Re:Re: Ian Murdock
by a3n on Friday January 01, 2016 @01:20PM
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> It does nobody any good to sugarcoat the unpleasantness.
I agree, and this is the kind of discussion that should be had.
> But we cannot responsibly suggest that we can motivate that reform by telling the mentally ill to go on strike against the system.
To be clear, I am not at all suggesting that. I am observing that there is a barrier in front of some people to getting help, fear of the system. People are already on strike or hesitant, to more or less degrees, and I think it's terrible that fear of help is even a consideration.
I agree, and this is the kind of discussion that should be had.
> But we cannot responsibly suggest that we can motivate that reform by telling the mentally ill to go on strike against the system.
To be clear, I am not at all suggesting that. I am observing that there is a barrier in front of some people to getting help, fear of the system. People are already on strike or hesitant, to more or less degrees, and I think it's terrible that fear of help is even a consideration.