Posted by Sunnely on October 7, 2000, at 14:43:14
In reply to Just a word against Gore, posted by Abby on October 7, 2000, at 2:13:12
Abby,
I am not hot on Gore, either. But if his wife says she will bring to the forefront the sad plight of the homeless and chronically abused mentally ill human beings, that is more than good enough for it.
Having witnessed how a major mental illness (schizophrenia) ravaged 2 of my relatives (cousins) at the prime of their lives, it will be heartless of me not to support a future influential leader of this country who is supporting their cause.
While our elected officials keep building more prisons and beautifying our parks, the funding for the mentally ill continues to dwindle. Well, at least as a consolation, people with chronic mental illness have more prisons where they can be housed for petty crimes (they don't belong there), and beautiful parks where they can sleep the night.
I don't label a person's character based on superficial knowledge of the individual. You really have to know a person's way of relationship with his/her family, day in and day out, before you come to a conclusion. A person may be the model for positive social relationships outside the home but at the same time a wife-beater and poor provider at home. On the other hand, a person may be clumsy or nasty with social relationships but a loving husband, father and an excellent provider. The reality of it is, all is not fair in love, war, and politics.
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