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The great psychologist Sigmund Freud once said 'America is a mistake, a giant mistake'. Was he right? Why or why not?

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    Woodwose - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by Woodwose Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:48PM

    Maybe Freud described America as a mistake, not as an insult, but as a compliment? you see, you could say America was a huge Mistake, because it did not follow the worn path of other Countries, it made its own rules and laws, gave people the room to decide what they want to be, and provided the opportunity for them to do so. So the "Mistake" was that America was never meant to be this way, it was expected to follow the examples of other Countries, maybe even make the same mistakes as them. So Freuds apparent insult, might just in fact be a compliment? you were never meant as a Country, to go the way you have, but you did, and have achieved some wonderful things.

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15 Answers to "The great psychologist Sigmund Freud once said 'America is a mistake, a giant mistake'. Was he right? Why or why not?"

  1. jatpack3 - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by jatpack3 Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:33PM

    Freud was also a cocaine addict. I think he and his whole field of pseudo science is a fraud.

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  2. KingofSwords - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by KingofSwords Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:34PM

    Freud was a psychiatrist not a psychologist. Freud had a lot of issues.

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  3. Whateverrrrr - 36-40 years old - female

    Reply by Whateverrrrr Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:42PM

    I guess even psychiatrist has issues. They are human like all of us.

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  4. KingofSwords - 56-60 years old - male

    Reply by KingofSwords Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:44PM

    Human, yes but he had some major issues more than most.

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  5. Wigglebottom - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by Wigglebottom Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:34PM

    Just saying the "Great Psychologist Sigmund Freud" is a mistake.
    It is a matter of opinion as to whether he was great or not. Personally I think he was a quack that was hell bent on making EVERYTHING relate to sex no matter what it was.

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  6. dejaentendu90 - 22-25 years old - female

    Reply by dejaentendu90 Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:37PM

    Agreed.

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  7. mistersensible - 46-50 years old - male

    Reply by mistersensible Feb 2nd, 2013 at 11:11AM

    not agreed

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  8. ChipmunkErnie - 61-65 years old - male

    Posted by ChipmunkErnie Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:33PM

    He was stoned on coke at the time.

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  9. mistersensible - 46-50 years old - male

    Reply by mistersensible Feb 2nd, 2013 at 11:05AM

    It's so easy to say that coke destroy her mind . I don't think , addicted people are less cliver . Indeed , it could be the drama .

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  10. orangename - 26-30 years old - female

    Posted by orangename Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:32PM

    i wouldnt worry much about this particular statement.coming from yet another man who spent his life tryng to get women, what does he know about mistakes:d

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  11. dejaentendu90 - 22-25 years old - female

    Posted by dejaentendu90 Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:38PM

    Freud was a quack.

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  12. mistersensible - 46-50 years old - male

    Reply by mistersensible Feb 2nd, 2013 at 11:08AM

    Haha , it's so stupid , to be so categorical .

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  13. fishsweeper - 51-55 years old - female

    Posted by fishsweeper Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:40PM

    Sigmund Freud postulated that women have 'penis envy'... He was a nutcase.

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  14. dejaentendu90 - 22-25 years old - female

    Reply by dejaentendu90 Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:43PM

    Also that sons wanted to bang their mothers, daughters wanted to kill their mothers and marry their fathers, etc. oh, and his theory of anal stages and maturity of female ******* (vaginal vs clitoral). HOGWASH.

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  15. fishsweeper - 51-55 years old - female

    Reply by fishsweeper Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:45PM

    Bravo!

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  16. tominct1918 - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by tominct1918 Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:38PM

    He must have been an Obama supporter. He and Obama are as wrong as you can be. America is the greatest place on earth because of the personal ability to be what ever you want to be.

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  17. Ohkwari - 46-50 years old - female

    Posted by Ohkwari Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:33PM

    Freud was a psychiatrist and the father of psychoanalysis.

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  18. geno77 - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by geno77 Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:32PM

    He's right. You can buy the book when it comes out.

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  19. mistersensible - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by mistersensible Nov 5th, 2012 at 2:21PM

    Mister FREUD was a genius , i am french ,as i am far from you , i can see all the mistakes ....it's so easy .
    I am affraid because (we) follow you ..

    I don't want to be like you .
    I mean , i don't want to be the "well thinkings" american people .

    So ...he was right , of course .

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  20. antipsychiatry - 66-70 years old

    Posted by antipsychiatry Aug 9th, 2012 at 5:59AM

    Not only it is mistake, it is a crime. First, it stole the land from its rightful inhabitants and put them in reservations, like cattle. Then it built its riches by importing millions of slaves from Africa. And today it has abot 1,000 military bases worldwide to stage coups against elected chiefs-of-state, murder women and children worldwide and protect the interests of the same multinationals who oppress and starve the world and their own people in America. Fortunately this is ending and we'll be free of that giant mistake.

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  21. Whateverrrrr - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by Whateverrrrr Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:45PM

    I wouldn't say America is a mistake...Lots of people belong to this country.

    Dr. Sigmund Freud had his views.

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  22. cpthaddock - 51-55 years old - male

    Posted by cpthaddock Apr 27th, 2012 at 8:43PM

    maybe. I recall his son or was it his grandson Clement being a liberal m.p. And advertising chum or winnalot dogfood with Henry, his blood hound in the 60's.

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