TALLAHASSEE, FL—Explaining that the course would teach thousands of high schoolers harmful information about identifying psychological disorders, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that the state would ban AP Psychology out of fear that people might figure out what precisely is wrong with him. “If students…
My biggest problem with it is the implication that DeSantis has a mental illness, or that if he had a mental illness that would be the problem with him. Being fascist is not a mental illness. Mentally healthy people can be fascists. And mentally ill people can have great politics and do great service to the world. Psychology isn’t necessary to figure out what’s wrong with DeSantis; you just need a heart.
[Edit: “Mentally healthy, well-adjusted people can be fascists” -> “Mentally healthy people can be fascists”]
I’m not going out on that limb you’re on that he’s mentally healthy.
I really disagree that you could consider any fascist ‘well-adjusted’, that’s a near complete contradiction in terms.
I do remember wondering if that was good wording. I think what I was trying to get across is that fascists can be friendly, sociable, considerate, even compassionate, in the right circumstances. The human psyche is extremely adept at compartmentalization.