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Bari Weiss
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[https]Prozac capsules, an anti-depressant (James Keyser via Getty
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In Bari's view, Freddie deBoer is one of the best writers in the
country. It's not because she always agrees with him. Hardly. Freddie
is a self-described Marxist. 

What she appreciates about him is that he is unflinching about
criticizing "his side." Freddie is one of the most trenchant critics
of what he calls "Social Justice Politics"--which he argues distracts
the left from the real issue of class. 

He is also unflinching in his views about mental illness and the way
it is being glorified in our culture right now. Freddie knows about
this subject intimately. He has severe bipolar disorder, and has been
institutionalized in the past when he was on the verge of violently
acting out.

Today: a conversation about "the gentrification of disability," how
sickness became chic, and how our society should handle the epidemic
of mental illness.

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        Nathan
        Jul 13

        I was so excited to see that you had Freddie on this episode.
        His video response to the NYT article was amazing, and his
[https] "sometimes people need help more than they need acceptance"
        is a RADICAL message that America needs to hear. I've already
        sent this one to several people. Great work.

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        Brett A Dill
        Writes Cape Descent Jul 13*edited Jul 15

        I will be listening to this in full tomorrow morning. I just
        had one quick thought after the summary. Ever notice how
        mental illness is glorified until they don't like someone?
        And then quite a few of them will use it as a subtle (or not
        so subtle) insult. For example, when a certain Twitter exec
[https] was caught on camera using Elon's supposed Aspbergers
        diagnosis as a method of dismissing his opinions.

        Edit: I realize Aspberger's is not considered an illness,
        though I do think the people I'm referring to treat both
        mental illness and disabilities in this way.

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