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Posted: 12/28/2012 5:31:57 AM EDT
Imagine in the near SF future, new tech n' such, some sort of sanity test were devised...  results might apply to all sorts of civil "permissions"--to own a gun, to vote, etc.  I used to think about a so-called "humanity" test--might be surprising how many would fail.  There are dystopic implications, of course.... who's to define "sanity"???  The Soviets declaring un-PC attitudes as mental illness, giving them the ability to put away dissidents in asylums, come to mind, of course...  and I recall the story from a few years ago, some guy in the Denver area had a problem with his taxes supporting GLBT causes.  Some hardcore lesbian was on the radio, she was really viscious about it--she declared that the taxpayer was insane and should be institutionalized.  Could things come to that???
Link Posted: 12/28/2012 5:34:19 AM EDT
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Link Posted: 12/28/2012 5:36:10 AM EDT
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Quoted:
as soon as they bring them back for voters i am in.


Opened this thread to repeat this statement.

Link Posted: 12/28/2012 5:37:42 AM EDT
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Tourettes does not cratchett! stop you cratchett! from leading a cratchett cratchett! peaceful cratchett! successfull cratchett cratchett! life. cratchett cratchett cratchett!
Link Posted: 12/28/2012 5:46:08 AM EDT
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The voices in head have a consensus and they are against this.
Link Posted: 12/28/2012 6:49:18 AM EDT
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This makes me laugh.  I am of the  belief that EVERYBODY is 'not sane'.  Every single living person has mood swings, reacts differently to various stimuli, and has a 'value breaking point'.  
 There can be no standardized test that wont make all of us (humanity as a whole) look nuts.

The trick for 'normal people' is that they integrate well into society (which says nothing about their personal lives).
Link Posted: 12/28/2012 6:54:25 AM EDT
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