Evil Pundit – “The behaviour of some segments of the Left is looking more pathological every day. Is there any prospect for a cure?”

Excerpted from: The Liberal Mind – Lyle H. Rossiter, jr., M.D.

Spontaneous Remission
“Like other ocnditions arising from early developmental trauma the liberal neurosis tends to persist over time. It endures for many reasons already noted: it defends powerfully against psychic pain, gratifies primitive needs for hope and attachment, promises to satisfy dependency longings, endorses self-centeredness and self-indulgence, wards off shame, discharges aggression, avenges envy, mitigates feelings of inferiority, and provides identity, affiliation and self-esteem, to name a few benefits. Nevertheless, some liberals, even those of radical bent, are able eventually to renounce the madness of liberalism and become competent adults. What usually triggers these conversions are the recurrent collisions of the liberal agenda with the realities of adult life, especially those that expose the agenda’s irrational nature and destructive consequences.”

So, in a word, yes, it can be overcome but there must be sustained effort which will confront liberals with the reality of adult decisions. If we continue to give them entitlement handouts and absolve them from the consequences of their behavior, healthy conversion will not take place. As a result, society will gradually devolve into the proverbial, “Inmates running the asylum.”