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malka
3817 days ago
Both are coercitive, but one locks the individual away, and the other one gives him purpose.
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krapp
3817 days ago
false dichotomy - "locking someone away" is not the only way modern society deals with the mentally ill.
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Apocryphon
3817 days ago
Alright, one accords the mentally ill special, positive status, and the other assigns them negative stigmas
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mercer
3816 days ago
But repression (medication) or fixing (therapy) is closer to 'locking away' than it is to giving purpose or providing acceptance.
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