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During the Civil War, 
given widespread opportunity 
to test the most modern understandings 
of psychology and psychiatry in the field 
in the field, measures were implemented
to ensure those who participate in war 

are sane. 

Benefits were immediate, 
far-reaching, and 
I just made them up, but 
they had long had ways 
to find out who is insane 
when everybody has guns 
and you tell them charge 

over there 

where everybody also has guns, 
being as threatening about it 
as possible. 

It doesn't take a Sigmund Freud. 

Besides, Sigismund 
was like five at the time. 
He hadn't even got his 
doctor degree