John Waters on Depression in The Irish Times
On Monday The Irish Times published John Waters on depression.
There are many aspects of his piece I find confused, confusing and too showy for its own good.
I thought about writing a critique. Then I stumbled across a blog I’d never read:
One of the authors of the blog, Worldbystorm, has written a critique. I didn’t find the post easy to read or follow. I sent a Comment.
But I was encouraged:
(1) Waters has provoked a response and that’s his role: poor articles can lead to good thinking
(2) This, self-styled, left-wing political blog (The Cedar Lounge Revolution ) has taken depression seriously: I think we need to promote understanding of depression and that will only come through debate and experience.
I added The Cedar Lounge Revolution to my RSS Google Reader.
Hi again, to my mind depression is a serious issue. It’s something that is treated unfortunately in a flippant fashion by many. I agree, Waters, in his own way has provoked a response. Perhaps he’ll consider that response.
Comment by WorldbyStorm — August 22, 2007 @ 3:37 pm
This comment may or may not have posted previously. Hi again, to my mind depression is a serious issue. It’s something that is treated unfortunately in a flippant fashion by many. I agree, Waters, in his own way has provoked a response. Perhaps he’ll consider that response.
Comment by WorldbyStorm — August 22, 2007 @ 3:44 pm