How do people feel about that?
Is it ethical?
Would it work?
Imagine if it become a pattern, and they finally listened to us?
Is it ethical?
Would it work?
Imagine if it become a pattern, and they finally listened to us?
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cosifantutti
Member
- Aug 27, 2023
- 84
Actually, I think that'd be really smart. I don't know if it's doable and it probably wouldn't achieve anything but if it was fronted by ctbers who are very articulate it would make a point. It would need to be carefully monitored in that the most vulnerable couldn't take part as it could be argued they'd been brainwashed.
jbear824
trapped & scared
- Jul 4, 2023
- 130
Why would we want to protest legal euthanasia for the mentally ill? They have the right to die just as anyone else does.
I think they probably meant protesting that it isnt legal
MatrixPrisoner
Student
- Jul 8, 2023
- 117
I'm assuming he means protest in favor of it.
The media would probably label it a "Death cult".
They've already taken a pro-life stance and will spin the narrative to defend that at all costs.
jbear824
trapped & scared
- Jul 4, 2023
- 130
Ahh okay, that makes more sense.
HighFlight55
Experienced
- Jun 28, 2023
- 266
The narrative needs to be re-spun. I don't believe a mass suicide event would accomplish that. We need an articulate person or group that can show the pain and suffering of mental illness, and the humanity behind euthanasia.
ClaudeCTTE
Nowhere to go...
- Aug 22, 2023
- 43
passivethought121
Student
- Jun 11, 2023
- 103
Captive_Mind515
King or street sweeper, dance with grim reaper!
- Jul 18, 2023
- 149
The most powerful thing we can do, is to keep exercising our right to free speech on this issue. And keep on top of the latest methods for achieving a peaceful exit. And react quickly to any changing trends that happen in society. There is no point in appealing to unreasonable people in society, particularly anyone using a dusty old book that was written 1,000's of years ago as their guiding criteria for decisions being made in the year 2023.
If nobody wants to open doors for us, we'll just have to break them down ourselves. And we will, given enough time and effort. They can't stop this movement towards fairness and greater human dignity... they can only slow the process down, and they know this. They're fighting a losing battle.
If nobody wants to open doors for us, we'll just have to break them down ourselves. And we will, given enough time and effort. They can't stop this movement towards fairness and greater human dignity... they can only slow the process down, and they know this. They're fighting a losing battle.
ifeelthelight
they say it’s darkest of all before the dawn
- Sep 13, 2023
- 534
In conclusion: Bad idea.
Good points. It would be challenging to assess & exclude vulnerable people from taking part, and it would no doubt be pathologized as brainwashing and a death cult.
Thanks so much for your contributions peeps ❤️
Fantasy faded faster than it sprang into existence. It'll be a sad, lonely and painful death for all! 😆
Good points. It would be challenging to assess & exclude vulnerable people from taking part, and it would no doubt be pathologized as brainwashing and a death cult.
Thanks so much for your contributions peeps ❤️
Fantasy faded faster than it sprang into existence. It'll be a sad, lonely and painful death for all! 😆
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loterius
Member
- Sep 21, 2023
- 21
I think its crazy. Mental illness can be so severe i person doesnt want to live no more. Mental ilnes can have different reasons, it can be caused by phycial trauma, youth trauma, chronic illness. In my case its due to physical trauma/chronic and somatic constant pain and phycial trouble which have affected my brain function. He then should be given the option to get their hands on a substance that can end their suffering. This isnt still the case here in Netherlands Europe. Yes we have a euthanasia law here but it is almost impossible to use it!!. You either get rejected right away just me, after you send the documents with you story written on why you request euthanasia. Or they let you wait minimum 3 years. Other fast reliable options like barbiturates are too impossible to get. They all made it you difficult as a person to just die. We live in an overly pro life society.
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Sprite_Geist
NULL
- May 27, 2020
- 1,341
Overall I do not think a mass suicide in protest would be a good idea.
It would certainly draw a massive amount of attention from all corners of society. It could highlight the suffering, and extreme frustration that suicidal people experience every day of their lives. Viewing a suicide event of this size would help others to realize that many people from all different backgrounds can feel suicidal, and that it is not simply an ideation from a small minority of so-called "warped minds"; this in turn could open up a dialogue in which those with a pro-choice stance could argue their views without being instantly stigmatized.
But there is a serious downside: deindividuation. This is a type of behavior which exists at many large events such as concerts; for example: a peaceful protest can quickly turn into a bloody riot when one person decides to throw a rock through a shop window, and then everybody else around them follows along. At a suicide protest this "deindividuation" could manifest itself as people who are witnessing the event - and not even suicidal initially - taking their own lives just for the sake of it - because they see others doing it en masse. This would spread through different media channels, and a deadly trend could grow.
Then again some users may argue that a spread of violence can accomplish certain goals, so I could be wrong. I still do NOT encourage mass suicide though.
It would certainly draw a massive amount of attention from all corners of society. It could highlight the suffering, and extreme frustration that suicidal people experience every day of their lives. Viewing a suicide event of this size would help others to realize that many people from all different backgrounds can feel suicidal, and that it is not simply an ideation from a small minority of so-called "warped minds"; this in turn could open up a dialogue in which those with a pro-choice stance could argue their views without being instantly stigmatized.
But there is a serious downside: deindividuation. This is a type of behavior which exists at many large events such as concerts; for example: a peaceful protest can quickly turn into a bloody riot when one person decides to throw a rock through a shop window, and then everybody else around them follows along. At a suicide protest this "deindividuation" could manifest itself as people who are witnessing the event - and not even suicidal initially - taking their own lives just for the sake of it - because they see others doing it en masse. This would spread through different media channels, and a deadly trend could grow.
Then again some users may argue that a spread of violence can accomplish certain goals, so I could be wrong. I still do NOT encourage mass suicide though.