Depression and Socialism

"Record numbers of Germans are suffering from depression and other
mental illnesses," the BBC reports: According to the research, by a
German health insurance firm, cases of depression among
Berliners have risen by 70% since 1997.

Up to 70% of Germans also say they are prepared to seek
professional help for psychological problems.


Several years ago Dr. Martin Seligman did research comparing West and East Germans on pessimism and depression. The East Side outdid the West Siders by large percentages. Now, just a few years after the Wall came down, the West has caught the virus of pessimism from the Socialists and they are just as depressed as the East Germans.

Seligman and his team read newspaper reports about the Olympic Games and how their East and West German media framed their respective efforts. First, the East Germans outperformed the West Germans in most sports. They won more medals, higher medals and were more successful in almost every way.

However, news reports about the two sides were the opposite. The East German media made their athletes seem to be failures while the West German media celebrated their athletes' successes. The West German population was, for the most part, happy and excited about their teams but the Communists were severely disappointed. There was a world of difference between the two groups despite the fact that they are racially the same.

Thankfully, there is now harmony between the two. Both are depressed, pessimistic and gloomy. The Socialist have finally won the battle. They should have quit fighting long ago and simply taken their gloom and doom to the West and infiltrated the schools, media and political class with liberal nonsense.

Politically Correct Speech and Conduct are viruses to good self esteem, healthy relationships and a healthy debate. To imply that anger, yelling or nasty words will PERMANENTLY wound people is nonsense and will lead to making people weak.

We must instead teach resilience for people can learn how to bounce back from anger, abuse and attacks.

Sticks and stone may break my bones but words will never hurt me.