In this video, Thomas Szasz presents his views on why libertarians should care more about psychiatric practices. Szasz shows why psychiatric practices are a direct assault against the libertarian principle of non-aggression. Szasz argues that you have a civil right to believe crazy things. Towards the end of the video, he takes questions from the audience which help clarify his views.
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Paranoia about hatred/evil within others while ignoring your own capacity for the same hatred/evil…homosexuality, drug use, not wanting to be responsible, disliking work, not socializing with co-workers, hating parents for coddling/overprotecting while simultaneously wanting money, "happiness", meaning…Human suffering=mental illness? taking notes…my brother is seeing a new psychiatrist tomorrow…
Embarrassing behavior…very true…like my parents are embarassed to talk about their "problems" with family…brothers supposed homosexual behavior vs. Roman Catholic beliefs…drug use is prohibited by my parents yet my brother manipulates psychiatrist into giving him many types of psychiatric drugs…he is isolated in his room most of the time on the internet, or playing video games…27 yrs. old…existential problems…on some level the group around you must be aligned to help you thrive?
Cato and Reason never repudiated the therapeutic state. Except in its early years, in Inquiry, Cato published nothing by Szasz. Cato has published at least three books about postal service privatization, but not one about the therapeutic state. Reason now published articles by psychiatric authoritarians. The libertarian movement is dead.