The Diagnostic and Statisical Manual (DSM) V is on the way, and includes Pathological Bias, "in layman's terms an extreme form of racism, homophobia, or other prejudices."
As this article points out, this effort to label thought as pathology also creates an "insanity defense" for so-called "hate crimes."
The less that holds us in common, the more we seek to marginalize those with whom we disagree. We pass laws to contain them and define them as mentally ill. The result is incoherence, violence and injustice - the very ills we sought to eliminate.
h/t TitusOneNine
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