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> There are many many contexts in which we, as a society, determine that someone is mentally unfit to make decisions And in many of those contexts those determ
by hirundo 11y ago
> There are many many contexts in which we, as a society, determine that someone is mentally unfit to make decisions
And in many of those contexts those determinations are routinely unjustified, and have resulted in massive institutionalized civil rights violations over generations. You can read Thomas Szasz for heartbreaking details (e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Manufacture-Madness-Comparative-Inquisition-Movement/dp/0815604610 http://www.amazon.com/Manufacture-Madness-Comparative-Inquis...). Hopefully someday we can look back on such policies with similar horror to how we now see 17th century Bedlam. Instead of using them as arguments for further authoritarianism.
- zzalpha 11y agoAnd in many of those contexts those determinations are routinely unjustified And many contexts where they are. And 'round and 'round we go... But, I think you answered my question, however indirectly: you believe all such rules/laws/whatever are unjustified. I believe that's madness, but hey, we'll agree to disagree. Have a nice day! And I wish you luck with your depression, it really is a constant challenge (my wife struggles with it, so while I can't speak from direct experience, I have an enormous amount of sympathy).