The US Government and Media Are Using Old Soviet Psychiatry Tactics to Gain Covid Compliance

https://historypoliticstheory.wordpress.com/2021/04/17/the-us-government-and-media-are-using-old-soviet-psychiatry-tactics-to-gain-covid-compliance/

I recently read an essay titled “Medicine Standing on its Head”: Snezhnevsky, Sluggish Schizophrenia and Soviet Political Abuse of Psychiatry that discussed the use of a fictional psychiatric diagnosis by the Soviet Union to “justify” their marginalization and interment of anyone who did not support their government overlords. The essay is from 2016 and authored by an individual named Sasha Shapiro, who has extensive studies in Russian history, culture, and philosophy. I was immediately struck by the similarity to the current language and attitude put forth by the United States Government as well as the “Mainstream Media” towards anyone who does not immediately fall in line and worship The State and their demands, especially regarding Covid lockdowns, mask mandates, and other restrictive measures. I will summarize some parts of Ms. Shapiro’s essay (which I would highly recommend reading in full at the link above) and discuss some general parallels with the current situation in the United States.