Great! ________________________________ From: steven <sm20boy@...> To: thomasszaszdiscussion@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 4:16:46 PM ...
... In rereading what I wrote after your comment, and wondering why you would write what you did about "mandatory" - in fact I even had husband Paul read the...
Mira wrote:What business of the gov't is it to conduct or even register marriages in the first place? The marriage ceremony is a religious institution designed...
... I don't disagree with your sentiment, Mira. But I must note that your use of the word "legitimate" is a misunderstanding of its root meaning. Religious...
... Just like they call their December 25 activities Christmas, by changing the meaning of the word. Once it was a celebration of the birth of Christ, now it...
Listen to todays Szasz, he is still on the ball. Asked if he has changed his mind on anything since his first book. Interviewer is asking question as one who...
"LONDON — Researchers from two Japanese universities report that low levels of lithium in drinking water may reduce the risk of suicide, according to a May 1...
I don't know what to make of this recent shooting in Iraq: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/12/iraq/main5008048.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_5008048 The...
That's very funny. Previously, in the Samurai tradition, suicide was a socially acceptable way of dealing with personal and ethical dilemmas. It was also a...
... Dr. Szasz is brilliant as always. So refreshing compared to all the nonsense others spout. I particularly like this: "This is a job for the jury to decide...
The truly sad part of the "Badhdad Shooting..." is that the only thing not considered should there be a military court marshal (I would gather a jury trial...
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...
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...
Dear friends, It is our pleasant surprise to remark that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights acceptetd our demand put forth in our statutes article 2.(B)...
René Talbot
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May 26, 2009 9:44 pm
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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...
i read one of szasz books where he write on the transformation in the 20th century of medical personal, in general, into a "soldiers in the service of the...
I don't have the book in my possession right now, so I'm not sure if it contains the passage to which you refer, but 'Pharmacracy: Medicine and Politics in...
... An excellent article. Socialist health care in the Netherlands makes my body everybody’s business. Moreover, because “health care” seems to justify...
... Wow, that is an excellent way to put it. Our body's are no longer our own, but become part of the democratic process, politics determining what is best for...
... A good article, except where Szasz uses the collective pronouns - "**Our** national conversation about curbing the cost of health care is crippled by the...
... As Matt has noted, this is really well put, MIra. To generalize it - "Socialized health care in any country makes each person's body everyone else's...
... I am a new member of the group and I have gone over many parts of the contentions since the beginning in 2004 and I am particularly interested by the issue...
... If you have mumps or Alzheimer's Disease or any other illness there is an objective change in your body that may be used to identify the disease. Saying...
... Hi Michel and welcome. I'm flattered that you chose my mail to introduce yourself. In my message that you quoted I was assuming that we have to define ...
Hi Mira, Thank you for your warm welcome. Why to work on the definition of illness and the like In my previous post, I used the words "madness" and "illness"...
