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Friday, June 28. 2013

One Psychoanalyst believes people have too many choices


Instapundit found this: The Tyranny of Choice.


Fortunately, in America one is free to make the choice not to patronize a therapist who thinks like her. I think she imagines that her problem with freedom is everybody else's problem too.


I'd bet $5 that she is "Pro-Choice." Short version: I think she is as absurd as Cass Sunstein, a "soft totalitarian" whose choice is for me to follow their choices.


Being reasonably sane, I don't need anybody to share my choices in life. This video critique is pretty good, but takes her too seriously.

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Our Essays, Psychology, and Dr. Bliss at 15:06 | Comments (8) | Trackback (1)

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That she chose to articulate this to the public is ample evidence that she makes bad choices.

So it is understandable she'd be against choices since she chooses unwisely.
#1 JKB on 2013-06-28 16:56 (Reply)
JKB,

Whoz the "she" U speak of...?

TC
#1.1 Garry on 2013-06-28 19:01 (Reply)
The "she" Dr. Bliss wrote about, Renata Salecl. The lady who doesn't like choices....for her inferiors.
#1.1.1 JKB on 2013-06-28 19:53 (Reply)
JKB,

Thought so...there's always 2 choices...IMO.

Have a "Happy 4th". We're 'aboot' 2 celebrate our "Happy 1st" (of July, that is).

TC
#1.1.1.1 Garry on 2013-06-28 21:39 (Reply)
Always thought to me human was to make choices and accept the consequences.
#2 walt moffett on 2013-06-28 18:10 (Reply)
What a twit.
#3 Texan99 on 2013-06-28 18:27 (Reply)
She's a typical EUropean political philosopher. She and her imitators have come to govern EUrope. Someone must set a bad example--why not them?
#4 ErisGuy on 2013-06-28 21:03 (Reply)
After all, they have had lots and lots and lots and lots of practice, and are really, really good at making bad decisions.
#4.1 Sam L. on 2013-06-28 21:16 (Reply)

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