I was wondering, is anyone familiar with the concept of suppression of
dissent? Because I am not, I just cut-n-paste the paragraphs below sans the
quotations (I forget to include these). Upon further analysis, though, it
doesn't
seem that putting someone away in a mental hospital as means of hindering them
from speaking up about abuse or a crime would be applicable because dissent
simply has to do with divergence of opinion, does it not? Not the reality of
abuse or crime? I dunno.

I was just curious if any members have been involuntarily hospitalized by
their abuser in an effort to get them to "shut up" about the abuse? I saw
something like this in a movie a month or so ago. The poor woman was absolutely
traumatized by the entire ordeal. The abuser was an important political figure,
and so desperate to make her quiet and for no one to believe her, that he
insisted she be given electroshock therapy in addition to medication so that
her memory would be completely impaired. He got numerous persons involved to
make up things about her in order to accomplish his mission. It was horrifying
to watch.

Terri

In a message dated 2/20/2008 12:31:27 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
AZTerri@... writes:

Have any members here had this happen to them?

Suppression of dissent occurs when an individual or group which is more
powerful than another tries to directly or indirectly censor, persecute, or
otherwise oppress the other party, rather than engage with and
constructively
respond to or accommodate the other party's arguments or viewpoint. When
dissent
is perceived as a threat, action may be taken to prevent continuing dissent
or
penalize dissidents. Government or industry may often act in this way.

Involuntary commitment can be used as a form of suppression of dissent. It
is the practice of using legal means or forms as part of a mental health
law
to commit a person to a mental hospital, insane asylum, or psychiatric ward
against their will or over their protests in order to prevent them from
speaking out (about an injustice or crime, for example).


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