Another side effect of fascist state capitalism - the drugging of our children

The increasingly desperate attempts by the state to get union run state schools to perform have led to a significant increase in the proportion of children (mostly boys) who are given otherwise "dangerous, illegal" drugs so that they will "perform" (now if that isn't a loaded phrase) in ways that maximize the measures deemed 'appropriate' by those that control the state.  It goes without saying that sectors that do not have heavy state involvement see no need for these one size fits all 'standards' and do not a priori demand modifications to the brain chemistry of their customers as a way to maximize their organizational performance.

Over the past decade, several states introduced varying degrees of accountability systems for schools, which became federal law with the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The intent of these accountability laws was to improve academic performance and to make school quality more observable. Nonetheless, schools have reacted to these pressures in several different ways, some of which were not intended. We make use of the variation across states and over time in specific provisions of these accountability laws and find that accountability pressures effect medical diagnoses and subsequent treatment options of school aged children. Specifically, children in states with more stringent accountability laws are more likely to be diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and consequently prescribed psychostimulant drugs for controlling the symptoms. However, conditional on diagnosis, accountability laws do not further change the probability of receiving medication therapy.

Only the state with its double monopoly of the service and coercion could lead to an outcome where over one third of all boys are drugged in the name of 'educational excellence'.

The state has become a monster.  Will no one tame it?  Or even speak out?