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Beware: Freethinking to become a "Mental Disorder"

Naikon · 2011-07-26 16:23:46

"Although the authors of the manual claim no ulterior motives but simply better diagnostic practices, the labeling of freethinking and nonconformity as mental illnesses has a lot of potential for abuse. It can easily become a weapon in the arsenal of a repressive state[1]." Looking at the "criteria" for ODD[2], it would…

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#32 28-09-2011 10:14am
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Here's the wired article that quote was cherry picked from, in case anyone values context over a soundbite.

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