[doug mc]

Several years ago I was listening to an interview with a professor of psychology on the ABC. He wrote a book about soft diplomacy in relation to his speciality. The way one counties influence over to another usually by the arts, movies, music ect. Like back in the fifties here in Australia, Young men dressed and looked, and behaved like James Dean. Well, according to him, the next wave from the USA would be a form of psychosis. Depression swept the world followed by anorexia nervousa and now schizophrenia. He wasn't kidding. He claimed they started in the States. Insane conspiracy theories reflect a growing mental illness problem. They are mostly political propaganda demonising the opposition. But there effect can be catastrophic. It seems the best we can do is calmly state the truth as we see it.