[antimedia] antimedia: Another mailbag item....

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Posted by antimedia:
Another mailbag item....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1176785097.shtml


   ....Today I received an email linking to [1]this article, which I
   confess I didn't quite get the point of.

     Soldiers finishing their "tours" in Iraq can look forward to a
     less-than-ideal homecoming. The war in Iraq did not go well, and
     little there or here seems to be making much sense. They invested
     more in our political policies than did the average citizen, and
     for their effort, they saw, heard, smelled, and felt things no
     person should ever have to experience.
     They will be confused and even angry. In response, psychological
     practitioners in white gowns and suits will peer over their charts
     and declare many of them to suffer from "Post Traumatic Stress
     Disorder" (PTSD). With this diagnosis, they are magically
     transformed into "disordered" war veterans.
     Hordes of psychiatrists, counselors, and even other veterans, will
     take this pronouncement as the green flag to encourage these
     soldiers to apply for all sorts of government subsidies, including
     mind-numbing medication, individual and group therapy, and
     disability pension.

   I get that life is often not what you had hoped it would be, and
   people often disappoint you. But the idea that the government is some
   monolithic beast that eats its young doesn't square with the facts.
   There are good people in government who love this country and
   consistently do their best for it. There are others who are
   self-aggrandizers or self-promoters or self-enrichers who seldom put
   the country's best interests at heart.
   In other words, it's just like every other place you could find
   yourself working.
   In any case, I found the article thought provoking. So I browsed
   through the site and read some of the other articles, and I came to
   the conclusion that it was - an intriguing site. I certainly don't
   concur with all the views, and I confess, I look askance at anything
   that sees conspirators behind every corner. However there is some
   interesting material there, some of it certainly thought provoking,
   and I thought that I'd bring it to your attention, dear readers.

References

   1. http://www.helmsmansociety.com/Issues/2007/disordered041507.htm