Investigative journalist James Corbett has investigated how psychology is being weaponized to target dissidents. In this episode he is explaining the absurd previous diagnosis “anarchia” - which was “too much” love for freedom. And “drapetomania” - which was the mental illness of slaves running away from their masters. Over the last three years, we have seen a medical doctor being diagnosed and force medicated for “corona insanity”. This was because of his resistance to the government narrative in Switzerland. We have also seen an increased willingness to pathologize “conspiracy theorists”, and to label people as “domestic terrorists” for using their right to share their opinions. Even though the methods used against us are ugly, and the majority just go along uncritically, James Corbett shows examples of how modelling disobedience can dramatically turn the situation around.

› The Corbett Report

Dissent Into Madness:
  • 1. The Weaponization of Psychology
  • 2. Crazy Conspiracy Theorists
  • 3. Projections of the Psychopaths
  • 4. Escaping the Madhouse

Bill Goats and the Forest:
  • billgoats.com

Related AJP episode:
  • AJP 47 | James Corbett – COVID-19 is a step towards a prison state

Other related sources:
› huffpost.com: My Gentle, Intelligent Brother Is Now A Conspiracy Theorist And His Beliefs Are Shocking
› nytimes.com: How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Share Conspiracy Theories
› thetimes.co.uk: Help! My mother is a conspiracy theorist
› vogue.com: I’m Worried About Losing Touch With My Conspiracy Theorist Parents
› apa.org: Speaking of Psychology: Why people believe in conspiracy theories, with Karen Douglas, PhD
› sciencefocus.com: A psychologist explains why people believe in conspiracy theories
› faculty.lsu.edu: Why We Fall for Conspiracies
› technologyreview.com: How to talk to conspiracy theorists—and still be kind
› psychcentral.com: Why Do Some People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?
› businessinsider.com: A psychologist reveals why people cling to conspiracy theories during uncertain times
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