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The thing with any discussion of mental health is that we have been conditioned to be suspect about any discussion of mental health. Let's be honest. When most of us hear that someone is having a mental health issue, what we actually hear is that person is making excuses, isn't tough enough and/or unwilling to take responsibility for their actions etc. Any increase in mental health resources for those who need it at that time is seen as providing those people a special advantage over the rest of us who don't need those services at that moment. Never mind that all of us will probably need those services at some point in our lives.
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"Do not be indifferent in the face of historical lies. Do not be indifferent when you see the past being exploited for the needs of contemporary politics. Do not be indifferent when any minority suffers discrimination. For it's the essence of democracy that the majority wields the power, but at the same time, the rights of the minority must be respected."
Marian Turski- former prisoner of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp
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