tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post2472809339471033991..comments2023-07-16T03:00:42.402-07:00Comments on The Kafka Pandemic: MisopathySamuel Waleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11141951571229527898noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-30995530807762094772012-05-15T12:32:44.339-07:002012-05-15T12:32:44.339-07:00Aids is not a disease it is a syndrome...Chronic F...Aids is not a disease it is a syndrome...Chronic Fatigue is not a disease it is a syndrome...then how the hell did we arrive at and accept 'addiction' as a disease...what do we call that disease when someone by choice decides to lift a crack pipe to their mouth...why are semantics so freely used for some things and not for others? CFS has 5000 studies behind it, I could give a fig about the semantics...I just want recognition, validaton, and support...I want them to stop calling me crazy, because their pathology is making me crazy!Mara Miragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10539840865517944670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-58129033318751488442012-05-01T13:49:24.514-07:002012-05-01T13:49:24.514-07:00The word is banking and the criminals are bankers....The word is banking and the criminals are bankers.<br /><br />in the UK we spell both of those words with a 'f'ng' followed by a space and drop the 'b' for a 'w' at the front.<br /><br />flyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-33249838129089614412012-04-24T09:36:58.563-07:002012-04-24T09:36:58.563-07:00Hi all,
Thank you for your comments. More later....Hi all,<br /><br />Thank you for your comments. More later. Please keep commenting.<br /><br />===<br /><br />I believe that if we don't make it a cinch for people to understand and do the right thing, then many people will do the wrong thing.<br /><br />When we use a word for something that is specific to that thing, it makes it much more possible for massive numbers of people to understand, talk about, and do the right thing.<br /><br />I don't just want us to have a word in the dictionary; I want people to be using it everywhere it applies. I want it in newspapers. I want it in criminal trials. I want it to create meaningful rapid change -- and using it widely and abundantly is the only way to make it do that.<br /><br />I believe that without action on our part, nothing will change.<br /><br />I hope that you will join me.Samuel Waleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11141951571229527898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-16029565792423971872012-04-23T11:14:47.600-07:002012-04-23T11:14:47.600-07:00Ice floe-ism has some potential, but maybe in a di...Ice floe-ism has some potential, but maybe in a different form. Ice floe medicine. Ice floe healthcare.<br /><br />COMFPOBSI: accurate, but too hard to say. :)<br /><br />I still like misopathy.cinderkeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578961959712679966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-40829255342624086962012-04-23T10:53:42.840-07:002012-04-23T10:53:42.840-07:00I asked some outsider friends, and have to share m...I asked some outsider friends, and have to share my favorite two responses. First, a serious response from an economist: institutionalized violence. Period. Okay, the other two responses:<br /><br />1. "Ice-flow-ism" - self-explanatory.<br /><br />2. COMFPOBSI Syndrome - for "crusty old malpracticing farts paid off by special interests.". Says it all.Mary Schweitzernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-88636762633650368292012-04-22T13:15:34.252-07:002012-04-22T13:15:34.252-07:00ANother great blog Samuel. Again you have us think...ANother great blog Samuel. Again you have us thinking about some of the bigger picture critical issues that come with having this disease.<br /><br />Many thanksleelaplaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-30840442409883276782012-04-22T11:30:17.006-07:002012-04-22T11:30:17.006-07:00"Misopathy" is excellent. Alternatives I..."Misopathy" is excellent. Alternatives I have considered include "manslaughter" and "negligent homicide." However, "misopathy" sounds classier and seems more apt for situations biological and medical.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04531625112685752132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-84190507831800425782012-04-21T23:09:10.868-07:002012-04-21T23:09:10.868-07:00The closest word already in use, I think, is "...The closest word already in use, I think, is "ableism."<br /><br />But "ableism" lacks bite. It sounds cutely PC. It's too broad, covering everything from discrimination to simply forgetting that disabled people exist until reminded.<br /><br />Misopathy is focused. It signifies intention.<br /><br />I say we start using it.cinderkeyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578961959712679966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-33674246998979927372012-04-21T15:26:36.627-07:002012-04-21T15:26:36.627-07:00"BRAVO" on another great piece!
Neither..."BRAVO" on another great piece!<br /><br />Neither CFIDS nor AIDS are diseases. A syndrome is a syndrome.<br /><br />The challenge is this: to implode the ICD-Codes for “CFIDS” and “AIDS.” Only diseases belong in the “International Classification of DISEASES,” and only diseases should get funded. <br /><br />This would be a huge first step in taking politics out of science/medicine, and ultimately saving humanity.<br /><br />My word = "CFSgate."HIV-NEGATIVE AIDS!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15575434615733717005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-42979429837508645452012-04-21T15:12:18.336-07:002012-04-21T15:12:18.336-07:00Misopathy. I have to think about that one. It...Misopathy. I have to think about that one. It's a good idea. As usual, you have written a thoughtful essay about an important problem. Misopathy.<br /><br />When I started reading your essay, I found myself thinking about the words "discrimination," "propaganda," and "censorship." That's all going on, but the word discrimination seems to have lost its power; to the degree the words propaganda and censorship - while accurate here - are so associated with the Third Reich, no one believes it. There's that thing about having crossed the line when you bring Nazis into the conversation. But what else do you call the deliberate dissemination of disinformation by one of the most powerful governments on earth? Propaganda and censorship.<br /><br />Then earlier today I read Sue Marsh's Diary of a Benefits Scrounger - the stories of the cruel treatment in a mental hospital of patients with Crohn's Disease was horrifying - and the only phrase I had to deal with it in my head was "crimes against humanity." So I'm back there again. <br /><br />Do we have to come up with a new word, or should we look for ways to use the ones we have to break through, somehow, that invisible wall between us and the rest of the world? That's the problem. I don't think that we lack a word. The problem is they just won't listen.<br /><br />Sue's blog is here: http://diaryofabenefitscrounger.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/its-all-in-your-head.htmlMary Schweitzerhttp://slightlyalive.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4002090569667317956.post-44618813085254461882012-04-21T13:21:10.636-07:002012-04-21T13:21:10.636-07:00Absolutely there is a need for a "word"....Absolutely there is a need for a "word". Good post, Samuel!Khaly Castlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225321930336123939noreply@blogger.com