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smirkymonkey

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15. I honestly do not think that extreme hatred and prejudice is a "mental illness".

Wed Aug 7, 2019, 12:06 AM

Aug 2019

It is the manifestation of a sick mind, but not technically a mental illness in the clinical sense. There are too many people in this country who are just mad with hatred, but I do not believe they are mentally ill. I just think they are weak human beings who have found a drug in anger and hatred to distract themselves from their own misery.

Calling them mentally ill is an insult to the truly mentally ill and it gives them a pass at something that they could control if they had the slightest bit of motivation or inner strength. They choose to be hateful. They choose to be weak and violent. True mental illness is not a choice.

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Can we please please stop doing this? [View all] SHRED Aug 2019 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author elleng Aug 2019 #1

Are you kidding? SHRED Aug 2019 #2

K&R... spanone Aug 2019 #3

K&R, Its the new republican thoughts and prays that some dems don't fight back against. uponit7771 Aug 2019 #4

Correct SHRED Aug 2019 #5

its a convenient excuse for the republicans nt msongs Aug 2019 #6

No FBaggins Aug 2019 #7

Every Fucking time SHRED Aug 2019 #20

I don't know about "culprit" FBaggins Aug 2019 #33

So people who commit mass killings are sane? former9thward Aug 2019 #8

Actually many mass killers are considered "sane", and many innocent people are routinely... JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #12

Considered sane by you maybe.... former9thward Aug 2019 #34

You clearly know a lot about psychology. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #39

Yes, it shows... former9thward Aug 2019 #48

Swish. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2019 #49

You are insulting the pres of the American Psychological Association. Read the article uppityperson Aug 2019 #13

Thank you SHRED Aug 2019 #17

The quote I replied to is ridiculous. former9thward Aug 2019 #35

Post hoc ergo prompter hoc. LanternWaste Aug 2019 #37

You are welcome for copying more of the article for you to read. uppityperson Aug 2019 #47

Your ignorance is disturbing SHRED Aug 2019 #18

Don't use opaque URLs if you want people to read articles you excerpt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2019 #21

Excuse me SHRED Aug 2019 #23

I don't know if any person who commits any act of homicide is sane ck4829 Aug 2019 #19

The term "mental illness" is used SHRED Aug 2019 #24

They're actually very fucking sane. John Fante Aug 2019 #30

Wrong. former9thward Aug 2019 #36

Society?!! Those are some strong expert opinion you got there. John Fante Aug 2019 #46

It's always metal illness... zaj Aug 2019 #9

So then why aren't all murderers... SHRED Aug 2019 #29

The "reality" is that the legal definition of insanity is extremely narrow and specific. former9thward Aug 2019 #38

You do not have the slightest idea what you're talking about Tarc Aug 2019 #40

Yes, they are. Mental illness isn't an excuse. zaj Aug 2019 #42

It's not a part at all. Sack up and take responsibility Tarc Aug 2019 #43

It has nothing at all with excuses... zaj Aug 2019 #44

Because others use someone's mental illness as a reason to kill them. JoeOtterbein Aug 2019 #10

K&R uppityperson Aug 2019 #11

Leaving mental illness out of the discussion is a start DemocracyMouse Aug 2019 #14

I honestly do not think that extreme hatred and prejudice is a "mental illness". smirkymonkey Aug 2019 #15

THIS & the notion that every one who kills must be mentally ill is poppycock ... mr_lebowski Aug 2019 #25

Truth! SHRED Aug 2019 #27

Exactly n/t PandoraAwakened Aug 2019 #32

Beautifully stated SHRED Aug 2019 #26

When I was a young child (from about 5 yo to about 10 yeo) Stonepounder Aug 2019 #16

Thank you for sharing this SHRED Aug 2019 #28

so can we take a different approach... TalenaGor Aug 2019 #22

Problem is, he's the one calling the bluff PandoraAwakened Aug 2019 #31

This is not a mental illness thing. It is an "easy access to guns" + "toxic masculinity" thing Tarc Aug 2019 #41

Well said SHRED Aug 2019 #45