Posted by Lou Pilder on August 19, 2003, at 22:07:53
In reply to I *am* a manic-depressive. shameful? loathesome? , posted by Sabina on August 19, 2003, at 21:55:56
Sabina,
Dinah just brought this up and I realise that for me to explaine things that sometimes it is diffficult for me to do so.
The point that I was trying to bring out is that people that address people like us that have these disorders in a way that brings out our affliction is a form of defamation in and of itself. I have bi- polar disorder and I am not considering it to be something that anyone can use to defame me. It is when others use that to defame people wuth these disorders, then that constitutes defamation for it is done with malice and intent to hurt.
I gave an example above about if I was in a town meeting to prohibit motorcycles from the community and I stood up and said that any such thing would be discriminatory and other unlawfull practices. Then I gave the example of a man standing up and saying, " that man has biploar disorder." That is an example of being defamed in regards to one saying such things. Dinah then wrote a concurrance. See the posts in front of your post.
Thanks,
Lou
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