On ethnography, hallucinogens, improvised knife, etc.

migueldiaz · 4th September 2009, 12:18 AM

Fearn, Jim, thanks for expanding and deepening the discussion further!

Given the hypothesis that a man's primary weapon is his mental faculty, then it should follow that during combat his brain will experience the greatest wear-and-tear.

Whereas a weapon can be dispensed with after it gets badly beaten up, unfortunately the soldier and everybody else is stuck with his own brain.

The good news is that military institutions and the general public are now beginning to realize how important it is for them to be sensitive and supportive of PTSD cases.

Like in the UK, we read that finally, hundreds of WW1 soldiers shot for 'cowardice' are to be pardoned. That was an old article, so by this time they may have already been all pardoned.

And we can also recall that famous incident wherein Patton hit a soldier who apparently was suffering from PTSD ...

4th September 2009, 12:18 AM	#32
migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	Fearn, Jim, thanks for expanding and deepening the discussion further! Given the hypothesis that a man's primary weapon is his mental faculty, then it should follow that during combat his brain will experience the greatest wear-and-tear. Whereas a weapon can be dispensed with after it gets badly beaten up, unfortunately the soldier and everybody else is stuck with his own brain. The good news is that military institutions and the general public are now beginning to realize how important it is for them to be sensitive and supportive of PTSD cases. Like in the UK, we read that finally, hundreds of WW1 soldiers shot for 'cowardice' are to be pardoned. That was an old article, so by this time they may have already been all pardoned. And we can also recall that famous incident wherein Patton hit a soldier who apparently was suffering from PTSD ...