tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042961.post5810303434941619917..comments2024-02-20T14:00:41.771-05:00Comments on A Canadian Lefty in Occupied Land: Review: Coercion as CureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042961.post-386706180835487062008-11-29T09:59:00.000-05:002008-11-29T09:59:00.000-05:00Hi Scott, This was another great read, I've been b...Hi Scott, <BR/><BR/>This was another great read, I've been by in the past and will come again for sure. Laing is one of my heroes, and I savor the thought of reading him in the psych ward too, which is probably where he should be read most, since he's all about understanding and builiding the framework. Of course Szasz hates him to the core, which is a great source of amusement. <BR/><BR/>I triedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042961.post-29166781009251240512008-11-28T10:15:00.000-05:002008-11-28T10:15:00.000-05:00Hi Brian!Thanks for stopping by and reading. Wow, ...Hi Brian!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by and reading. Wow, that must of been a trip, reading Laing while you were a patient in a psych hospital. Good for you in persevering over the nurses' disapproval!<BR/><BR/>I've been learning a bit about Laing too in this recent batch of reading I've been doing...unfortunately, I don't think I can really justify reading more about/by him for the purposes ofScott Neighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415106335668233754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042961.post-9665970631816550292008-11-27T18:30:00.000-05:002008-11-27T18:30:00.000-05:00You wrote:"The thing is that we have to recog...You wrote:<BR/>"The thing is that we have to recognize the bluntness of the instrument, and the fact that so often underlying the health-based rhetoric, the intended goal of the instrument is not actually helping people deal with their own anguish but controlling behaviours that other people wish to be changed."<BR/><BR/>Well said. I liked your review, found it interesting and will haveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com