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To: little jeremiah
Any law can be misused, any govenment agency or department (at any level of gov) can be turned into a political weapon. Does that mean anarchy is a better choice? Some people think so. (Not saying you think so, just sort of musing on the topic.)

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You do know the left characterizes Trump and most of his supporters as mentally ill, right?

And, to be fair, Rush calls liberalism a mental disease and I tend to agree with him.

In dictatorships, one of the first moves is to characterize opponents of the regime as mentally ill, where they can be incarcerated without any protection of law as we know it.

Is Islam a mental illness?

Is Marxism a mental illness?

Are you okay with letting the same people decide who think there are hundreds of genders, or who think that there is a prevalent disorder called "Toxic masculinity?"

Because I assure you, there are those who think Christianity, conservatism and nationalism ... certainly Trumpism ... are mental illnesses.

Freud actually wrote a book about the mental illness of "Religion."

I cannot think of any of the mass shooters who would have been locked up in the old insane asylums; although I do think there is a place for these institutions.

It's just NOT A BONE WE SHOULD THROW TO THE ANTI-2nd Amendment forces. Believe me, THEY STAND READY TO ABUSE THE POWER.

233 posted on 09/03/2019 9:05:55 PM PDT by Disestablishmentarian ( T Party)
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To: Disestablishmentarian

I realize you feel very strongly about this.

I am not in favor of a law which can easily label anyone as mentally ill and thus the one so labelled is prohibited from owning a fire arm.

I’m referring to having mental hospitals for people who are dangerous psychotics.


247 posted on 09/03/2019 10:35:26 PM PDT by little jeremiah (New tagline in the pipeline)
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To: Disestablishmentarian
Is Islam a mental illness? Is Marxism a mental illness?

Well, they're both murder cults. Is that a mental illness? Are Chicago's gang-bangers suffering from "mental illness"?

We should be talking about whacked-out murderers and violent people, and not just demonizing "mental illness".

I don't see Christians or freedom loving patriots being held responsible for millions of deliberate and wrongful deaths.

(or any for that matter)

264 posted on 09/04/2019 5:18:10 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER ( "The Owl" eats RATs for breakfast!)
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