David Brooks: A Confused Political Pundit — Letters that should have been in the new york times

7.26.24

To the editor:

As a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, I am pleased to reassure David Brooks that he need not worry Democrats are suffering from a 'mass hypnotic delusion' in their support of Kamala Harris (NYT, 7.26.24 The Kamala Harris Report Card). Whatever reservations exist about her strengths and weaknesses as a candidate, it is precisely because the reality of the current moment demands rapid resolution and mobilization that there has been an outpouring of support for a candidate who is stronger than Biden and better than Trump.

I look forward to David Brooks's upcoming report card on Donald Trump and his acknowledgement, all kidding aside, that many of his supporters are thoroughly convinced of the false belief that the 2020 election was stolen: i.e., exhibit a mass delusion.

Sincerely,

Larry S. Sandberg

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