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user-inactivated · 4305 days ago · link · · parent · post: Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill
thenewgreen · 4304 days ago · link ·
In the case of slaves "sulky and dissatisfied without cause" – a warning sign of imminent flight – Cartwright prescribed "whipping the devil out of them" as a "preventative measure".[2]:35[7][8] As a remedy for this "disease," doctors also made running a physical impossibility by prescribing the removal of both big toes.[1]:42
thanks for the link, I'd never heard if this "disorder"