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Last edited by PjLyness1965; 11-17-2023 at 10:27 PM. Reason: Added |
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I am calling out the audacity of the OP thinking he knows better than a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist with years of education and experience. You and Mr. Retired guy have zero. You have lost this argument, Bill. Accept it. Last edited by PjLyness1965; 11-17-2023 at 10:32 PM. |
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Bill14564, why jump in with an asinine defense? No system is foolproof. Besides, more veterans slip through the cracks than are successful with fraudulent claims. Why even debate this one? retiredguy123 stepped in it and my guess is he knows that now. Bill, you are stepping in it, too. My guess is neither of you ever saw combat, were ever in the military, and might not even be old enough to have had to be concerned about the draft. If you have never experienced the horrors of combat or even served in the military, you should do some serious thinking before saying anything — no matter what — about PTSD claims being fraudulent. I am so respectful of the term PTSD that I cannot stand it when people throw it around in a joking way, applying it, unthinkingly, to silly things. In the Civil War it was called Soldier’s Heart. I can remember WWII veterans who were “shell shocked.” Now we call it PTSD. And as long as our species continues to wage war, the ongoing tragedies that can follow combat will be with us. Please stop and think — and an apology wouldn’t hurt either. Boomer, wife of Mr. Boomer, Green Beret
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No one disparaged a veteran... no one. No one downplayed PTSD... no one. Some emphatically argued that PTSD fraud does not occur... it does. No one said all PTSD claims are fraudulent... no one. It would be nice to read an apology from those who attack posters without first taking the time to read and understand the posts. But, this is ToTV and that just ain't gonna happen.
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Why do people insist on making claims without looking them up first, do they really think no one will check? Proof by emphatic assertion rarely works. Confirmation bias is real; I can find any number of articles that say so. Victor, NY Randallstown, MD Yakima, WA Stevensville, MD Village of Hillsborough Last edited by Bill14564; 11-18-2023 at 03:57 PM. |
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Bill 14564, I am in the car right now on my way to be someone’s charming dinner guest, so I do not have time to point out the errors in your accusation that I don’t know how to read for content or understand the power of words.
I could put you through a lesson or two like some retired teacher, but I don’t have time right now. Even though our OP stepped in it this time, he is one of the posters here that I always read and I am usually impressed, just not right now. Besides, we all step in it from time to time, but some of us can admit it. Anyway, seeya. Mrs. Boomer, Room 101, Comp & Speech
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Good morning, retiredguy123,
Thank you for your response to my response to your post. I find myself half criticizing you and half defending you — almost, sort of defending you. In your original post, it was the second part of the fourth sentence about not seeing, followed by the blanket statement of not trusting the process, that mostly caused the reactions from several posters, including me. Words carry weight and words like ‘PTSD’ and ‘trust’ carry a lot of weight, as does the word ‘veteran.’ Those two sentences were perceived by some of us to be kicking someone who is down — down due to circumstances that were not of their own making and that’s what started the criticism, along with the unfair judgment of the qualifying process as not being worthy of trust — which was a statement that painted with a very wide brush. Military experience ( both good and bad) gives a perspective on a lot of things that those who have not served cannot understand. My guess is that you were never in the military. But — the fact that your favorite charity helps veterans speaks well of your respect for veterans and shows that you care — so for that part, I can see that your actions speak louder than words. . .Maybe just try to be more aware of the weight of words. And sooooo, I still say you stepped in it, BUT like in a lot of cases of “stepping in it” — I don’t think you really meant to. Boomer
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Pogo was right. Last edited by Boomer; 11-19-2023 at 04:01 AM. |
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An awful lot of "First Rule of Holes" violations in this thread...
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