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I don't know if this is a spoof or evidence of a slippery slope. Soon we can extend this to a larger and larger part of the population. If you can't limit the
by Gravityloss 10y ago
I don't know if this is a spoof or evidence of a slippery slope. Soon we can extend this to a larger and larger part of the population.
If you can't limit the freedom of the press, you can limit the access to it.
It seems wrong on an absolute level.
- golemotron 10y agoIt's something that happens organically already. People pick their news sources and have vastly different views of the world. Pick any world event and see what you can learn about it outside of mainstream sources or sites that feed from them.
- will_hughes 10y agoNot sure how you use a slippery slope argument here without being a complete troll. The alternative for patients with severe dementia is to be locked up - they have lost the ability to reason with the world. Earlier in life, we do this with children: it's called preschool or daycare. They're a danger to themselves and perhaps others if allowed to roam free.
- taneq 10y ago> severe dementia There's the slippery slope. Severe dementia -> some dementia -> wrongthink -> dissidents. Not saying I agree with it, as such, but that's the chain.
- will_hughes 10y agoBy that argument, every form of punishment for breaking societal rules is a slippery slope. First they came for the murderers... The slope for this one is not particularly steep, and there's been no greasing of said slope (quite the opposite).
- neolefty 10y agoYes, it sounds terrible. But spending time in nursing homes with many dementia patients gave me perspective on this. I don't know of a pleasant solution; this one sounds like an attempt to minimize the evils. Another alternative is to live with family members, but not everyone is willing to do that, and at some point it can get overwhelming to care for an angry, incompetent person.
- Gravityloss 10y agoI wonder if they still tell people the truth, that they're in a facility. Even if people might not understand or remember that, I feel it's a very important distinction. In prisons, even if the people can't leave, they aren't lied to.
- scott_s 10y agoTelling someone with dementia the truth can be difficult. I don't mean this figuratively, I mean it literally: it is a difficult process because they do not believe you. If you constantly try to tell them the truth, you will constantly argue with them. I found this segment from the This American Life radio program enlightening: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/532/magic-words?act=2#play http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/532/m...
- jokoon 10y agoI knew it. This story is great material for conspiracy theorists.