Mental Health Round-Ups: The Next Phase of the Government’s War on Thought Crimes

John W. Whitehead “There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is a dangerous activity.”—Hannah Arendt Get ready for the next phase of the government’s war on thought crimes: mental health round-ups and involuntary detentions. Under the guise of public health and safety, the government could use mental health care as a pretext for targeting and locking up dissidents, activists and anyone unfortunate enough to be placed on a government watch list. If we don’t nip this in the bud, and soon, this will become yet another pretext by which government officials can…