Colin Wright, Andrew Hartz: The Inmates Run the Asylum at the American Psychological Association

I could literally not agree with this more.

The Psychology APA--like the Philosophy APA--has gone batshit crazy.

I especially agree with this bit:

   The APA’s antisemitism problem might have captured the attention of the federal government for being a glaring example of ideological capture. But the purpose of accreditation is to guarantee more than the mere absence of one specific—albeit serious—form of discrimination. It is supposed to be an earnest commitment to professional competence, intellectual seriousness and standards worthy of public trust.
   The Education Department should therefore ask whether a professional association so thoroughly committed to political activism should continue enjoying the government’s imprimatur as a guardian of psychological training. No amount of denying objectivity can shield it from those consequences.

So very right.

   Antisemitism sucks...but it seems a bit crazy to me that a professional organization can go completely. fucking. insane, and be so thoroughly ideologically captured by a cultish, extremist political/cultural/intellectual faction...and that's just fine...and overtly bash men and Caucasians all the time...hell, turn it into an area of specialization...all dandy... But, hey, discriminate against a minority group...TOO FAR, MOFO...

   I'm also worried that we're making the left stronger by agreeing to play their game at some level. We let them get away with becoming an arm of the left, and saying and doing utterly insane things...and only go after them over a kind of racial/ethnic discrimination. It's as if we're kind of agreeing with them that it's the worst thing--and the only thing--that's off limits...