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> Some interesting letters to the NY Times, contesting an article by the > conservative scum bag David Brooks, who suggests that Loughner's > rampage had nothing to do with politics: > > January 11, 2011 > Well, this is also the viewpoint of the psychiatrist who was interviewed by Salon.com. Let me repeat what he said: Q: We've heard a lot of debate about how heated political rhetoric might have led to this. What do you think about that? A: I think it's a red herring. We have seen these kinds of things in periods with relative peace in the political environment, we've seen it in turbulent times. I think it's unrelated, frankly. The only reason we're talking about this today is that he killed six people rather than one person and that one of the people he shot is a congresswoman. These are not uncommon events. People like this man, with likely untreated schizophrenia, are responsible for about 10 percent of the homicides in the United States. That means about 1,600 homicides a year. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
