The Origin of Racial Pathological Disorder.
Racism is a mental disorder; its tenets are already present and described in the official psychiatric Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5). It is a social pathology created by design.
The Racial Hierarchy conditions humans to dehumanize others. The mental disorder of Racism ends when the Racial Hierarchy social construct is finally and permanently dismantled; reduced to ashes in the rubbish of unusual beliefs in human history.
We must begin to understand and acknowledge that a social structure that determines the value of human beings by their skin color, is inherently pathological.
That is the starting point for all discussions about Race and its behavioral impact on human beings.
Racism is a socialized form of mental illness; it is a mental illness conditioned by design.
It falls under the psychiatric umbrella of antisocial behaviors or antisocial personality disorder. It is the indoctrination of a human hierarchy based on one's skin color. The result of this indoctrination is the development of a corresponding identity (pathological) that, in turn, guides the individual's antisocial disposition.
A racist identity stems from a social structure that was created to pathologize humans for the sake of financial profit.
The notion that racism, if declared as a mental disorder, would somehow render a lack of accountability is incorrect; societies throughout the world hold individuals diagnosed with antisocial behaviors and personalities accountable for their atrocities. More recently, Charleston, South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof and Buffalo, New York supermarket shooter Payton Gendron, as sick and twisted as they are, will remain in prison for the rest of their natural lives.
As noted previously:
Designating racism as a mental pathology does not render White American identity safe and secure by excusing its behavior, rather, it unveils the grotesque underpinnings of a pathologized culture, while at the same time, challenging one to confront that identity.
The American Psychological Association’s Council of the National Psychological Associations for the Advancement of Ethnic Minority Interests has identified the following stereotypes and assumptions prevalent in the psychological descriptions of Black people, particularly in psychological reports submitted by court-appointed “experts” for forensic matters {note: in my two decade-plus career, I have seen all of them and more}:
Intellectually inferior and anti-intellectual in cultural tradition.
Culturally deprived and/or disadvantaged.
Prone toward violence and aggression if not overtly violent.
Ridden with repressed hostility.
Sexually promiscuous.
Weak superego development and poor ego development.
Poor impulse control and ability to delay gratification.
Lack of initiative and insight.
Apathy and resignation.
Incapable of abstract reasoning and deep thought.
Lazy and lacking motivation.
Hence the Apology …
Yes, racism is very much a mental disorder; its tenets are already present and described in the official psychiatric Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5); but without the label. It is a mental disorder that occurs by design.
In order for America to move forward toward a society that is fair, equal, and just for all, especially in light of the demographic transition from a white majority to a white minority, Racism, as a social ill, must become designated and categorized as a mental disorder. A proper transition demands that the federal government prepare for a multicultural reality. Lawmakers must recognize and identify federal policy that originates from Racial Pathological Disorder in order to 1) modify or eradicate the policy and 2) allow for the creation of policy-based in debate and decisions that, at the fundamental level, are mentally sound.
The Racial Hierarchy is a silent and smooth operator:
“human nature tends to draft appeals toward its symptoms, never its existence. As a result, we embrace the Racial Hierarchy daily, unaware that it is the unspoken sin that robs us all of our most precious quality … our humanity.”
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