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       Replies to Robert W.
   DIR By: forbitals
       Date: August 8, 2019, 3:34 pm
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       Yes, blaming the ~mentally ill~ and the ~unmedicated mentally
       ill~ is hate speech.
       I first learned this decades ago, visiting a book store in a
       posh suburban retail area.  I heard a male voice yelling very
       loudly.  I looked outside to see what was up.  I saw a man
       across the street, didn't really see anything else going on.
       Then a few minutes later someone came in and announced, "Off his
       medication".
       At first I accepted that interpretation.  But then later I
       thought more, no, that guy has no obligation to stay medicated
       to please everyone else.
       And when you see someone who is angry, yelling, talking to
       himself, for no apparent reason, most people will call that
       ~mental illness~.  But there is another more basic
       interpretation, simply that the person is angry, and with good
       reason.
       We might not know why they are angry, and the party might not
       want to tell us or might not even be able to.  But if they are
       angry, then I say that it must be for good reason.  When someone
       has a nullified social and civil standing, the probably will not
       be able to redress wrongs.
       But this matter is further compounded by things like Mind
       Freedom, making an unequivocal pledge to non-violence as a way
       of life.  It is appeasement.  Knowing when and how to use
       physical violence is a part of life.
       And then likewise psychotherapists always see one of their main
       jobs, as required by law, being to talk people down, to make
       sure that they are disclosing all of their affairs, while at the
       same time always pledging non-violence.  This is belittling and
       humiliating, and no one should ever go along with it.
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