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Topic	I dont understand the hostility towards trans people.
berniepanders 04/02/17 11:55:49 AM #77:	Troll_Police_ posted... berniepanders posted... Troll_Police_ posted... If you people were half as compassionate as you pretend to be you'd want them to get the treatment they need just like every other person with a mental illness. this statement presupposes that surgical mutilation and hormone tampering are "the treatment they need" and that there are no alternatives, further that these "treatments" are largely effective in addressing the root cause of delusion-related dysphoria. the science simply has not shown that this is the case. that is exactly the point i was making. you dont treat a schizophrenic by telling them that the voices they hear and the hallucinations they see are real. you dont treat a gambling addict by telling him to gamble you dont treat mental illnesses by indulging them. my bad, i thought you were making the opposite point. we are in total agreement here. <cite>berniepanders posted [p:876368030] in I dont und... [t:75186043]...</cite> <quote><cite>Troll_Police_ posted...</cite> <quote><cite>berniepanders posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Troll_Police_ posted...</cite> <quote>If you people were half as compassionate as you pretend to be you'd want them to get the treatment they need just like every other person with a mental illness.</quote> this statement presupposes that surgical mutilation and hormone tampering are "the treatment they need" and that there are no alternatives, further that these "treatments" are largely effective in addressing the root cause of delusion-related dysphoria. the science simply has not shown that this is the case.</quote> that is exactly the point i was making. you dont treat a schizophrenic by telling them that the voices they hear and the hallucinations they see are real. you dont treat a gambling addict by telling him to gamble you dont treat mental illnesses by indulging them.</quote> my bad, i thought you were making the opposite point. we are in total agreement here.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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