BRUCE LERRO—On the surface it appears that western psychotherapy theories are very different from each other and they are –relatively. But when we consider the whole world, 80% of whom are collectivists, Western personality theories have more in common than they are different. Western psychotherapy is oozing with individualism as it falls under individualism in the last twelve categories under Table A. Because of this, Western psychotherapy has major liabilities as a therapy for collectivists. The “three strikes you’re out” in the title of this article stands for the average length of time some researchers have estimated that collectivists will stay in therapy with Western psychotherapists. My sources for this article will be the Sue’s book Counseling the Culturally Diverse; Harry Triandis’ book Individualism and Collectivism and John Berry’s Cross-Cultural Psychology.
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P. GREANVILLE—While the Covid emergency has detonated a fair number of scatter-brained conspiracies on the [illiterate] left and the right, many highly respectable observers of reality have voiced alarms and objections to the manner in which this global phenomenon has been handled, from its putative origins in China to its manipulation in Europe and the United States, where neoliberalism certainly showed its colors by proving that the capitalist elites are in no way overly concerned about the welfare of the populations under their control.
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mRNA Vaccines Could Vanquish Covid Today, Cancer Tomorrow
24 minutes readP. GREANVILLE—We don’t know whether this article is a case of unwarranted stock “boosterism” or genuine cause for celebration, even the harbinger of a new age of medicine, a medicine in which “slash and burn” will not be the default modalities to combat dreadful diseases like cancer, but whatever the reality, the concepts outlined by the author in this report are indeed tremendously exciting, and worth wide public discussion.
Before discussing the mater further, do note that Kluth states in one of his closing paras that progress in this immensely promising field has been slow because investors have been few and unenthusiastic about pouring capital into ventures that might not see a return for decades, a clear indictment of the capitalist way of medicine, not to mention bad governance of public and private institutions. Indeed, if such is the case, where is the NIH and the richly endowed universities conducting basic research or charities such as the American Cancer Society (ACS)? Are public monies dedicated to this? Are other governments around the world also pursuing these lines of inquiry? If not, why not? -
TONY SUTTON–I’m walking to the shopping mall. Halfway along the route, detouring down a narrow path, I spot an elderly woman walking, head down, towards me. A few metres before we meet, she looks up, sees me, and dashes to one side, her back against the fence. Stunned by her reaction, I spin around. Zombie attack? Big dog with dripping fangs? Nope. Then I realise, it’s me she’s scared of. Well, perhaps not me – just my breath! . . .