in a fascist collectivism, submission is achieved not only by means of an iron fist, but also through pressure to conform to the group. the mental-health system is a great merging of the two. its very aim is submission to the group, as it seeks to cure those who are singled out as being different. for this purpose, it uses force, confinement, drugging, and various forms of coercion and abuse. but this is not needed if the community exerts enough pressure on the individual to submit to its standards of normality.