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In reply to the discussion: How is it legal? [View all]Marthe48
(22,528 posts)Have you ever met a person, and after a minute realized that there was something not quite right? Or maybe something really wrong? You know the person is not on the same wavelength at you, and they start saying crazy things or unpleasant things. You are used to a conventional conversation, but their responses and reactions are not what you're used to. So you finish the conversation, and move on.
In the past, I've talked to people high on God. I've watched street corner orators screaming their beliefs at the passing crowd. I get a kick out of little children defiantly staying awake and trying to talk and make sense. The last one is cute, but they are really out of it when they are in that state.
To your point-none of this is legal. It is crazy. And we aren't yet a nation of people who can manage crazy. As individuals, most of us have never talked a person out of jumping. Our institutions, our judicial system and our social mores are set up to react to convention.
Traitor, his inner circle, and his adherents are all mentally ill. We have to regretfully recognize that they are mentally ill, and firmly take control to stop their destructive behavior. Right now, we are nonplussed and really don't know how to act. But we can't keep moving on. We have to realize that a lot of current behavior is a direct result of mental illness and stop acting like the actors are normal.