WillBrink
10-18-14, 13:25
An interesting discussion on what was the "Nanny State" now ‘therapeutic state’; and in a Brit med journal no less. Things have only gotten worse in the decade since written. The statement that really sums it up:
"In fact, the ‘nanny state’ of the past no longer exists; it has metamorphosed into the ‘therapeutic state’; nanny has given way to counsellor. If the ‘nanny state’ was austere, punitive and authoritarian, the therapeutic state is touchy-feely, supportive — and even more authoritarian. Nanny merely told people what to do; counsellors also tell them what to feel and what to think." -
Br J Gen Pract. Aug 1, 2004; 54(505): 645.
From ‘nanny state’ to ‘therapeutic state’
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1324868/
"In fact, the ‘nanny state’ of the past no longer exists; it has metamorphosed into the ‘therapeutic state’; nanny has given way to counsellor. If the ‘nanny state’ was austere, punitive and authoritarian, the therapeutic state is touchy-feely, supportive — and even more authoritarian. Nanny merely told people what to do; counsellors also tell them what to feel and what to think." -
Br J Gen Pract. Aug 1, 2004; 54(505): 645.
From ‘nanny state’ to ‘therapeutic state’
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1324868/