Cults, Culture & Coercion with Dr. Steve Hassan The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump and Censorship of Experts with Bandy X. Lee M.D.
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Aug 28, 2023 Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a forensic psychiatrist and expert on violence, discusses the urgent need for mental health expertise in public discourse. She explores how media silenced credible voices warning about Trump's mental fitness and outlines the dangers of treating political figures with false equivalence. Lee emphasizes the need for strengthening the 25th Amendment to prevent unsuitable leaders and exposes systemic failures in family courts that harm children. Her insights highlight the intersection of mental health, democracy, and public safety.
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Duty To Warn And Silencing Consequences
- Bandy Lee argues mental-health expertise was essential to warn the public about Trump's dangerousness from 2016 onward.
- She says silencing experts allowed predictable harms to unfold unchecked.
Goldwater Rule Misapplied To Public Safety
- Lee explains the Goldwater Rule was overstretched to block public health discussion about an elected official.
- She emphasizes dangerousness assessments rely on observable patterns, not only personal exams.
The 'Trump Contagion' Concept
- Lee coins "Trump contagion" to describe how a leader’s pathology spreads sociopolitically.
- She warns that normalizing pathological rhetoric prevents effective containment.
