tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post8952210277544607158..comments2024-03-22T19:52:46.571+00:00Comments on SOCIALISM OR YOUR MONEY BACK: Mental well-being is a political questionPoetry Coalshedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05514953133244910986noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36028082.post-3267297868429280542018-05-21T08:28:27.601+00:002018-05-21T08:28:27.601+00:00This reminded me of a book review that a friend of...This reminded me of a book review that a friend of mine sent me recently where the ‘revelation’ of the book was that depression is not always an individual illness, but can be caused by social circumstances. This piece is similarly ‘revelatory,’ boldly proclaiming that in relation to mental health: "We need to see the bigger picture, to consider how things like social disadvantage and inequality tug at the very fabric of what makes society functional." I wonder whether I could invite the writer to take another step back and see an even bigger picture; that is the way social relations are currently determined under capitalism. Perhaps it is capitalism that is the main cause of mental ill-health and its abolition could be the main cure.Tim Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116571614638026642noreply@blogger.com