And on top of it all, you are such a lovable person. I'm sure the people at Pinkerton will be very receptive to your comments after you have referred to them as "sheep". It never ceases to amaze me how members of the Slashdot community, supposedly some of the most intelligent people in the world, can be so mind-numbingly stupid.
Check out a couple of stories here on/. They're called "Voices from the Hellmouth", "More Voices from the Hellmouth"..... I guess it's OK to make fun of people who are different, as long as it isn't you.
I have to ask - do you understand what the words "chemical imbalance" actually mean? After being a devoted slashdot reader for months, I have noticed that many people who post are so full of themselves and their opinions that they are just as judgemental and reactionary as the people they are flaming. Drugs aren't evil. Football isn't evil. Profiling isn't evil. Remember, a lot of people say the same things about computers and the people who use them. Any of the above mentioned behaviors can be detrimental when used improperly, computing included. If you want to complain about the abuses of the pharmacuetical industry, please do so. But please do not try to paint anyone who legitmately needs medication to live a normal life as the unwitting victim of an evil corporate empire. The rest of us aren't half as stupid as you think we are.
Several comments posted express the opinion that this kind of debate does not belong on slashdot. If not here, where? I think this is the perfect forum for this kind of discussion. Dealing with speech that we find offensive or makes us uncomfortable is a skill, perhaps one that needs to be taught more effectively. As citizens of the United States, we are taught how to excercise our rights to free speech, but we are not taught how to deal with others who do. The proper response to speech we don't like is not to attack or condemn the individual, but the idea. In most cases I have encountered, if you take the time to understand why someone believes a certain thing, you will discover that it has at least a kernel of truth. It's just easier for lazy people to write off the idea altogether - and often the individual as well.
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Bravo! I'm speachless.
And on top of it all, you are such a lovable person. I'm sure the people at Pinkerton will be very receptive to your comments after you have referred to them as "sheep". It never ceases to amaze me how members of the Slashdot community, supposedly some of the most intelligent people in the world, can be so mind-numbingly stupid.
Check out a couple of stories here on /. They're called "Voices from the Hellmouth", "More Voices from the Hellmouth"..... I guess it's OK to make fun of people who are different, as long as it isn't you.
I have to ask - do you understand what the words "chemical imbalance" actually mean? After being a devoted slashdot reader for months, I have noticed that many people who post are so full of themselves and their opinions that they are just as judgemental and reactionary as the people they are flaming. Drugs aren't evil. Football isn't evil. Profiling isn't evil. Remember, a lot of people say the same things about computers and the people who use them. Any of the above mentioned behaviors can be detrimental when used improperly, computing included. If you want to complain about the abuses of the pharmacuetical industry, please do so. But please do not try to paint anyone who legitmately needs medication to live a normal life as the unwitting victim of an evil corporate empire. The rest of us aren't half as stupid as you think we are.
Several comments posted express the opinion that this kind of debate does not belong on slashdot. If not here, where? I think this is the perfect forum for this kind of discussion. Dealing with speech that we find offensive or makes us uncomfortable is a skill, perhaps one that needs to be taught more effectively. As citizens of the United States, we are taught how to excercise our rights to free speech, but we are not taught how to deal with others who do. The proper response to speech we don't like is not to attack or condemn the individual, but the idea. In most cases I have encountered, if you take the time to understand why someone believes a certain thing, you will discover that it has at least a kernel of truth. It's just easier for lazy people to write off the idea altogether - and often the individual as well.