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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Untreated mental illness an imminent danger? - 60 Minutes - CBS News

This 60 Minutes segment made some good points and I hope people will watch it if they have not. It forgot, however, to get into the issue about the use by the government or governmental connected entities of the label of mental illness as a weapon to crush dissent or manipulate people into behavior which is societally acceptable. The military labeled victims of sexual abuse "mentally ill" because it seemed to be easier to go after the victims than hold the officers and others accountable for their misdeeds. In the military, sex assault victims labeled as mentally ill, forced out - San Antonio Express-News Gay and lesbians used to be labeled "mentally ill" because they were not straight. Black activists were labeled mentally ill because they would not accept the status quo.

It is usually small cliques like in the US military who get away with these misdeeds or it could be much wider if the society already has deep problems with human rights. Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Protest Psychosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Persecution of Falun Gong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lawmakers: No more character attacks on victims of military sexual assault

NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness - Mental Health Support, Education and Advocacy