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HereSince1628

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9. And workplaces, and neighborhoods, and liberal websites...

Tue Apr 5, 2016, 05:20 PM

Apr 2016

Prejudice and discrimination against the persons with mental disorders is mostly ignored

It's mostly ignored because that's the nature of deeply ingrained bigotry. It's common on DU to use persons with mental disorders as iconic models of ... our republican opponents. Why would we accept using one group of people who are afflicted with illness as adjectives for our enemies if we aren't bigoted?

Why do near 90% of Americans want mental hospitals closed but 83% of Americans not want a person with mental disorder as a neighbor?

Who want's a person with a mental disorder in their workplace? Do you suppose that has something to do with the national average for jobless among persons with mental disorders being around 80%

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An Open Letter To Society About Mental Illness [View all] HuckleB Apr 2016 OP

Person living with Bipolar, cosigning. GreenPartyVoter Apr 2016 #1

Thanks! HuckleB Apr 2016 #3

"Just snap out of it" progressoid Apr 2016 #2

The more we know as humans, the less many of us seem to Understand. HuckleB Apr 2016 #4

Gigantic K&R!!!! Nt LostOne4Ever Apr 2016 #5

Thank you! HuckleB Apr 2016 #8

Most people have a hard time discussing it postatomic Apr 2016 #6

The shame also lays squarely on all levels of government, WHEN CRABS ROAR Apr 2016 #7

And workplaces, and neighborhoods, and liberal websites... HereSince1628 Apr 2016 #9

On all of us, in all arenas. HuckleB Apr 2016 #12

shameless plug for our two groups.... steve2470 Apr 2016 #10

+1,000,000 ... 000 HuckleB Apr 2016 #11

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