In a capitalist, patriarchal, and white supremacist society, mental illness is routinely weaponized as a means of control, humiliation, and exclusion. Those in power, whether state agents, employers, abusers, or political rivals, use diagnoses, real or fabricated, to discredit voices, delegitimize dissent, and strip people of autonomy. This weaponization does not emerge from a genuine… Continue reading The Weaponizaton, of mental health