How does the World view America these days?

[luke viia]

 

Sidenote: associating hate and violence with mental illness only serves to stigmatize people who have mental illness. 'sane' people murder eachother every day.

 

Christ, good point.

 

 

I dunno, I disagree (is that post in jest? [autism intensifies]). Sane people murder each other too sure, but IMO pointing out that mental illness can lead to violent acts is not a harmful discussion - for one thing it's true and doesn't need to be swept away, and it also reminds us that we really do need proper rehabilitative systems, not just pharms & jails.

Edited June 17, 2016 by luke viia

[auxien]

^All comments are true here...but some, the general population in America I'd say, use 'he was insane' as an end-of-discussion excuse for why someone became violent, and often no matter where said attacker was on the mentally stability chart. I don't think anyone here necessarily is taking that route, but it's a thing worth considering when the discussion arises.

[Hugh Mughnus]

Oh westboro....

 

Westboro Baptist Church to protest at Orlando shooting victims' funerals

 

http://www.freep.com/story/news/2016/06/16/westboro-church-protest-orlando-shooting-victims-funerals/86013966/

the protested my little brothers funeral.

 

assholes

[doublename]

Real pieces of shit. This is my first time hearing about them in a while.

[Audioblysk]

Talk about a captive audience

 

(badoom paaahhh)

 

[Nebraska]

https://youtu.be/DCq9dodxnHU

[ambermonk]

The "Roid Rage" Trump supporter
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[BobDobalina]

 

Oh westboro....

 

Westboro Baptist Church to protest at Orlando shooting victims' funerals

 

http://www.freep.com/story/news/2016/06/16/westboro-church-protest-orlando-shooting-victims-funerals/86013966/

the protested my little brothers funeral.

 

assholes

 

 

Shit mate. I know it's cold comfort but be assured that if the hell they believe in exists, these fucks already have a one way ticket there.

[Nebraska]

how new zealand views americans these days

 

https://youtu.be/B7-ShQ_M5-o

[juiceciuj]

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/oct/02/mass-shootings-america-gun-violence

[doublename]

I bet a lot of Americans would reject the notion that a shooting with 6-7 victims and no fatalities is a mass shooting.

Edited June 23, 2016 by doublename

[Audioblysk]

Lol the comment on that article

 

"Talk about American Exceptionalism. No wonder the Republicans don't want to deal with gun control. This is one of the few areas in which we lead the world."

 

made me laugh.

 

Also, the roid-bro yelling about building him a wall is pretty much 40% of the guys I knew in high school all grown up.

Edited June 23, 2016 by Audioblysk

[sweepstakes]

 

 

Also, the roid-bro yelling about building him a wall is pretty much 40% of the guys I knew in high school all grown up.

Lol. I <3 WA

[Nebraska]

https://youtu.be/P1jEzzN5bs0

 

https://youtu.be/dJgDXC-_RC8

[Rubin Farr]

Outback Steakhouse's new Loaded Bloomin' Onion: 2360 calories

 

[auxien]

Looks so delicious.

[sweepstakes]

Looks so delicious.

[Hugh Mughnus]

 

Looks so delicious.

 

yep

 

 

also it's meant for sharing innit? (RE "2360 calories")

[Guest WNS000]

Sidenote: associating hate and violence with mental illness only serves to stigmatize people who have mental illness. 'sane' people murder eachother every day.

 

This is a complicated topic. You can argue that a state of mind that leads one to murder is not sane and is therefore a sign of (acute or long-term) mental illness or deep-rooted psychological problems not classified as mental illness.

 

It is a fact that some people are more/less emotionally stable than others and that should definitely be somehow considered when selling guns to people. So I wouldn't dismiss the argument but I also understand why you see potential to stigmatize people with mental illness in it. But that comes more from general ignorance about psychology in the general public. I mean, there are still many and many people not believing depression is an illness...

 

There should definitely be psychotests for gun owners IMO.

[marf]

you are mental to kill someone in my opinion, maybe frontal cortex damage whatever.

 

most diagnosed mental people don't commit violent crimes, but are stuck in prison due to institutions getting shutdown, anyway.

 

 

id worry more about their risk of suicide. guns make it more likely

[sweepstakes]

 

 

Looks so delicious.

yep

 

 

also it's meant for sharing innit? (RE "2360 calories")

No. It's just for me. Sorry.

 

(breaks chair from obesity)

[doublename]

 

 

Looks so delicious.

yep

 

 

also it's meant for sharing innit? (RE "2360 calories")

You'd be surprised

[Hugh Mughnus]

Lol I'd probably eat the whole thing too.

 

And then feel guilty and eat only rabbit food for a week

[marf]

you can make a fortune in america serving food specifically target to the comfort of denture wearers. denture friendly food is like the umami of america.

[hello spiral]

I'd blow out my arsehole eating something like that.

 

Anus totally inside-out like a floppy pink sock. Covered in bits of onion.