Christopher Rufo: Welcome to the Pathocratic ‘Cluster B Society’

RUFO You re not ░░░░░░░░ that the world has ░░░░░░░░ mad Healthy debate has ░░░░░░░░ replaced by activist hysterics ░░░░░░░░ is condemned as regressive ░░░░░░░░ men in skirts and ░░░░░░░░ are celebrated in the ░░░░░░░░ square It s as ░░░░░░░░ we re experiencing a ░░░░░░░░ wide mental breakdown It ░░░░░░░░ easy to laugh at ░░░░░░░░ outbursts as the ravings ░░░░░░░░ a small but vocal ░░░░░░░░ but the compromised health ░░░░░░░░ our body politic is ░░░░░░░░ a trivial concern A ░░░░░░░░ new pattern of psychological ░░░░░░░░ has infiltrated our most ░░░░░░░░ institutions our corporate bureaucracies ░░░░░░░░ the highest offices in ░░░░░░░░ land In short we ░░░░░░░░ sick Our society is ░░░░░░░░ of balance We ve ░░░░░░░░ consumed by a cluster ░░░░░░░░ disorders that appeal to ░░░░░░░░ worst instincts and deranges ░░░░░░░░ most important social functions ░░░░░░░░ need to recover our ░░░░░░░░ But to do so ░░░░░░░░ must first know exactly ░░░░░░░░ we re dealing with ░░░░░░░░ historical period develops unique ░░░░░░░░ characteristics that shape public ░░░░░░░░ After World War One ░░░░░░░░ had the Lost Generation ░░░░░░░░ was shell shocked and ░░░░░░░░ In the mid 20th ░░░░░░░░ we entered the age ░░░░░░░░ anxiety characterized by a ░░░░░░░░ sense of existential dread ░░░░░░░░ the face of the ░░░░░░░░ And 50 years ago ░░░░░░░░ saw the rise of ░░░░░░░░ culture of narcissism which ░░░░░░░░ critic Christopher Lasch described ░░░░░░░░ a society obsessed with ░░░░░░░░ desire and self image ░░░░░░░░ we are witnessing the ░░░░░░░░ of something new what ░░░░░░░░ be called a Cluster ░░░░░░░░ Society Like the culture ░░░░░░░░ narcissism our own digital ░░░░░░░░ has a distinct psychological ░░░░░░░░ heavily influenced by the ░░░░░░░░ of social media The ░░░░░░░░ are always on An ░░░░░░░░ is always watching And ░░░░░░░░ is transformed into hysteria ░░░░░░░░ theatrics emotional volatility self ░░░░░░░░ and outbursts of violence ░░░░░░░░ have captured the spirit ░░░░░░░░ our modern culture in ░░░░░░░░ specific psychopathologies that together ░░░░░░░░ the Cluster B Personality ░░░░░░░░ Narcissistic personality disorder is ░░░░░░░░ by a sense of ░░░░░░░░ obsession with one s ░░░░░░░░ self importance and deep ░░░░░░░░ of resentment often expressed ░░░░░░░░ moral self righteousness Borderline ░░░░░░░░ disorder is characterized by ░░░░░░░░ unstable sense of identity ░░░░░░░░ and white thinking feelings ░░░░░░░░ emptiness and recurring self ░░░░░░░░ and suicide attempts Histrionic ░░░░░░░░ disorder is characterized by ░░░░░░░░ emotionality sexual provocation and ░░░░░░░░ seeking often to serve ░░░░░░░░ pathological need for sympathy ░░░░░░░░ social personality disorder is ░░░░░░░░ by impulsivity manipulation disregard ░░░░░░░░ others and a penchant ░░░░░░░░ violence and aggression that ░░░░░░░░ social norms But this ░░░░░░░░ of social pathologies is ░░░░░░░░ longer an individual matter ░░░░░░░░ has begun to shape ░░░░░░░░ patterns and structures of ░░░░░░░░ entire culture which is ░░░░░░░░ becoming a Cluster B ░░░░░░░░ that replaces disagreement with ░░░░░░░░ uses false compassion to ░░░░░░░░ citizens into compliance honors ░░░░░░░░ instead of accomplishment and ░░░░░░░░ the whole scheme with ░░░░░░░░ threat of violence The ░░░░░░░░ Of The Pathocracy For ░░░░░░░░ of our history significant ░░░░░░░░ disorders were treated as ░░░░░░░░ and largely relegated to ░░░░░░░░ fringes of society But ░░░░░░░░ our emerging Cluster B ░░░░░░░░ the narcissist the borderline ░░░░░░░░ hysteric and the anti ░░░░░░░░ psychological types have been ░░░░░░░░ into positions of power ░░░░░░░░ celebrated by our institutions ░░░░░░░░ new status quo is ░░░░░░░░ emerging leadership class that ░░░░░░░░ through emotional blackmail Powerful ░░░░░░░░ use the cover of ░░░░░░░░ victim groups to impose ░░░░░░░░ agenda on the rest ░░░░░░░░ us If we dissent ░░░░░░░░ re branded as hateful ░░░░░░░░ we re accused of ░░░░░░░░ empathy and we re ░░░░░░░░ banished While these strategies ░░░░░░░░ contemptible they are also ░░░░░░░░ effective in controlling what ░░░░░░░░ think what we say ░░░░░░░░ how we act And ░░░░░░░░ ve slowly transformed our ░░░░░░░░ into what psychologist Andre ░░░░░░░░ calls Pathocracy or rule ░░░░░░░░ psychological dysfunction This has ░░░░░░░░ our new social order ░░░░░░░░ you look around you ░░░░░░░░ start seeing it everywhere ░░░░░░░░ Cluster B traits have ░░░░░░░░ formalized and entrenched in ░░░░░░░░ Human Resource departments government ░░░░░░░░ cultural institutions and civil ░░░░░░░░ law This is a ░░░░░░░░ video from the CIA ░░░░░░░░ overtly valorizes the Cluster ░░░░░░░░ traits of narcissistic identity ░░░░░░░░ self righteousness and need ░░░░░░░░ affirmation In the Culster ░░░░░░░░ society psychological disorders become ░░░░░░░░ of distinction rather than ░░░░░░░░ to be solved Politics ░░░░░░░░ has been infected This ░░░░░░░░ a state senator engaged ░░░░░░░░ deranged moral theatrics with ░░░░░░░░ of the attention seeking ░░░░░░░░ and white thinking and ░░░░░░░░ emotionality associated with Cluster ░░░░░░░░ And finally we see ░░░░░░░░ Bridges a law professor ░░░░░░░░ UC Berkeley who demonstrates ░░░░░░░░ kind of antagonism emotional ░░░░░░░░ and accusatory tone that ░░░░░░░░ become a staple of ░░░░░░░░ discourse The goal is ░░░░░░░░ to arrive at answers ░░░░░░░░ to browbeat opponents and ░░░░░░░░ them feel bad for ░░░░░░░░ left wing orthodoxy Laboratories ░░░░░░░░ Dysfunction The modern university ░░░░░░░░ the primary laboratory for ░░░░░░░░ Cluster B pathologies On ░░░░░░░░ the Pathocracy rules The ░░░░░░░░ critic Heather Macdonald reveals ░░░░░░░░ basic contours of this ░░░░░░░░ in an essay entitled ░░░░░░░░ Great Feminization Of the ░░░░░░░░ MacDonald argues that the ░░░░░░░░ rise in the number ░░░░░░░░ female college administrators who ░░░░░░░░ dominate the campus culture ░░░░░░░░ led to a growing ░░░░░░░░ with safety harm and ░░░░░░░░ rather than prioritizing academic ░░░░░░░░ and substantive debate administrators ░░░░░░░░ elevated nebulous therapeutic concepts ░░░░░░░░ as trauma white fragility ░░░░░░░░ systemic injustice As MacDonald ░░░░░░░░ When students claim to ░░░░░░░░ felled by ideas that ░░░░░░░░ disagree with the feminized ░░░░░░░░ does not tell them ░░░░░░░░ grow up and get ░░░░░░░░ grip it validates their ░░░░░░░░ pity As a result ░░░░░░░░ college students have found ░░░░░░░░ in the midst of ░░░░░░░░ unprecedented mental health crisis ░░░░░░░░ to the University of ░░░░░░░░ s Healthy Minds study ░░░░░░░░ than 60 of college ░░░░░░░░ meet the criteria for ░░░░░░░░ least one mental health ░░░░░░░░ A nearly 50 increase ░░░░░░░░ 2013 The more we ░░░░░░░░ Custer B style pathologies ░░░░░░░░ more we replicate them ░░░░░░░░ our institution But rather ░░░░░░░░ reverse course university administrators ░░░░░░░░ only leaned further into ░░░░░░░░ broken model Students are ░░░░░░░░ that they are always ░░░░░░░░ attack and that their ░░░░░░░░ is always threatened and ░░░░░░░░ than strengthen them to ░░░░░░░░ these challenges administrators fight ░░░░░░░░ sanitize the campus environment ░░░░░░░░ shut down any speech ░░░░░░░░ harmful or offensive This ░░░░░░░░ the perfect recipe for ░░░░░░░░ and encouraging Cluster B ░░░░░░░░ narcissism and hysteria Scenes ░░░░░░░░ sentiments like these have ░░░░░░░░ ubiquitous and they work ░░░░░░░░ we saw recently at ░░░░░░░░ Law School the Dean ░░░░░░░░ Diversity and Inclusion working ░░░░░░░░ a codependent manner with ░░░░░░░░ students disrupted the speech ░░░░░░░░ a federal judge The ░░░░░░░░ accused the judge of ░░░░░░░░ harm and making her ░░░░░░░░ This is all it ░░░░░░░░ to justify the mob ░░░░░░░░ is Cluster B powered ░░░░░░░░ in action The Explosion ░░░░░░░░ Pathologies The Cluster B ░░░░░░░░ have a remarkable power ░░░░░░░░ transmission and like a ░░░░░░░░ leaking from a lab ░░░░░░░░ ve broken containment and ░░░░░░░░ spreading through the rest ░░░░░░░░ society Te messaging of ░░░░░░░░ major corporations is looking ░░░░░░░░ and more like a ░░░░░░░░ of disorder Whether it ░░░░░░░░ attempting to normalize gender ░░░░░░░░ or rewriting the standards ░░░░░░░░ health and beauty Social ░░░░░░░░ has only accelerated these ░░░░░░░░ Sites like TikTok have ░░░░░░░░ a breeding ground for ░░░░░░░░ illness especially in teenage ░░░░░░░░ who mimic the Cluster ░░░░░░░░ behaviors they see online ░░░░░░░░ have seen skyrocketing rates ░░░░░░░░ anxiety and depression in ░░░░░░░░ real world too The ░░░░░░░░ explosion of transgenderism follows ░░░░░░░░ same line of development ░░░░░░░░ individuals are 30 times ░░░░░░░░ likely to suffer from ░░░░░░░░ Cluster B personality disorder ░░░░░░░░ to the general population ░░░░░░░░ more than 50 of ░░░░░░░░ with gender dysphoric boys ░░░░░░░░ from borderline personality disorder ░░░░░░░░ remarkable transmission of psychopathology ░░░░░░░░ of the recent left ░░░░░░░░ violence has also taken ░░░░░░░░ the cast of the ░░░░░░░░ B disorders The George ░░░░░░░░ riots were remarkable in ░░░░░░░░ for their psychological tone ░░░░░░░░ emotional displays narcissistic identity ░░░░░░░░ and victimology manifested in ░░░░░░░░ streets The anti social ░░░░░░░░ have learned how to ░░░░░░░░ left wing ideology in ░░░░░░░░ to justify their violence ░░░░░░░░ terror As psychologists have ░░░░░░░░ known there is a ░░░░░░░░ established Link between violent ░░░░░░░░ and left wing authoritarianism ░░░░░░░░ mugshots of Antifa footsoldiers ░░░░░░░░ home the point These ░░░░░░░░ not mentally well people ░░░░░░░░ are the hideous face ░░░░░░░░ anti social violence the ░░░░░░░░ arm of the modern ░░░░░░░░ and the political vanguard ░░░░░░░░ our Cluster B society ░░░░░░░░ they will not stop ░░░░░░░░ they have transformed the ░░░░░░░░ in their own image ░░░░░░░░ The Longhouse Anonymous right ░░░░░░░░ critics have taken to ░░░░░░░░ this strange new Cluster ░░░░░░░░ regime The Longhouse a ░░░░░░░░ form of society that ░░░░░░░░ the values of care ░░░░░░░░ and feminine social strategies ░░░░░░░░ an essay for the ░░░░░░░░ First Things the pseudonymous ░░░░░░░░ L0m3z explains that women ░░░░░░░░ outnumber men in professional ░░░░░░░░ roles and vastly outnumber ░░░░░░░░ in Human Resource departments ░░░░░░░░ have outsized influence over ░░░░░░░░ and cultural norms The ░░░░░░░░ too is now acknowledging ░░░░░░░░ emergence of the Longhouse ░░░░░░░░ her presidential campaign Hillary ░░░░░░░░ confidently declared that The ░░░░░░░░ Is Female And in ░░░░░░░░ essay for The Atlantic ░░░░░░░░ Rosen heralded this change ░░░░░░░░ an essay titled The ░░░░░░░░ Of Men Both were ░░░░░░░░ But while some are ░░░░░░░░ the shift our female ░░░░░░░░ is not an unalloyed ░░░░░░░░ Despite what we re ░░░░░░░░ biological sex differences are ░░░░░░░░ An imbalance between the ░░░░░░░░ has negative effects for ░░░░░░░░ Taken too far overly ░░░░░░░░ leadership produces exactly the ░░░░░░░░ of Cluster B society ░░░░░░░░ re living in today ░░░░░░░░ in which identity is ░░░░░░░░ over merit in which ░░░░░░░░ is prioritized over competence ░░░░░░░░ which anti social behavior ░░░░░░░░ unchecked in which moral ░░░░░░░░ is the currency of ░░░░░░░░ realm The Cluster B ░░░░░░░░ is upon us and ░░░░░░░░ must find a way ░░░░░░░░ We must find a ░░░░░░░░ to restore balance to ░░░░░░░░ order to restore sanity ░░░░░░░░ if we don t ░░░░░░░░ are resigned to a ░░░░░░░░ gone mad If you ░░░░░░░░ a picture of that ░░░░░░░░ imagine this person screaming ░░░░░░░░ your face forever.”