Saturday, March 05, 2005

PSYCHIATRY, SOVIET-STYLE. Now: An Army intelligence sergeant who accused fellow soldiers in Samarra, Iraq, of abusing detainees in 2003 was in turn accused by his commander of being delusional and ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation in Germany, despite a military psychiatrist's initial judgment that the man was stable, according to internal Army ... [The Light Of Reason] Consider also how this ties in with the Bushevik's plans for forced "mental health screening" and involuntary drugging of American citizens, especially children. 8:05:29 PM    comment () SUDHA SHENOY: Can A Democratic State Be Curbed?. The Spectator (6 March 2005) asks, ‘Is it now democratically possible to reduce state spending?’ The question is apposite - & the answer is chilling. Something like 25-33% of voters in the UK now consist of state employees, contractors, consultants, _their_ employees, & all their voting-age family members. A similar solid voting bloc has operated in Sweden for decades. The government sector there constitutes the bulk of ‘the economy’. J. S... [Liberty & Power: Group Blog] I don't know the numbers for the US, but I'll bet it's at least as high a percentage. 7:44:14 PM    comment ()

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