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nemothekid on July 1, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Let Them Eat Cash

I'm not 100% confident that those who are mentally ill would have the capacity to attend such an event.

bayesianhorse on July 2, 2014 [–]

Mentally ill means stuff like PTSD, schizophrenia, addiction, bipolar disorder or dementia. Not "mentally retarded" or "vegetables". There's nothing wrong with most of their thought processes.

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