“Weaponizing Psychology: Why the American Psychological Association Caved to Torture”
In Counterpunch, Geoff Gray analyzes how increasing use of psychiatric drugs and declining financial support for psychology may have contributed to the American Psychological Association's reluctance to condemn involvement in US government torture programs, even in spite of protests from its own membership.
Weaponizing Psychology Why the American Psychological Association Caved to Torture (Counterpunch, December 24, 2014)
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Caved in? Seriously? Stop making excuses for these criminals, torturers and human rights abusers. Did Dr Mengele “cave in” too?
There are systemic problems but there are also sick psychopaths who enjoy harming others and get sadistic pressure out of it. Sad and scary but it’s real and US government gives them resources and protection to do that.