Posted by Tomatheus on August 5, 2006, at 23:11:17 [reposted on August 8, 2006, at 10:06:56 | original URL]
In reply to Re: cost of drugs, posted by kylenn on August 5, 2006, at 16:54:05
> Many of you are probably getting steamed. "What about someone who gets cancer, and can't afford surgery or chemotherapy? What about all the AIDs patients?
> That is why you endear yourself to your community by putting forth an effort, by working hard and being a good person, by helping others in their time of need, by having a loving family who rally around for their sick and their weak in times of trouble.
> In the old days, in the rural parts of the country, folks stuck together for the good of the group. It was a fair and efficient way to run a community.I find it interesting that you chose to write about the virtues of helping others in need and working with others in the community for the good of the group. My question for you is this: What *good* do you think that you've done for the Psycho-Babble community by describing those who cannot realistically hold down a job due to mental illness as "liars," "losers," "fakers," "loafers," or otherwise "lazy" or "selfish" individuals? Seriously, in what way is calling people names helping the individuals in this online community?
Considering the length of your message, you obviously put a good deal of time into writing it. Ask yourself this: Do you think that the time that you put into writing your post was truly well-spent? Were you contributing to the greater good of the Psycho-Babble community by writing what you wrote? Is calling others names an exercise in "personal responsibility" or "being a good person?"
Who's going to "pick up the slack" for any harm that your "lecture" (your word, not mine) might have caused? And yes, I do think that posting a message that describes those with mental disabilities as "self-centered losers," "slackers," et cetera on a board devoted to support and education has great potential to cause harm. But in all likelihood, you'll never see any of the harm that will probably result from your "lecture," much less do anything to help those who might be harmed.
You've definitely demonstrated your ability to lecture others about the virtues of personal responsibility? But based on what you've written, I'm not convinced that you're quite as well-versed when it comes to putting personal responsibility into practice.
Tomatheus
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