Hi Jason,

  I am going to have to disagree with you on this article. I don’t think it is well-framed at multiple levels. Perhaps most disturbing is Brandy Lee’s obvious willingness to fuse mental health constructs with the massive and confusing political polarization of the times. For a host of reasons, I am loathe to do this. She, on the other hand, does so here with what I would consider to be reckless abandon. There is much more to be said, but I think it is probably best if I just offer my assessment and leave it at that.

Best,
Gregg

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Hi ToK Society,

An excellent --- though disturbing --- article where Yale psychiatrist, Brandy Lee, is interviewed:
"A Yale psychiatrist has warned that pro-Trump lockdown protesters, who exhibit similar psychology as 'child soldiers,' could quickly turn into 'armed troops in the streets' if the president loses his re-election bid.
"Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a forensic psychiatrist at the Yale School of Medicine, said the armed protests were a natural evolution of the loyalty President Trump demands from his supporters. Many of these protests have evidently been organized by deep-pocketed groups allied with the president."
https://www.salon.com/2020/04/23/yale-psychiatrist-bandy-lee-lockdown-protesters-resemble-child-soldiers-and-urban-gangs/<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.salon.com_2020_04_23_yale-2Dpsychiatrist-2Dbandy-2Dlee-2Dlockdown-2Dprotesters-2Dresemble-2Dchild-2Dsoldiers-2Dand-2Durban-2Dgangs_&d=DwMFaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=RS9io8Cke8UTz735yUH9toJIraIP4tGQJFXx1Lrp86c&s=x5PVuK1Z2Yt1MDrPIyGseNkQyKdzVElIEKD2hTPs56g&e=>

The mentality of these people should be of deep concern to mental health professionals, and I hope it is of top priority among the mental health community right now.

~ Jason Bessey





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