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Leftism and Mental Illness: New Statistical Evidence
Historical Analyses
I imagine that most people reading this article will be familiar with the phrase “Liberalism is a mental disorder.” The apparent link between mental illness and political Leftism (of all strains) is not a revolutionary observation. For centuries, various thinkers from across the political spectrum have come to similar conclusions with regards to the psychological stability of Leftists — or lack thereof.
Psychological analysis of Leftism is a prominent theme throughout the works of Ted Kaczynski. For him, Leftism is the quintessential example of modern ‘oversocialization.’ An inferiority complex cult, overflowing with a spectrum of mental illnesses; self-hatred, guilt, low self-esteem, depressive tendencies, defeatism, etc. Kaczynski notes that Leftists have an intense need to identify with the “weak, defeated, repellent or otherwise inferior” and an intense loathing for everything that is “strong and successful.” He describes them as the System’s first line of defense; they swarm any potentially-revolutionary movement that may threaten the System’s power, pollute it with nonsense, and drag it away from its foundational cause.
[See: Technological Slavery (2010)].
