m̴i̸rthJan 7, 2024
Charlotte Clymer

GOP: It's not the guns. It's mental health.

Dems: Yes, it's people with poor mental health having barely restricted access to guns.

GOP: No, mental health is the sole problem.

Dems: So, invest more in mental health?

GOP: I mean... no. We're sure it'll take care of itself.

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Show threadCallistoJan 5, 2024

@charlotteclymer Yeah, that's the dialogue, but it omits this part:

Actual mental health experts: Violence is not a mental disability, and mentally disabled people are much more likely to be victims, not perpetrators of crime.

Dems and GOP, in unison: IT'S THE MENTAL HEALTH!

Show threadLiberty and Justice For AllJan 5, 2024

@charlotteclymer https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/01/mental-hospitals-drug-users-congress-00132671

There is some potential good news, Congress is (likely) finally about to approve the usage of Medicaid money for addiction treatment.

Things have gotten so bad, that it's not something either party can ignore(which is kinda the bad part about this)

Mental hospitals warehoused the sick. Congress wants to let them try again.

Lawmakers are on the verge of allowing Medicaid to cover substance use treatment in the facilities.

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Show threadTexty the BardJan 5, 2024
@charlotteclymer They want to bring back asylums and involuntary commitment. And also go back to old definitions of mental illness that included queer folk, feminists, and "uppity" PoCs.
Show threadSeán FenianJan 5, 2024
@charlotteclymer People with poor mental health AND, more importantly, people with poor impulse control and deep-seated anger issues which the GQP actively encourages ...
Show threadNemoJan 6, 2024
@charlotteclymer Not true. Sometimes, they want to incarcerate the mentally ill.
Show threadVeeJan 6, 2024
@charlotteclymer 💯