Chinese Netizen’s Protests and Freedom of Mind as a Human Right with Matthew Bywater

Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that my BITE Model of Authoritarian Control was translated into Chinese and used by Chinese netizens during the November 2022 protests in China against the zero covid lockdown policy? This week’s fascinating interview is with Matt Bywater, who lived in China for years teaching English and who is now on a quest to do a PhD to create a new internationally recognized human right: Freedom of Mind. Matthew Bywater learned about Freedom of Mind from a statement on the World Mental Health Coalition founded by forensic psychiatrist Bandy X. Lee. Dr. Bandy X. Lee edited the best-selling book, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, with 37 experts weighing in on Trump. This work seeks to establish a political and legal framework for incorporating freedom of mind within the international human rights architecture. Learn more about Steven Hassan and Freedom of Mind Resource Center. Visit freedomofmind.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Stephen Hassan with another episode of the influence continuum.
0:09.7	And the theme today is freedom of mind, and I have a friend and colleague, an academic researcher, Matt Bywater, as my guest today from the UK and Matt and I are fans of
0:27.7	Bandie Lee and the World Mental Health Coalition and Matt has presented with me on a panel
0:36.2	at the International Academy for Law and Mental Health in Lille, France, a few years ago.
0:42.7	He's fascinating.
0:44.1	So he's an English teacher to non-natives.
0:49.5	He's an activist.
0:51.1	He's a researcher.
0:53.0	And Matt, you lived in China for a number of years, and we're
0:57.2	going to get into China and activism and freedom of mine. But I also want to say that I saw
1:04.6	you recently present at an International Cultic Studies Association conference on all of your work,
1:12.7	wishing to update human rights
1:15.9	and the need for that,
1:18.3	which is what I want to talk with you today.
1:20.8	So freedom of mind,
1:22.2	and we're going to talk about China and activism
1:25.6	and the world needs an uplift, Matt.
1:31.3	What else do I want to say about you?
1:34.3	You're a fascinating, bright, talented person who really cares.
1:40.3	So let's start with, how did you get interested in this?
1:45.0	Okay, so compared to a lot of people, I never had a cultic experience.
1:49.6	I was never in a cult.
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