{"id":212,"date":"2009-09-03T06:52:52","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T12:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/03\/the-reasonable-thing-to-do\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T05:43:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-14T10:43:45","slug":"the-reasonable-thing-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cchrstl.org\/wordpress\/2009\/09\/03\/the-reasonable-thing-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"The Reasonable Thing To Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When faced with insanity, irrationality and irresponsibility &#8211;\u00c2\u00a0as for  example when faced with the senseless and unpredictable violence and suicide  associated with fraudulent and harmful psychiatric diagnoses, treatments and  drugs &#8212; there are essentially two paths one could take.<\/p>\n<p>On one hand, one could <strong>be reasonable<\/strong> and explain it all  away, which is the path to slavery [<em>being the effect of something bad<\/em>].  We call this specious [<em>having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually  false<\/em>] reasoning.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, one could <strong>be reasonable<\/strong> and demand an  effective solution, which is the path to freedom [<em>being the cause of  something good<\/em>]. We call this rational [<span><em>sensible  thinking and judgment<\/em><\/span>] reasoning.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not think psychiatric <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/pseudo_EN.pdf\">fraud and abuse<\/a> have  affected you, think again! Consider the <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/The_Vital_Case_Against_Mandated_Mental_Health_Parity.pdf\">high  cost of health care<\/a>, for example, and how this might be affected by <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/fraud.pdf\">massive fraud<\/a> in the mental  health care system. Perhaps you know someone who has been <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/pseudo_EN.pdf\">fraudulently diagnosed<\/a> with a psychiatric disorder and prescribed <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/The_Side_Effects_of_Common_Psychiatric_Drugs.pdf\">harmful  drugs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps you think it is normal for children to go on <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/Senseless_Violence.pdf\">shooting rampages<\/a> in their schools? Perhaps you think it is normal for people with problems in  life to be <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/involuntary_commitment.pdf\">involuntarily  committed<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/ect.pdf\">shocked<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/ViolenceWhitePaper.pdf\">drugged<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0instead  of being cared for and returned to health and sanity.<\/p>\n<p>So what\u00c2\u00a0<em>is<\/em> the reasonable thing to do?<\/p>\n<p>Arm yourself with the truth. Get the facts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cchr.org\/#\/videos\/making-a-killing-introduction\">Watch the  video documentaries.<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cchrstl.org\/\">Read the  booklets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Fight back. Demand an effective solution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Write, email, call, visit:\u00c2\u00a0your various <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stlouisco.com\/council\/\">local<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mo.gov\/Government\/Legislative\/\">state<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.congress.org\/\">federal<\/a> representatives and officials; school  boards; police; sheriffs; judiciary. Tell them to stop funding and promoting  psychiatric solutions that do not work.<\/p>\n<p>What are effective solutions?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">There are <a href=\"http:\/\/cchrstl.org\/documents\/What_is_the_Alternative_to_Psychotropic_Drugs_White_Paper.pdf\">effective\u00c2\u00a0alternatives<\/a> to fraudulent and harmful psychiatric diagnoses, treatments and drugs. Get the  facts. Fight back. <a href=\"mailto:cchrstl@cchrstl.org?Subject=What%20I%20Have%20Done\">Tell us<\/a> what you  have done and what occurred.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When faced with insanity, irrationality and irresponsibility &#8211;\u00c2\u00a0as for example when faced with the senseless and unpredictable violence and suicide associated with fraudulent and harmful psychiatric diagnoses, treatments and drugs &#8212; there are essentially two paths one could take. 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