What do you think is the most socially damaging documentary ever released - Excluding An Inconvenient Truth

[William Murderface]

The problem was that the response from the public was to eventually end the entire mental health system as it existed. You will see people blame Reagan for that but that is straight up a lie, Reagan only closed the final batch of asylums. Since the 1960s the tide was turning, starting with JFK (who had a particular bone to pick with the mental health people since they lobotomized his sister). The 1972 expose put it on the public sights, and Nixon, Ford and Carter all pushed to slowly shut it down.

The issue was that closing down the asylums didn't make the mentally ill disappear. They just started living in the streets or getting arrested.

I've said in other threads and in real life that it wasn't just the presidents and governors closing the asylums for the most part, but the legislatures all cut budgets drastically to fund their pork projects and to buy votes via welfare and the courts and their rulings that people have a right to be crazy and can't be forced to get help against their will. It's just easier to blame the executive branches than say the entire system had a hand in the affair.

 

[Turkey Beef]

I watched that documentary because you recommended it on the Pride thread. I knew there were homos who spread the virus around intentionally, but I never guessed anyone went out to get it intentionally. That was a horrifying doc.

Cheers for heeding my recommendation. Spread (non-sexually) the word on the doc when applicable. Even now, virtually all US states who want 'homosexuality to be accepted'. It's grotesque and should be dissuaded.

 

[GilaCutter]

Every fast food restaurant used to be a place of whimsy and joy. They had colorful mascots (with lore). They had ball pits. They had distinctive architecture. They were FUN. And then along comes McDonalds and suddenly it's too good for this shit and they want to be Starbucks, "ooh look at me I'm so SOPHISTICATED and COSMOPOLITAN." And it's like, shut the fuck up, you are the trashiest most basic bitch fast food chain out there. You don't fucking DESERVE to put on airs like that.

Mac Tonight deserved better.