Psychopaths in Power, Part I
Since posting that bit about James Dobson’s childhood, it’s been in the back of my mind to post a bit more about it based on some things I’ve read since then. In particular this post from The Carpetbagger caught my eye as it recounted Dobson’s penchant for torturing animals as a child.
Even more alarming, Dobson admits in one of his books that as a child he arranged a fight between two mismatched dogs. The battle involved a tenacious bulldog and a “sweet, passive Scottie named Baby,” and Dobson provoked it by throwing a tennis ball toward Baby. He writes what happened next: “The bulldog went straight for Baby’s throat and hung on. It was an awful scene. Neighbors came running from everywhere as the Scottie screamed in terror. It took ten minutes and a garden hose for the adults to pry loose the bulldog’s grip. By then Baby was almost dead. He spent two weeks in the animal hospital, and I spent two weeks in the doghouse. I was hated by the entire town.”
As any child psychologist will tell you, this type of cruelty toward animals is a sign of a serious psychological disturbance.
Don’t take my word for it. Read it for yourself. But keep in mind this is a man who guides the selection of judges under this administration, and who may thus influence American life in ways we can’t yet measure, and for several generations.
And yes, by the way, this type of cruelty towards animals is a sign of serious psychological disturbance. How serious? Let’s see.
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