Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan The More Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Warn Anew with forensic psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee MD
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Aug 12, 2024 Bandy X. Lee, forensic psychiatrist and violence expert who founded the World Mental Health Coalition. She discusses warning about dangerous leadership, how pathological rhetoric spreads through society, rising violence and authoritarian tactics, failures in family courts and coercive reunification, and proposals for using medical expertise to contain political and public-health risks.
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Duty To Warn And The Cost Of Silence
- Bandy Lee argues mental health professionals had a duty to warn the public about leadership dangerousness.
- She says silence and censorship worsened the societal risks from unchecked pathology.
The Trump Contagion Concept
- Lee describes a "Trump contagion" that spreads pathological beliefs through society.
- She warns it transforms an individual's pathology into cultural and geopolitical danger.
Use Medical Data For 25th Amendment Actions
- Strengthen the 25th Amendment by adding bipartisan medical expertise to assess presidential capacity.
- Use objective medical and mental-health data to guide any removal for incapacity.
