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"Defective kids who would have more conveniently sickened and died off or have been killed by misadventure, before they reproduced are now protected and enabled by the state's many services to live long enough to reproduce or obtain a gun."

This argument sounds ominously familiar - have we heard this somewhere before?  That it would be better if certain "defective" humans were not alive?

Every human being is on the same spectrum of mental health and we move to different places along that spectrum due to many factors:  environmental, spiritual, chemical, biological, enduring trauma.  People move toward wellness, healing, and stability when they have hope, support, and care.  Hatred, poverty, and stigmatization only create more illness and trauma.

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