Let’s talk about exactly how large and civil-liberty-peeing-on the government would have to be to obtain and monitor a list of the “mentally ill.”

To say nothing of what defines “mentally ill.” Not that I believe LaPierre or his backers actually care about defining that term, nor that they care about nuance, social justice, or the ongoing discrimination against all forms of mental illness and developmental cognitive problems. I mean, they’ve already diagnosed Adam Lanza and subsequently slapped every other non-neurotypical person in the country with the stigma of being the next mass shooter…on the basis of nothing.

It’s been a harsh day for me. Lots of people reminding me by accident that culturally we still view mental illness in all forms as a moral failing…and in one case, a failing of manliness—as in “TGoaF, you need to be a man and get over your anxiety attacks and depression.” Lots of people not just playing psychologist with no actual knowledge, but fantasizing about forcing treatment and easier institutionalization.