Psychologist Thomas Szasz speaking on his book comparing Psychiatry to Inquisition

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played under fair use act , the interview is from 1970, here is the original uploaded August 1st 2019 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op6kqbiuWjU&list=LLlcwc9uy3pjPhaZuSErb4Zg&index=2&t=199s The interviwers name is Studs Terkel, Im uploading this because I really enjoyed Thomas Szasz's book "The Manufacture Of Madness : A Comparative Study Of The Inquisition And The Mental Health Movement" here is a PDF that I have uploaded to archive.org : https://archive.org/details/ThomasStephenSzaszTheManufactureOfMadnessAComparativeStudyOfTheInquisitionAndThe/page/n3 I do not agree with Thomas Szasz on everything and have only read his one book comparing Psychiatry to the Roman Inquisition but I found that work very worthwhile to read and recommend it, I haven't done enough research on Szasz to recommend any other works from him.
11:56 Szasz is referring to SMOM Reinhard Gehlen, quoting from CIA documentation :" "That Man should Be Locked Up In A Mental Institution" said Hitler when he was shown Gehlen's report about the plans for an offensive of the Soviet Army. Hitler refused to. believe -- but Gehlen was right. (On the left side, behind Hitler, Fieldmarshal Keitel, on the right aide General Helder.)" https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/GEHLEN,%20REINHARD%20%20%20VOL.%202_0102.pdf

Gehlen would later admit in his memoirs that the only reason Fidel Castro was allowed by the United States to come power in Cuba was because of his "devout Jesuit schooling"! https://www.reddit.com/r/Jesuitworldorder/comments/d2w492/knight_of_malta_nazi_turned_cia_agent_reinhard/

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