act. When they gain power, as in 2006 and 2008, they have an enormous problem because people have an expectation that they will actually do something to benefit the working class people. Convoluted and improbable excuses and rationales must be concocted lest people see through the ruse. Of course, part of the game is denying that any of this is going on. It was remarkable to see the relief - almost glee - among party politicians, flacks and liberal pundits after the 2010 drubbing. They paid lip service to being unhappy over the results, yes. But they were very happy to be back in their comfort zone and go back to pointing the finger at the Republicans and claiming impotence and to blaming the general public for the state of the country."
Democratic Party as well as Republican Party are the great protectors and enablers of the PREDATOR CLASS.
http://www.correntewire.com/comment_of_the_day_4
"67. Democrats prefer to lose
"Democratic party politicians are in an unenviable position. They must convince people that they are fighting for the everyday working class people while they are actually working for the wealthy few. This is a delicate balancing act. When they gain power, as in 2006 and 2008, they have an enormous problem because people have an expectation that they will actually do something to benefit the working class people. Convoluted and improbable excuses and rationales must be concocted lest people see through the ruse. Of course, part of the game is denying that any of this is going on. It was remarkable to see the relief - almost glee - among party politicians, flacks and liberal pundits after the 2010 drubbing. They paid lip service to being unhappy over the results, yes. But they were very happy to be back in their comfort zone and go back to pointing the finger at the Republicans and claiming impotence and to blaming the general public for the state of the country."
Democratic Party as well as Republican Party are the great protectors and enablers of the PREDATOR CLASS.
When the PREDATOR CLASS owns all the exits from hell....... Burn, baby, burn!!
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Hartmann is a very interesting person.
I listen to him most mornings on his local program.
I listen to him most mornings on his local program.
Excellent point. In my youth Erich Fromm was one of the few voices insisting that "adjustment" was NOT the goal of psychology and psychotherapy, that resolving our individual neuroses will likely make each of us LESS "well-adjusted" to the status quo and that's a good thing. I don't hear enough people reminding us of that these days. Thanks! [r]
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