Olmsted Opinion

[dukealien]

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I think I'll change the title regardless not be overtly political

I actually prefer the original title - don't be afraid to be political

I'm in two minds (groan) about the title.  I had to look up Olmstead to get the reference, but "Them" eliminates useful specificity.

Further thoughts:  the central problem is definitional - that is, some pretend they can't define normal behavior, but the real issue is the specific nature of the abnormal behavior.  Yes, everyone's a little crazy, there but for God's grace go I, but outside the normal envelope there's a whole universe of vectors... willed or not, dangerous, vulnerable, at-risk, organic, genetic, delusional.  And emphasis on one axis (vulnerable/dangerous) ignores all the others.  As in medicine, everyone's the same but everyone's also different.

I'd see the first boundary or dimension to consider as can't behave/won't behave.  Szaszians, of which I'm basically one, are prejudiced toward won't-behave.  This makes sympathy harder to achieve, but not impossible.