• Ook the Librarian@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Ok, I’m trying to give you benefit of the doubt here, but you’re really digging in your heels here.

    I do believe mental illness absolutely needs to be discussed more

    Then you should* have done that. Your comment “well I’m glad we can see all the mental illness and bigots together” (paraphased since I can’t access the original) is simply bigoted. It is not a discussion of mental illness or mental illness policy. It’s worthless and hurtful. After posting such trash, trying to have a thoughtful conversation after being called out is disingenuous.

    Edit: I missed a word, but while I’m here, I’ll add:

    That being said, I am going to come down hard on any Trump supporter. There is no excuse

    ^This is exactly why there is push back. Paired with the original comment, this sounds like “I’m going to come down hard on any Trump supporter, the bigots, all mental illness havers, there is no excuse.” It sounds just like the hate preachers deliberately tacking “and homosexuals” to any phrase that includes pedophiles.

    I’m hearing a lot of words from you, but besides the fact you changed your wording, you seem to show little remorse for your actions. I don’t understand. I don’t think you’re a troll. So either defend the phrase “all mental illness and bigots” or apologize for it. I don’t want to discuss mental health with you.

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      7 months ago

      It’s simply a frustration of hitting one’s head against the wall with a group that is causing widespread damage to society and who heeds no appeal to reason or morality. Call it for lack of better words. I’ve edited my comment and adjusted my words to better reflect my position and be more respectful to lumping all with mental illness in with such a group, but with that I absolutely will dig my heels in here until better reason is presented. Frankly, I think you are the one who is making uncalled accusations and outlandish claims now.

      Edit: To your edit:

      There is nothing explicitly wrong with being homoexual. And while there is something explicitly wrong with being a pedophile, the flaw in that is that there is an accusation of being a pedophile that is the problem – we don’t have that issue here since this entire discussion is about Trump supporters proudly announcing their identity and immorality. That is the difference.

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        7 months ago

        with a group that is causing widespread damage to society

        What group is that? All mental illness havers? You must take back your words before I take you seriously. I edited my previous comment while you were replying to it.

        Frankly, I think you are the one who is making uncalled accusations and outlandish claims now.

        I don’t know what claim I am making besides you said that you are happy that you can now easily identify “all mental illness and bigots”. If that claim is outlandish, please say so. Did you not say that? Is there an apology I missed?

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          What group is that?

          As I wrote very, very clearly: Trump supporters.

          That you can now easily identify “all mental illness and bigots”.

          That you believe it’s a problem that I am able to identify and avoid people who proudly broadcast their own ignorance and lack of appeal to reason and moral standards is somehow a bad thing – you’ll have to make a very compelling counterargument.

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            7 months ago

            Ok, there it is. I misjudged you. Sorry. It seems that you are in fact an asshole.

            [you said that you are happy] that you can now easily identify “all mental illness and bigots”.

            That you believe it’s a problem that I am able to identify and avoid people who proudly broadcast their own ignorance and lack of appeal to reason and moral standards is somehow a bad thing

            I didn’t think you would go there. I thought you saw what you were doing. I don’t know now. I’m done.