Dissident Speech Must Be Authentic – Mattias Desmet

„Dissident speech doesn't have to be primarily tactical or rhetorical in nature, but it should be authentic and honest.“

Mattias DesmetDissident speech should be authentic and honest, not just tactical or rhetorical. Insights by Mattias Desmet.
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Mattias Desmet is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Ghent.

An important insight about the authenticity of dissident statements.


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Quote about dissident speech being authentic and honest by Mattias Desmet

Mattias Desmet teaches Clinical Psychology at the Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting at the University of Ghent. His department's research is strongly clinically and practice-oriented. He focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of psychological counseling and psychoanalysis.

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