I'll give it to Republicans and say at least they are honest and call torture
what it is, or refer to it by the equally descriptive euphemism "enhanced
interrogation techniques". Liberals tend to disguise torture as "treatment" (see
Szasz's 'Cruel Compassion: Psychiatric Control of Society's Unwanted'). This
tactic, however, is not exclusive to either major political party in this
country.

--- In thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com, Martin Kessler <titaniummdk@...>
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> Nancy Pelosi is not "incompetent" as in Non Compis Mentis she is incompetent
as in she is very poor at her job as a U. S. Representative and as Speaker of
the House. In that way, she looses credibility. Nancy Pelosi has become very
good at being a laughing stock (the editorial cartoons lampooning her are very
funny). I don't think she's credible when she states she's been misled unless
she's been living under a rock all these years - I don't think so (the editorial
cartoonists apparently don't think so either).
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> From: sangchenyeshe@...
> Date: Wed, 20 May 2009 16:19:44 +0000
> Subject: [ThomasSzaszDiscussion] is Pelosi "incompetent"?
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> GOP leaders are now attacking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for taking a stand
against CIA torture. Former Speaker Newt Gingrich said, "...the House has an
absolute obligation to open an inquiry, and I hope there will be a resolution to
investigate her."* He further added, "She either comes across as incompetent or
dishonest. Those are the only two defenses."
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> It is not clear to me if Gingrich means to have her declared legally
incompetent (see message# 1830, "You're Insane"), which could qualify her for
involuntary commitment. If that is the case, Pelosi might experience state
sponsored torture firsthand.
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> All this flap about waterboarding (its legality, if it's still being used)
seems like a way of skirting the issue of the legally sanctioned torture taking
place in local hospitals on a daily basis. In fact, I would argue that
waterboarding is probably more humane than psychiatric "treatments" like
electric shock and lobotomy, as it doesn't seem to cause permanent damage to the
victim. State sponsored "doctors" literally use "shock and awe" tactics on their
captives to terrorize them into submission.
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> The closing of Gitmo and the supposed ending of waterboarding seems like a
coverup of the legal torture taking place in the "secret prisons" called mental
hositals right here in the good ol' U.S. of A. Like they say, sometimes the best
way to hide something is to put it on public display!
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