"A disturbing piece was published in the Journal of Clinical
Psychiatry. In it is a study that claims people who are
anti-government or believe in conspiracies around the government are
suffering from a condition called Anti-Government Phobia (AGP).
Meaning that anyone who has a distaste for the government, the way it
operates, its polices and believes there is a particular force behind
it, must be mentally ill. The implications here are frightening, if
you feel the government is doing something that will harm you and that
it is a part of a bigger plan, you are sick. Thus the government can
respond as though you are a a threat.
This is what the study actually claims:
“This study conclusively demonstrates that unfounded fear of
government is a recognizable mental illness, closely related to
paranoid schizophrenia. Anti-Government Phobia (AGP) differs from most
mental illnesses, however, in that it is highly infectious and has an
acute onset. Symptoms include extreme suspiciousness,
conspiracy-mongering, delusional thought patterns, staunch “us against
them” mentality, withdrawal from reality, and often religious
fanaticism.”"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Be2QbV2HzM
http://www.tetrahedron.org/articles/info_schedule_battle/Anti_Government_Phobia.html