Tag: government

When government uses “anxiety” as an excuse to not deal with a problem, the term for this is Political Abuse of Psychiatry.

Some in the government used shaming “fear” of sickness and death to try to keep people engaged with the economy despite the threats of covid, and now the Trump administration is using “climate anxiety” to justify stopping research on climate, in order to attempt to hide the public health effects that would come from environmental damage.

Outrageous data center bullying.

People are being asked to destroy the value of their property by putting huge power lines through them, claiming it’s akin to an eminent domain issue or “community” when really it’s about one utility company catering to just one customer – a data center. Big Take: When a Small Town Gets a Big Data Center Feb […]

Bad actors leveraged the effects of stigma to manipulate people to thwart public health in a pandemic.

People deliberately spread disinformation, on purpose. Stigma is a known quantity when it comes to disease, especially infectious disease. Scientific American – January 6, 2025 The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science By […]