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I'm pretty sure most people, as the user who responded to you could see, could understand the intent behind the words. Admittedly it was hyperbole and mental illness in itself shouldn't be mocked; however it's not necessarily a good sign that an ideology has a woeful concentration thereof. After all, it is an illness that can impact normalized behavior, which if that is the foundation that fuels a particular ideology.. We should be concerned.
Key to note I didn't say neurodivergent. And if you have a mental illness and aren't under the trump banner then that perhaps speaks more to the severity of those who are.
I'm happy you edited you comment. I think you can just leave mental illness out. Why bring it up without anyway to address it? When we talk about guns, mental health (with no policy action mentioned) gets brought up, and it's worthless. It's worse than worthless. It's a distraction.
I'm particularly glad you lost the phrase "all mental illness and bigots". It had a clear "homosexuals and pedophiles" ring to it when it falls on my ears. Thank you.
Despite editing my comment to reflect fair points, I do believe mental illness absolutely needs to be discussed more. There is clearly a crisis going on and there's an intersect of (but not limited to):
... And these people are being taken advantage of for an ulterior motive they do not understand. Whether I say all or not, the fact remains that there is a deeper issue of mental illness that resides within the Republican ranks. And why is this important to raise? It helps explain why it's so impossible to reach these people by logic or compassion. Anyone who's seen it first-hand in a hospital understands exactly what I'm saying here.
Even in the firearm debate, mental illness is a necessary talking-point that should help fuel change: Increased access to healthcare (Single-payer, therapy, etc.), and an explanation as to how people who perceive themselves to be the "good guys with the guns" can very radically shift to being anything but.
That being said, I am going to come down hard on any Trump supporter. There is no excuse; no justification to continue supporting Trump or even the broader Republican party at this point without singling one's self out as being a combination of deeply bigoted, ignorant, or selfish.
Ok, I'm trying to give you benefit of the doubt here, but you're really digging in your heels here.
Then you should* have done that. Your comment "well I'm glad we can see all the mental illness and bigots together" (paraphased since I can't access the original) is simply bigoted. It is not a discussion of mental illness or mental illness policy. It's worthless and hurtful. After posting such trash, trying to have a thoughtful conversation after being called out is disingenuous.
Edit: I missed a word, but while I'm here, I'll add:
^This is exactly why there is push back. Paired with the original comment, this sounds like "I'm going to come down hard on any Trump supporter, the bigots, all mental illness havers, there is no excuse." It sounds just like the hate preachers deliberately tacking "and homosexuals" to any phrase that includes pedophiles.
I'm hearing a lot of words from you, but besides the fact you changed your wording, you seem to show little remorse for your actions. I don't understand. I don't think you're a troll. So either defend the phrase "all mental illness and bigots" or apologize for it. I don't want to discuss mental health with you.
It's simply a frustration of hitting one's head against the wall with a group that is causing widespread damage to society and who heeds no appeal to reason or morality. Call it for lack of better words. I've edited my comment and adjusted my words to better reflect my position and be more respectful to lumping all with mental illness in with such a group, but with that I absolutely will dig my heels in here until better reason is presented. Frankly, I think you are the one who is making uncalled accusations and outlandish claims now.
Edit: To your edit:
There is nothing explicitly wrong with being homoexual. And while there is something explicitly wrong with being a pedophile, the flaw in that is that there is an accusation of being a pedophile that is the problem -- we don't have that issue here since this entire discussion is about Trump supporters proudly announcing their identity and immorality. That is the difference.
What group is that? All mental illness havers? You must take back your words before I take you seriously. I edited my previous comment while you were replying to it.
I don't know what claim I am making besides you said that you are happy that you can now easily identify "all mental illness and bigots". If that claim is outlandish, please say so. Did you not say that? Is there an apology I missed?
As I wrote very, very clearly: Trump supporters.
That you believe it's a problem that I am able to identify and avoid people who proudly broadcast their own ignorance and lack of appeal to reason and moral standards is somehow a bad thing -- you'll have to make a very compelling counterargument.
Ok, there it is. I misjudged you. Sorry. It seems that you are in fact an asshole.
I didn't think you would go there. I thought you saw what you were doing. I don't know now. I'm done.
Okay. Have a nice day.