The Outrage Thread

Cotton

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I have no problem with the government taking care of the mentally ill. As long as it's mental health treatment and not plastic surgery.

Maybe if we actually treated the mentally ill we'd have a few less gun shootings every year.
How many people take advantage of welfare? You okay with paying for free shit for someone that has wanted to cut their dick off?
 

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Peru is probably more sensible, but in this country "mental health help" would mean endless years of drugs, therapy, and everything else that cost a fortune, all at our expense.
 

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How many people take advantage of welfare? You okay with paying for free shit for someone that has wanted to cut their dick off?
I mean it's a little different then getting a free cell phone or a free place to live. That's why I said mental health treatment and not plastic surgery. If the cure is to lop someone's dick off and give them boob's I agree. If the treatment is to go sit down and talk to a a therapist who can help someone work through their shit, I'm ok with it.

I rarely want government spending money but this might actually be worthwhile. And I can't see it being abused the same way welfare programs are.
 

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I mean it's a little different then getting a free cell phone or a free place to live. That's why I said mental health treatment and not plastic surgery. If the cure is to lop someone's dick off and give them boob's I agree. If the treatment is to go sit down and talk to a a therapist who can help someone work through their shit, I'm ok with it.

I rarely want government spending money but this might actually be worthwhile. And I can't see it being abused the same way welfare programs are.
My point is that cutting one's dick off is a mental illness. Maybe I didn't articulate that well enough.
 

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My point is that cutting one's dick off is a mental illness. Maybe I didn't articulate that well enough.
I agree that it is. Of course the problem is in countries like America they think it's a physical defect as opposed to e mental illness which is crazy.

Besides the fact that I think most of this is being pushed by society and parents and people who claim to have these issues don't really. They just want to please their parents or be unique or different.
 

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How is this defensible? I'd have more respect for them if they'd just come right out and say, "We need the votes to stay in power, so fuck you all," rather than the gaslighting they've been doing.
 

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A well-rounded budget from someone sane that recognizes the real mental health crisis that exists now. Tough ask, but theoretically possible.
You can just reduce the budget somewhere else. Shouldn't be that hard considering how bloated it is with shit already.
 
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