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INTRODUCTION
Ideological Abuse of Schoolchildren
In his 1932 novel, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley depicts a �utopian�
but totalitarian society, one that is insane and bent on control. It is
a controlled civilization, using, as Huxley stated, the �technique of
suggestion-�through infant conditioning and, later, with the aid of drugs.�
In 1967, a group of prominent psychiatrists and doctors met in Puerto
Rico to discuss their objectives for psychotropic drug use on �normal
humans� in the year 2000. In what could well be a sequel to Huxley�s novel-�only
it wasn�t fiction-�their plan included manufactured �intoxicants� that
would create the same appeal as alcohol, marijuana, opiates and amphetamines,
producing �disassociation and euphoria.� Drugs to �enhance the learning
capacity of the individual � would likely alter the total educational
process so that time consumed [educating on any subject] would be greatly
reduced and the scope broadened to include �character education� as well.�
The Puerto Rico meeting concluded, �Psychotropic drugs do have something
in common with the new Utopian thought-�both may provide a sense of stability
and certainty, whether realistic or not.� The resultant report also stated,
�Those of us who work in this field see a developing potential for nearly
a total control of human emotional status, mental functioning, and will
to act. These human phenomena can be started, stopped or eliminated by
the use of various types of chemical substances. What we can produce with
our science now will affect the entire society.�
The group also predicted that the �breadth of drug use may be trivial
when we compare it to the possible numbers of chemical substances that
will be available for the control of selective aspects of man�s
life in the year 2000.� [Emphasis added] Today, with 17 million children
worldwide consuming mind-altering drugs and the almost exclusive use of
psychology-based curricula in many schools, Huxley�s Brave New World
is a reality.
In 2003, that reality was reinforced by the release of the U.S. New Freedom
Commission on Mental Health Report, which recommended that all 52 million
American schoolchildren be �screened� for �mental illness,� claiming-�without
proof�-that �early detection, assessment, and links with treatment� could
�prevent mental health problems from worsening.� �Treatment� ultimately
means drugs�-usually the most expensive ones that effectively create lifetime
mental health patients�-for which the government and insurance agencies
can be billed.
Behavioral control-based screening questionnaires already exist in many
educational systems. Invasive questions such as �How hairy do you think
your parents� private parts are?� or whether �You or someone in your family
has ever been raped or sexually molested� are commonplace. Program staff
have resorted to giving �incentives� (bribes), such as $5 gift certificates,
video rental gifts or �food vouchers� to students to secure the return
of parental consent forms for the screening to be conducted. Most parents
are unaware that their child is being assessed. Schools are advised to
hire licensed �clinicians� who have �malpractice insurance.�
In response to global psychiatric screening, Vera Sharav of the Alliance
for Human Research Protection (AHRP) stated: �This dubious initiative
is a radical invasion of privacy, leaving no room for individual choice�-or
the freedom for parents to say no to psychotropic drugs for their children.
Such mandatory, government-endorsed screening programs contradict the
freedoms guaranteed in a democratic society.�
Children worldwide are under extremely dangerous assault. Today, parents
and teachers are also deceived in the name of improved mental health and
better education. The results are devastating:
In the U.S. alone, 1.5 million children and adolescents on antidepressants
are at risk of known, drug-induced violent or suicidal side effects.
Education achievement standards have plummeted as a result of psychology-based
education curricula. Between 1965 and 2001 the violent crime rate for
under 18-year-olds in the United States increased by more than 147%; for
drug abuse violations, by over 2,900%.
Violent crime rates throughout the European Union, Australia and Canada have
begun to equal and surpass those in the United States.
We are committed to the idea that it is through the legacy of our children
that societies will survive or fail. This publication is written to enlighten
those parents who work sincerely and diligently in the hope of guaranteeing
their children a better education and a greater hope for success in life.
It is for dedicated teachers who also work for the love of children and
their well being. In fact, this is for anyone who instinctively understands
that children not only need love and protection, and are at all times
precious, but also that they represent new life today and, most importantly,
new life tomorrow.
The information is not easy, comfortable reading, but please persist,
because ultimately, the harshest reality you will have to face is that
children urgently need our help and protection. Without that, the future
for one and all is at serious risk. In this cause we ask your help.
Sincerely,
Jan Eastgate President,
Citizens Commission on Human Rights International
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