[a3n]

> It does nobody any good to sugarcoat the unpleasantness.

I agree, and this is the kind of discussion that should be had.

> But we cannot responsibly suggest that we can motivate that reform by telling the mentally ill to go on strike against the system.

To be clear, I am not at all suggesting that. I am observing that there is a barrier in front of some people to getting help, fear of the system. People are already on strike or hesitant, to more or less degrees, and I think it's terrible that fear of help is even a consideration.