It’s ironic that this 21-year-old leaker began his MAGA indoctrination around the age of 13 with the rise of cult leader, Donald Trump, followed by years of a steady diet of anti-government drivel from Trump, Jordan, MTG, Faux news, etc. while entering adulthood and ultimately forming the social media group to express his anti-government views and publish these classified documents, including sensitive intelligence on Ukraine, with full-throated approval of Homeland Security Committee member, MTG, as House Majority leader, Kevin McCarthy, remains silent, cowering under his desk!!! {smh}
I don't think that change is possible because those Trump-supporting voters are in the grip of a cult of personality. According to Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" and an expert on such cults with political leaders, "It takes prosecution and conviction to deflate their personality cults” (https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/04/16/history-shows-trump-personality-cult-end-00024941).
But that takes years for all of that to wind its way through the courts, so it won't be accomplished before the next election. Those voters are a minority. Independents will decide the next election. The Dems have to do everything they can to appeal to them in their messaging. We must all pray that they can do it.
Asha, I’m really digging your format and writing style, links etc. And you correctly called the source of document leaks on our office hours zoom, high five.
It's sad that he may have done this, in part, to show he was a BMOC. In fact, he is just a stupid man who committed treasonous acts. Did he share on twitter and other platforms, or was that the work of someone else?
This is what we've got with the orange traitor. SIGH
Asha, how ironic the party of McCarthyism accusing all perceived enemies as communists and fellow travelers have become exactly those dangerous people with security clearances that should not have them and then project their own crimes on others while encouraging the bad behavior.
So, maybe we should start our own hearings: “have you ever been a nihilist? Have you ever associated with nihilists?” “Have you ever associated with incels or communicated with them in social media fora? Have you you ever consorted with or been a malignant narcissist?”
The leaking by the young service member simply for the sake of earning esteem in an online gaming scenario is dishonorable in the utmost, but it spells out the unique era in which we live, replete with problems of behavioral misconduct for foolish, self-centered, and immature reasons.
The interesting thing about this scenario is that the service member will almost undoubtedly have to undergo psychiatric evaluation, and he will inevitably come back “positive” for some form of mental illness, even a previously undiagnosed personality disorder, any of which could have been caused by the stress of his occupation (we used to call this “cracking”).
These types of illnesses, even though able to demonstrate themselves at any point, typically begin to emerge in early adulthood, very often coupled with stress.
However, the illness might not prevent him from facing incarceration, as he may have formed the level of intent needed for conviction to ensue.
But for those already diagnosed (who would NOT be in the military by default), deferring to the psychiatrist’s worldview can be very difficult, but in the interest of the patient partially because the psychiatrist frequently explains the patient's lack of ability to have insight into mistakes before making them. Psychiatrists base their views about what is valid/invalid on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and all studies that have come out of use thereof, typically adding on to their understanding after monitoring patients with, say, schizophrenia.
Whereas military personnel may have access to classified material, patients frequently speak of their delusions as reality (and they could seem “classified” to those less knowledgeable, if believed), though psychiatrists quickly understand the patients’ belief systems to be based on falsehood. A common delusion amongst patients can be “I’m a CIA agent,” and psychiatrists and other professionals – although perhaps understanding that this derives from other delusions about the supposed types of sensitive materials and encounters patients believe themselves to have had – are forced by way of understanding DSM again to label the patients’ explanations as symptomatic of mental illness. Patients seem to believe themselves to be the type of CIA agents who would come out of a very advanced role-playing video game, and may, at many points, be unaware that those with whom they are speaking find their utterances very peculiar and abnormal. They may act on their own in their exploration of their “CIA careers” with no formal training, to worsen things.
Nearly anyone trained on this topic would have quickly picked up on the soldier’s lack of insight into the totally inappropriate venue for the divulging of the information, and instead of the soldier being able to become the group’s “leader,” the soldier would have been looked at, instead, as someone incapable of knowing right from wrong or truth from fiction.
The reality is that then, what could have followed would be the diagnosis of the soldier, so that any leaking could instead be interpreted by those to whom it was leaked simply as the delusional thought content of someone with severe and persistent mental illness.
To end, a very, very insightful schizophrenic may conclude that DSM and the psychiatric system, rather than only to diagnose mental health symptoms, instead is used as a national system to classify information that the courts and the agencies have not been able to reach to understand yet, labelling information outside of statistical norms as "delusional," to be explored further.
However, this, also, would be a textbook paranoid delusion (anyone, at any age, who believed this would be up for psychiatric diagnosis of something akin to paranoid schizophrenia). The leaking service member may find out soon that he shall not only be relieved of duty to access classified information; he may also be left in such a situation.
Thank you for endeavouring to articulate the connection between political rhetoric more akin to mis/dis/mal/information campaigns ala Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump, and lone actors like Teixiera.
The leaks by the young service member simply for the sake of earning esteem in an online gaming scenario is dishonorable in the utmost, but it spells out the unique era in which we live, replete with problems of behavioral misconduct for foolish, self-centered, and immature reasons.
The interesting thing about this scenario is that the service member will almost undoubtedly have to undergo psychiatric evaluation, and he will inevitably come back “positive” for some form of mental illness, even a previously undiagnosed personality disorder that could have been caused by the stress of his occupation (we used to call this “cracking”).
However, this might not prevent him from facing incarceration, as he may have formed the level of intent needed for conviction to ensue.
But for those already diagnosed (who would not be in the military by default), deferring to the psychiatrist’s worldview can be very difficult, but in the interest of the patient partially because the psychiatrist frequently explains the patient's lack of ability to have insight into mistakes before making them. Psychiatrists base their views about what is valid/invalid on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and all studies that have come out of use thereof, typically adding on to their understanding after monitoring patients with, say, schizophrenia.
Whereas military personnel may have access to classified material, patients frequently speak of their delusions (which could seem “classified” to those less knowledgeable, if true) as reality, though psychiatrists quickly understand their belief systems to be based on falsehood. A common delusion amongst patients can be “I’m a CIA agent,” and psychiatrists and other professionals – although perhaps understanding that this derives from other delusions about the supposed types of sensitive materials and encounters patients believe themselves to have had – are forced by way of understanding DSM again to label the patients’ sharing as symptomatic of mental illness. Patients seem to believe themselves to be the type of CIA agents who would come out of a very advanced role-playing (video) game, and may, at many points, be unaware that those with whom they are speaking find their utterances very peculiar and abnormal. They may act on their own in their exploration of their “CIA career” with no formal training, too.
To end, a very, very insightful schizophrenic may conclude that DSM and the psychiatric system, rather than only to diagnose mental health symptoms, instead is used as a national system to classify information that the courts and the agencies have not been able to reach to understand yet.
However, this, also, would be a textbook paranoid delusion (anyone, at any age, who believed this would be up for psychiatric diagnosis of something akin to paranoid schizophrenia). The leaking service member may find out soon that he will not only be relieved of duty to access classified information; he may also be left in such a situation.
Is it a conspiracy theory that whenever you make a video with Renato there is [something] off to your left, that when you look at it, it absolutely sends you…to the happiest place?
It’s ironic that this 21-year-old leaker began his MAGA indoctrination around the age of 13 with the rise of cult leader, Donald Trump, followed by years of a steady diet of anti-government drivel from Trump, Jordan, MTG, Faux news, etc. while entering adulthood and ultimately forming the social media group to express his anti-government views and publish these classified documents, including sensitive intelligence on Ukraine, with full-throated approval of Homeland Security Committee member, MTG, as House Majority leader, Kevin McCarthy, remains silent, cowering under his desk!!! {smh}
Thanks Asha. I wonder how history books will treat the history of Trumpism and whether we can change our voters into seekers of truth and justice.
I don't think that change is possible because those Trump-supporting voters are in the grip of a cult of personality. According to Ruth Ben-Ghiat, author of "Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present" and an expert on such cults with political leaders, "It takes prosecution and conviction to deflate their personality cults” (https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/04/16/history-shows-trump-personality-cult-end-00024941).
But that takes years for all of that to wind its way through the courts, so it won't be accomplished before the next election. Those voters are a minority. Independents will decide the next election. The Dems have to do everything they can to appeal to them in their messaging. We must all pray that they can do it.
Asha, I’m really digging your format and writing style, links etc. And you correctly called the source of document leaks on our office hours zoom, high five.
Have a good weekend. See ya next week, cheers.
I’m glad you like it!
Gym Jordan is a jerk! Nuff said!‼️
Snowden and Assange are both Putin's poodles.
Putinites suck. Period.
Texeria strikes me as an immature narcissist out for fame and adulation.
On the other hand, Alexander Vindman is a real whistleblower.
It's sad that he may have done this, in part, to show he was a BMOC. In fact, he is just a stupid man who committed treasonous acts. Did he share on twitter and other platforms, or was that the work of someone else?
This is what we've got with the orange traitor. SIGH
Snowden did accomplish some good things. This guy is just a joke.
Asha, how ironic the party of McCarthyism accusing all perceived enemies as communists and fellow travelers have become exactly those dangerous people with security clearances that should not have them and then project their own crimes on others while encouraging the bad behavior.
So, maybe we should start our own hearings: “have you ever been a nihilist? Have you ever associated with nihilists?” “Have you ever associated with incels or communicated with them in social media fora? Have you you ever consorted with or been a malignant narcissist?”
Dear Professor Rangappa:
The leaking by the young service member simply for the sake of earning esteem in an online gaming scenario is dishonorable in the utmost, but it spells out the unique era in which we live, replete with problems of behavioral misconduct for foolish, self-centered, and immature reasons.
The interesting thing about this scenario is that the service member will almost undoubtedly have to undergo psychiatric evaluation, and he will inevitably come back “positive” for some form of mental illness, even a previously undiagnosed personality disorder, any of which could have been caused by the stress of his occupation (we used to call this “cracking”).
These types of illnesses, even though able to demonstrate themselves at any point, typically begin to emerge in early adulthood, very often coupled with stress.
However, the illness might not prevent him from facing incarceration, as he may have formed the level of intent needed for conviction to ensue.
But for those already diagnosed (who would NOT be in the military by default), deferring to the psychiatrist’s worldview can be very difficult, but in the interest of the patient partially because the psychiatrist frequently explains the patient's lack of ability to have insight into mistakes before making them. Psychiatrists base their views about what is valid/invalid on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and all studies that have come out of use thereof, typically adding on to their understanding after monitoring patients with, say, schizophrenia.
Whereas military personnel may have access to classified material, patients frequently speak of their delusions as reality (and they could seem “classified” to those less knowledgeable, if believed), though psychiatrists quickly understand the patients’ belief systems to be based on falsehood. A common delusion amongst patients can be “I’m a CIA agent,” and psychiatrists and other professionals – although perhaps understanding that this derives from other delusions about the supposed types of sensitive materials and encounters patients believe themselves to have had – are forced by way of understanding DSM again to label the patients’ explanations as symptomatic of mental illness. Patients seem to believe themselves to be the type of CIA agents who would come out of a very advanced role-playing video game, and may, at many points, be unaware that those with whom they are speaking find their utterances very peculiar and abnormal. They may act on their own in their exploration of their “CIA careers” with no formal training, to worsen things.
Nearly anyone trained on this topic would have quickly picked up on the soldier’s lack of insight into the totally inappropriate venue for the divulging of the information, and instead of the soldier being able to become the group’s “leader,” the soldier would have been looked at, instead, as someone incapable of knowing right from wrong or truth from fiction.
The reality is that then, what could have followed would be the diagnosis of the soldier, so that any leaking could instead be interpreted by those to whom it was leaked simply as the delusional thought content of someone with severe and persistent mental illness.
To end, a very, very insightful schizophrenic may conclude that DSM and the psychiatric system, rather than only to diagnose mental health symptoms, instead is used as a national system to classify information that the courts and the agencies have not been able to reach to understand yet, labelling information outside of statistical norms as "delusional," to be explored further.
However, this, also, would be a textbook paranoid delusion (anyone, at any age, who believed this would be up for psychiatric diagnosis of something akin to paranoid schizophrenia). The leaking service member may find out soon that he shall not only be relieved of duty to access classified information; he may also be left in such a situation.
Respectfully Submitted,
Matthew Mullaney Doherty
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
Thank you for endeavouring to articulate the connection between political rhetoric more akin to mis/dis/mal/information campaigns ala Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump, and lone actors like Teixiera.
Dear Professor Rangappa:
The leaks by the young service member simply for the sake of earning esteem in an online gaming scenario is dishonorable in the utmost, but it spells out the unique era in which we live, replete with problems of behavioral misconduct for foolish, self-centered, and immature reasons.
The interesting thing about this scenario is that the service member will almost undoubtedly have to undergo psychiatric evaluation, and he will inevitably come back “positive” for some form of mental illness, even a previously undiagnosed personality disorder that could have been caused by the stress of his occupation (we used to call this “cracking”).
However, this might not prevent him from facing incarceration, as he may have formed the level of intent needed for conviction to ensue.
But for those already diagnosed (who would not be in the military by default), deferring to the psychiatrist’s worldview can be very difficult, but in the interest of the patient partially because the psychiatrist frequently explains the patient's lack of ability to have insight into mistakes before making them. Psychiatrists base their views about what is valid/invalid on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and all studies that have come out of use thereof, typically adding on to their understanding after monitoring patients with, say, schizophrenia.
Whereas military personnel may have access to classified material, patients frequently speak of their delusions (which could seem “classified” to those less knowledgeable, if true) as reality, though psychiatrists quickly understand their belief systems to be based on falsehood. A common delusion amongst patients can be “I’m a CIA agent,” and psychiatrists and other professionals – although perhaps understanding that this derives from other delusions about the supposed types of sensitive materials and encounters patients believe themselves to have had – are forced by way of understanding DSM again to label the patients’ sharing as symptomatic of mental illness. Patients seem to believe themselves to be the type of CIA agents who would come out of a very advanced role-playing (video) game, and may, at many points, be unaware that those with whom they are speaking find their utterances very peculiar and abnormal. They may act on their own in their exploration of their “CIA career” with no formal training, too.
To end, a very, very insightful schizophrenic may conclude that DSM and the psychiatric system, rather than only to diagnose mental health symptoms, instead is used as a national system to classify information that the courts and the agencies have not been able to reach to understand yet.
However, this, also, would be a textbook paranoid delusion (anyone, at any age, who believed this would be up for psychiatric diagnosis of something akin to paranoid schizophrenia). The leaking service member may find out soon that he will not only be relieved of duty to access classified information; he may also be left in such a situation.
Respectfully Submitted,
Matthew Mullaney Doherty
https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm
Asha,
Is it a conspiracy theory that whenever you make a video with Renato there is [something] off to your left, that when you look at it, it absolutely sends you…to the happiest place?