http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/ the Thomas Szasz discussion group Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:53:31 GMT steven http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1893 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1893 New at The Freeman... http://www.thefreemanonline.org/columns/the-therapeutic-state/the-shame-of-medicine-the-depravity-of-psychiatry/ Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:12:14 GMT sangchenyeshe http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1892 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1892 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 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:27:26 GMT Hagai Aviel http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1891 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1891 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 Sat, 30 May 2009 10:15:15 GMT sangchenyeshe http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1890 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1890 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 Tue, 26 May 2009 21:44:26 GMT René Talbot http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1889 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1889 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) Tue, 26 May 2009 21:32:30 GMT Martin Kessler http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1888 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1888 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 Wed, 20 May 2009 21:40:03 GMT sangchenyeshe http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1887 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1887 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 Mon, 18 May 2009 16:24:26 GMT Martin Kessler http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1886 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1886 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 Sun, 17 May 2009 18:43:06 GMT mirah@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1885 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1885 ... 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 Sun, 17 May 2009 18:41:57 GMT Martin Kessler http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1884 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1884 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 Sun, 17 May 2009 18:41:54 GMT sangchenyeshe http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1883 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1883 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 Tue, 12 May 2009 22:43:31 GMT Matt Dioguardi http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1882 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1882 "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 Thu, 07 May 2009 22:41:28 GMT steven http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1881 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1881 Part 3 (of 3) in the series includes responses by two psychiatrists. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/allinthemind/stories/2009/2544843.htm Thu, 07 May 2009 22:37:20 GMT dbtonydb http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1880 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1880 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 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:26:56 GMT mirah@... http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1879 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thomasszaszdiscussion/message/1879 ... 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