Posted by Elizabeth on October 10, 2001, at 13:53:43
In reply to Re: please be civil » Elizabeth, posted by Jane D on October 10, 2001, at 13:14:57
> Elizabeth - Upset by the words or by the sentiments?
Both.
> Addicts of all kinds do cause serious, destructive, problems for the people around them.
Yes, although I wonder if that would happen if they had safe, legal substitutes available to them (benzos in the case of alcoholism).
> I don't see anything wrong with reminding people that if they can't give an addict enough support that the problem is often in the addict and not in them.
I don't either, but the post I was referring to went much, much further than that, describing alcoholics as "debasing, disgusting and degrading" and adding that "they're not worth any kind of affection, sympathy or compassion."
-elizabeth
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