Psychiatric Fascism

[Tasneem Project]

The USA government are unique in the world in having a psychiatric system that is an arm of government control.

In the USA, you don't have to be a criminal or a terrorist to be locked away. No, thanks to a policy instigated by President JFK, someone who is simply a social nuisance can be dragged from the streets, imprisoned, drugged - on the basis that this person is said to be mentally ill.

Ronald Laing, a long-time critic of the USA psychiatric system, commented on the definition of mental illness by the American Psychaitric Association (APA) as 'fitting just about most people walking down the street'. Year on year, the APA revises its diagnostic criteria to include even more labels which can be used to justify imprisoning people against their will without trial.

Have you ever been a victim of the mental health services in the USA or elsewhere. Have you read the works of Thomas Szasz?

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