Man Kills Himself Holding 'Tax The 1%' in Front of Capitol—and Nobody Hears About It

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49. Reminds me of how China treats the Tibetan monks that set themselves on fire.nt

The USSR used to use mental illness as a way to stash political prisoners away in institutions.

The US simply labels people as mentally ill and some invisible switch goes off so people stop listening or "taking them seriously".

If you check a post I just made last night in the California section, I saw a room full of people pile on a woman who had been predetermined to be "mentally" ill. She was asking about political corruption and starting to ramble because no one on the panel was answering her question, and she mentioned how she felt threatened by the police. A "more important" member of the community shouted, "That's enough of that!" and suddenly everyone swarmed on this woman - who, being actively attacked, continued to talk about police and brought up her heart condition.

I can't make any call about her mental status (and it irks me that others in that room thought they could), but the bottom line was the speakers we were listening to had brought up a topic that suggested political corruption. I was wanted to ask similar questions myself. What right did the community have to mob that woman except some bigwig had signaled that she was "mentally ill" and her question not worth answering? By rendering her as someone who can't be listened to, the community also seriously limited her options as to what she can do to make herself heard next. I hope her options aren't limited to the point of this protester in Washington, DC.