Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky’s book title Manufacturing Consent derives from presidential advisor and journalist Walter Lippmann’s phrase “the manufacture of consent”—a necessity for Lippmann, who believed that the general public is incompetent in discerning what’s truly best for them, and so their opinion must be molded by a benevolent elite who does know what’s best for them.
What does it tell us about the state of psychiatry when some of the biggest names in the psychiatric establishment are distancing themselves from psychiatry’s diagnostic system and its treatments?
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by James Corbett
corbettreport.com
April 12, 2014
In the history of authoritarian governance, there have always been ruling power structures that use professionals to meet its needs, and today’s corporatocracies claim the profession of mental health as a powerful means to maintain the status quo.
When I interviewed investigative reporter Robert Whitaker in 2010 after the publication of his book Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America, he was not exactly a beloved figure within the psychiatry establishment.
The Harvard Business School (HBS) information session on how to be a good class participant instructs, “Speak with conviction. Even if you believe something only fifty-five percent, say it as if you believe it a hundred percent,” reports Susan Cain in her best-selling book Quiet (2013).
New York Times “Room for Debate Question”: “Why We Like to Watch Rich People: Why do American television and movie audiences like to watch the antics and questionable behavior of the 1 percent?”
The lives of the outlandishly rich are so unreal and so bizarre for most of us that watching their self-indulgence, careless spending, and decadence can be an escape from the unpleasant reality of our own constant money worries.
Here is the list of the Top 10 articles written in 2013 for FauxCapitalist.com in 2013. This year, most articles were about non-economic issues. As a result, I will be separately providing a list of the top 10 articles overall, written in all years going back to 2008. 1) Dr. Stan Monteith, a 35-year orthopedic […]
Decreasing suffering often means “comforting the afflicted, and afflicting the comfortable.” However, AlterNet’s recently republished Psychotherapy Networker article, “The 14 Habits of Highly Miserable People,” authored by psychotherapist Cloe Madanes, instead appears to have afflicted many of the afflicted.
