Thought re: Neo-Nazis

Mmmkay, there was some recent drama on my list, more specifically in a community that starts with a "queer" and ends with a "rage."

The OP was banned, which I pretty much called months ago. I mean, I thought I skirted some bans in the oppression-related communities around lj (including in that thread), but yeesh. As soon as this guy showed up and I figured out who he was, I was counting down to his eventual bannation. I've seen him around lj for years in various reincarnations, and he's always been someone who sets off bad vibes.

He said something in his last post about someone growing up in a white liberal household to be a Neo-Nazi was an example of education "not taking root."

Sudden thought I had a few minutes ago:

This isn't correct. It sounds and looks good from the outside, but not at its core. Some kid who grows up in a white liberal colorblind-racism household who then goes on to be a Neo-Nazi is, in fact, an example of education taking very STRONG root.

It's the subtle (to white people) and pervasive education of white racism taking root. It's pervasive sexism taking root. It's the whole goddamn, fucked-up mess of oppressive bullshit that passes for a "progressive" society taking root and eating anything else. It's somebody somehow finding the REAL messages and assimilating them.

In fact, I think it's a perfect example of the effect education can have on a person.

Med update: Dexedrine

Oh, yes, and med update:

Apparently, our insurance only covers medication listed under the Alberta Health And Wellness Drug Benefits Plan.

So I looked that up on the internets. It's a massive 364-page document (what, they needed a page for every day of the year? sheesh), and even better, the page numbers are numbered by section, so you can't jump to the correct page in Adobe Reader.

So I scrolled, and on two pages from the "Central Nervous System" section, I found the ADD meds covered:

Ritalin. And Dexedrine. That's it. *sigh*

Since the exception form I got from Dad asks you to list "other treatment methods tried," Dr. H figures we should give Dex a shot before applying for an exception. That makes sense, since they then can't deny the exception on the grounds that we haven't tried all the covered options.

( So I now have half a prescription for Dexedrine tablets )