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The reason America has so many children on mental health medications is because they need them.
Originally posted by coyotepoet
reply to post by lewman
its strange as in the uk we dont give kids these kinds of drugs and it is only ever adults who will end up on such things. we have had tv shows reporting on how kids are given prozac in the states and it is really shocking to learn the percentage of your kids that are regularly taking drugs of some kind or other for very minor problems such as adhd or ocd.
Yes, my bad. I should have said- Welcome to the police state, sponsored by Big Pharma
Originally posted by ThirdEyeofHorus
reply to post by LargeFries
Large Fries, I'm just flabbergasted at your idea that Americans collectively have a right to dictate who gets to reproduce. You do sound like a proponent of eugenics. I hate to do this, but you know who did that in the 40's. And Margaret Sanger was a big proponent of that as well, as she recommended sterilization, especially for poor black women.
Originally posted by bricmpt
reply to post by LargeFries
Go see for yourself on medical websites, when you have finished reading every thing posted here on ATS. Medical websites, large ones, will have a section for Mental Health, broken into sub-sets. Read some of those posts. People that have mental illness that have full intentions of bringing children into the world post questions all the time. My guess is they think their family line is so grand that the world would suffer if they didn't bring more mental defectives into your society. To me this defies logical thinking - - - all the more reason that sane people should be making sure these births do not occur. Stop producing mentally ill babies and doctors can stop prescribing mental health medications.
Wow. I am flabbergasted. Read much Nitzsche? Member of the Nazi party? Will you allow cancer survivors to have kids (they would be genetically predisposed to cancer)? People with high blood pressure? What about susceptibility to allergies or bad menstrual cramps?
I can assume by your arrogance that you have been completely screened for all known genetic imperfections and have none. Furthermore, you MUST have a PhD in Psychology and have done your dissertation on the new research you have done that disproves the role of nurture in the development of mental illnesses.
How about this: grow a heart. Maybe start with owning a pet and not kicking it.
Originally posted by FlyInTheOintment
reply to post by LargeFries
The reason America has so many children on mental health medications is because they need them.
You sad little person. How on this Earth can you possibly believe that?! Have you been completely and fully indoctrinated/ brainwashed by Big Pharma?
Honestly, it makes me so angry to read nonsense like that which you just posted, I now have to walk away from my computer and go for a cigarette. Cheers (not).
It beggars belief that such ignorance can be spouted on this site.
Originally posted by FlyInTheOintment
reply to post by LargeFries
The reason America has so many children on mental health medications is because they need them.
You sad little person. How on this Earth can you possibly believe that?! Have you been completely and fully indoctrinated/ brainwashed by Big Pharma?
Honestly, it makes me so angry to read nonsense like that which you just posted, I now have to walk away from my computer and go for a cigarette. Cheers (not).
It beggars belief that such ignorance can be spouted on this site.
Originally posted by LargeFries
Who gets to decide who is mentally ill? I'm confident you are aware that there is an entire medical field devoted to mental illness. There are psychiatrists around the world who attained multiple college Degrees on their way to becoming Psychiatrists. Practicing, licensed professionals, Doctors. They served internships. They can prescribe medication.
I don't understand why you ask this question when you know the answer. I am assuming you're an adult that has attended basic schooling.
Who gets to decide what sane is? Sanity only comes into question when behavior deviates far from the norm. Just an aside, why are Judges in an American Court of Law who may have no knowledge or training in psychiatry or mental illness allowed to declare whether or not a person is sane or insane? There's a legitimate worry. As it serves the Courts best interest, very rarely will we ever see a person declared insane. But I digress; let me get back on topic.
Who's right is it to take reproductive rights from others? What reproductive rights are you referring to? I've never heard of or read a document concerning the reproductive rights of Americans. Share with me, I'll read it. As far as taking reproductive rights from the mentally ill, physically incapable, inbreds, rapists, recidivists, hard drug abusers, multiple generation alcoholics, murderers, rapists and paedophiles, it is the right of every USA citizen who wants a better tomorrow for their country to see to it that the dream becomes reality.
Well, I believe it was you, was it not, advocating to strip "insane" people of reproductive rights... Or did I get confused here? And I will say you offer a very hard line and *I* won't be supporting it.
I'm not looking to sanitize or cleanse the population as your government does, with weapons of war. I'm not promoting we mutilate anyone's genitalia. I say let the people fark all they want. If you think mentally ill people having more mentally ill babies is a good idea, all I will say is "I don't agree". It's obvious your government does not care about you, and they do not mind if every person living in your neighborhood is a threat to your well being. My vision of a better tomorrow corrects the irresponsibility of today.
First, though there may be a propensity, there is no guarantee that any child will have the issues of the parents. And many normal behaviors are being labeled as "illnesses" (ADD, for example) so that the pharmaceutical companies can sell drugs. (Heh. Go after THOSE drugs, I tell you what!) And your vision looks rather Hitleresque.
Only the best thoroughbreds get to run at The Kentucky Derby. Mankind needs to return itself to this practice, doubly so for the USA. TPTB have done truly significant damage to the progress of the common man. The shambles this country is in today is because we let the manipulators use us as they see fit as we wallow in the madhouse of society that is their legacy. I refuse to accept this pile of turds America has become.
Well, I have no interest in the USA. I am an Ethical Planetarian. As such, I seek planetary solutions and not some divide-and-conquer state to get all weepy and "patriotic" about. I seek to better things for Humanity.