ARTHUR SILBER: DON’T “CURE” US! JUST LEAVE US ALONE!. I have occasionally mentioned the work of Thomas Szasz, a man who is one of my great personal heroes. Dr. Szasz’s dedication to genuine human freedom and his ongoing resistance to the widespread destruction caused by the “therapeutic state” constitute one of the truly great achievements of our time, and his work deserves your very careful consideration. Look over his website, and read some of the many illuminating articles you will find there.
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A very good article on the trend to treat behavior that people don’t like as a “mental disease” and inflicting treatment on the “sick” person against their will. This is especially common as a new form of child abuse, and in this case the article focuses on autism.
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