Paul Inyang, USA
We collectively, have stopped fighting for what is right because of all the “explainables” and half-truths. Our conscience survives any assault from the truth because it is confused by our greed and contaminated-cesspool of deviant perspectives. Yet we have God-given examples that point us in the right direction. They may not have been perfect but they strove to do the right thing and like John the Baptist—were voices in the wilderness. Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin and all despots as well as all genocides were borne of this thinking—when we are stupid enough to believe we are better than our fellow man. In my profession, delusion cannot be defined any better. People like us who thought nothing of it—minimized, ignored and accepted the indefensible. We are all watching it happen and it will be our cross to bear, if we repeatedly let the darkness of history to come true again…! We owe it to ourselves, no matter what part of the world you belong to stop this madness. If you have never voted, find a way to do so. If you need information just ask me!
My father taught me not to be afraid of anything; so his cause continues. Forgive me if I have invented some words here—English is my second language. Stop and help someone to help themselves. Arggggg!
Mr. Inyang, you mentioned delusion, and delusions are defined by the DSM-5 as "fixed beliefs that are not amenable to change in the light of conflicting evidence." A very appropriate description of the beliefs of a large segment of our society today. If it was a single person, we would look for other signs of psychosis, develop a diagnosis and evidence based treatment plan. However, this is not one person or a extremist group on the fringes of society. It is a significant portion of society who very well could elect a narcissistic fascist to our highest office, representing our country to the entire world. Voting is essential but it does not treat the underlying causes of this mass hysteria. As a society we may still determine the cause of these symptoms and develop an evidence based treatment plan.
Mr. Inyang, you mentioned delusion, and delusions are defined by the DSM-5 as "fixed beliefs that are not amenable to change in the light of conflicting evidence." A very appropriate description of the beliefs of a large segment of our society today. If it was a single person, we would look for other signs of psychosis, develop a diagnosis and evidence based treatment plan. However, this is not one person or a extremist group on the fringes of society. It is a significant portion of society who very well could elect a narcissistic fascist to our highest office, representing our country to the entire world. Voting is essential but it does not treat the underlying causes of this mass hysteria. As a society we may still determine the cause of these symptoms and develop an evidence based treatment plan.