Research has revealed the actual power of just one person saying no in a crowd. Never underestimate the power of one. From Dr. Joseph Mercola at mercola.com:
Story at-a-glance
- Mainstream media and authorities use labels like “crazy” to discredit dissenters, transforming psychiatry from healing into a control tool that silences opposition throughout history
- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has expanded to classify normal behaviors as disorders, with 69% of its authors having financial ties to pharmaceutical companies, promoting medication over addressing root causes
- Psychopaths disproportionately rise to leadership positions in politics and corporations, reshaping institutions to reflect their lack of empathy, creating what’s called a “pathocracy” or sick system
- The experiments of Stanley Milgram, Ph.D., showed that witnessing one person’s defiance dramatically reduces obedience to authority, proving that individual courage can trigger collective resistance and systemic change
- Research reveals single fake news stories rarely change behavior, but repeated exposure creates “illusory truth”
Mainstream media is one of the most common ways to shape the collective psyche of a nation. Figures of authority use them as loudspeakers to deliver whatever narrative they wish to maintain control. However, not everyone falls for it, which is why they resort to censoring dissenters, even putting them in prison.
This forms the basis of The Corbett Report documentary film “Dissent Into Madness,” featured above. The film explores how rebels are often branded as dangerous, and how academic and medical institutions reinforce this circle of oppression.1
I encourage you to watch the entire film, as it will teach you the tricks psychopaths use to get into positions of power and what you need to do to break free from them.
When ‘Crazy’ Becomes a Weapon
“Dissent Into Madness” opens with a bold statement — words like “crazy,” “insane,” and “deranged” are not harmless insults. Instead, they are tools of control. Broadcast clips from major news networks are shown, where guests and hosts casually use these labels to ridicule people who question official stories.
Corbett argues that these words are meant to discredit your judgment and push you out of public discussion. As he explains, when rulers or media call someone “crazy,” it’s often not because that person is wrong, it’s because they are inconvenient.
