Traits typically recognized as disordered (such as splitting, narcissism, hysteria, and cruelty) are now celebrated as moral virtues in activist culture, with "Palestine" as their perfect stage.
This is simply fantastic. I am speechless. Which is rare. The notion of " collective madness" has been with me for a very long time. To be able to see an erudite analysis is a privilege. The dark side of the totalitarian nature of the " pro-Palestinian" chaos ( what a central term!) is its alliance with the least " progressive " of cultures and creeds, an actually " regressive" trait of these " progressives ". Not just semantics, but the contemplation of the horror of a Nazi-oriented supremacist culture that finds violence and cruelty to be moral. Atheists and intellectuals allied with fundamentalist fanatics whose god dictated final unmovable superstitions in the 7th century. I wonder if Lucy could someday attempt an analysis of Jew-hatred from a psychological viewpoint. My intuition tells me it is linked to a moral burden coming into a slow evolution way ahead of time. People remain savage, somewhere.
Well, I wasn't speechless after all. Still, very admiring.
I read the original version of this article by Lucy and it’s excellent! Indeed female mental illness and modern social justice activism go hand and hand. This is why many social justice activists behave like unhinged maniacs. The behaviors they display fit the diagnostics for a number of mental disorders. Lucy herself experienced this when she joined the leftist cult. Thankfully, she got out of it just in time. Progressive activists engage in black and white thinking, have a need for attention, need constant validation, can’t see complexity, think that anything including violence is just in the name of the “cause”, etc. This is exactly why the progressive movement is failing and social progress has stalled. It’s also why the Democrats keep losing election after election and conservatives have dominated American politics since 2016. The hard and far left make the left as a whole look really bad. The Democratic Party needs to denounce and expel progressives and leftists from their party. People like AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Zohran Mamdani have no business being in American politics. If you are in the progressive social justice cult, I pray you will find your way out soon.
Lucy makes an excellent point as to where this all comes from. It’s because 82% of primary school teachers are female and socio-emotional learning is emphasized in schools these days. Plus, girls outperform boys in reading. Thus how we got to this point today. None of this is to say women or feminism is bad. As Lucy explains here, this is because of broader social and cultural forces. If we want to change things, here is what must be done. We must shift those broader social and cultural forces. Mental health and women’s mental health in particular we need to put more money into. Activism itself must be given a new playbook and completely overhauled. Men must have greater representation among primary school teachers. Rational thought must replace socio-emotional learning as the primary focus of our education. Boys must be assisted in achieving parity with girls in reading. Lastly, grievance studies must be eradicated in all universities. Here’s a little reading list for everyone to learn about the dangers presented by the far-left and how insane western social justice activism truly is these days:
• Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy by Andy Ngo
• BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution by Mike Gonzalez
• Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History by Nellie Bowles
• We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of the New Elite by Musa al-Gharbi
• Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America by John McWhorter
• The Reckoning: How the Democrats Betrayed Women and Girls by Kara Dansky
• Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier
• Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump by Robby Soave
• The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas are Killing Common Sense by Gad Saad
Borderline disorder often comes with a heavy infusion of narcissistic traits—these are not separate phenomena but most often blended in a way that makes it very hard for sufferers to recognize they need help. I know the truth, I have all the answers, my version of reality is the correct one that precludes considering others. And if others don’t accept this or give mw what I want, they are bad evil and defective.
This is simply fantastic. I am speechless. Which is rare. The notion of " collective madness" has been with me for a very long time. To be able to see an erudite analysis is a privilege. The dark side of the totalitarian nature of the " pro-Palestinian" chaos ( what a central term!) is its alliance with the least " progressive " of cultures and creeds, an actually " regressive" trait of these " progressives ". Not just semantics, but the contemplation of the horror of a Nazi-oriented supremacist culture that finds violence and cruelty to be moral. Atheists and intellectuals allied with fundamentalist fanatics whose god dictated final unmovable superstitions in the 7th century. I wonder if Lucy could someday attempt an analysis of Jew-hatred from a psychological viewpoint. My intuition tells me it is linked to a moral burden coming into a slow evolution way ahead of time. People remain savage, somewhere.
Well, I wasn't speechless after all. Still, very admiring.
Antisemitism relies on the bog standsrd psychological defenses of displacement, projection, projective identification and splitting.
Yes. Projection in general is a fascinating concept. Defence from guilt, blame?
Defenses protect us against any intolerably painful emotion. Guilt snd shame are up there.
I read the original version of this article by Lucy and it’s excellent! Indeed female mental illness and modern social justice activism go hand and hand. This is why many social justice activists behave like unhinged maniacs. The behaviors they display fit the diagnostics for a number of mental disorders. Lucy herself experienced this when she joined the leftist cult. Thankfully, she got out of it just in time. Progressive activists engage in black and white thinking, have a need for attention, need constant validation, can’t see complexity, think that anything including violence is just in the name of the “cause”, etc. This is exactly why the progressive movement is failing and social progress has stalled. It’s also why the Democrats keep losing election after election and conservatives have dominated American politics since 2016. The hard and far left make the left as a whole look really bad. The Democratic Party needs to denounce and expel progressives and leftists from their party. People like AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Zohran Mamdani have no business being in American politics. If you are in the progressive social justice cult, I pray you will find your way out soon.
Lucy makes an excellent point as to where this all comes from. It’s because 82% of primary school teachers are female and socio-emotional learning is emphasized in schools these days. Plus, girls outperform boys in reading. Thus how we got to this point today. None of this is to say women or feminism is bad. As Lucy explains here, this is because of broader social and cultural forces. If we want to change things, here is what must be done. We must shift those broader social and cultural forces. Mental health and women’s mental health in particular we need to put more money into. Activism itself must be given a new playbook and completely overhauled. Men must have greater representation among primary school teachers. Rational thought must replace socio-emotional learning as the primary focus of our education. Boys must be assisted in achieving parity with girls in reading. Lastly, grievance studies must be eradicated in all universities. Here’s a little reading list for everyone to learn about the dangers presented by the far-left and how insane western social justice activism truly is these days:
• Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy by Andy Ngo
• BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution by Mike Gonzalez
• Morning After the Revolution: Dispatches from the Wrong Side of History by Nellie Bowles
• We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of the New Elite by Musa al-Gharbi
• Woke Racism: How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America by John McWhorter
• The Reckoning: How the Democrats Betrayed Women and Girls by Kara Dansky
• Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier
• Panic Attack: Young Radicals in the Age of Trump by Robby Soave
• The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas are Killing Common Sense by Gad Saad
Very good!
Great explanation of the behavior!
Love this piece Lucy!
I agree 100% They do have mental health issues.
Who? Israelis with Netanyahu or Palestiniennes with Hamas?
The article refers to Palestinian supporters. I agreed with that
Best I’ve heard!
As far as I am concerned, "cluster B" means "cluster befuddlement". I like to use befuddlement instead of the usual word because I am a nice guy.
Borderline disorder often comes with a heavy infusion of narcissistic traits—these are not separate phenomena but most often blended in a way that makes it very hard for sufferers to recognize they need help. I know the truth, I have all the answers, my version of reality is the correct one that precludes considering others. And if others don’t accept this or give mw what I want, they are bad evil and defective.
I think my wife has a royal flush of these. What's the Tx for this Dx?