I have always been a witness to the stigma around others with mental difficulties or physical ones. As a child, families more often would their relative to a certain degree. The control we grant to government begins there. These citizens are not seen enough, we don't see them in our schools, much of the time their education is ignored completely. As a people who care, we should try to change this and include in the education system, acceptance and care for others.
When we are young, we are told not to stare when we see someone with difficulties we are hushed away. The staring we do when young is not with malice. More with a curiosity of this new person we see. We should probably approach these people at times and ask, "can my son or daughter say hello to your child". These people are our neighbours. Having these people we hide away integrated into our Society should begin in school. Integration into all classes should be looked at. As a whole, the class would be responsible for assisting if needed. Acceptance of others would be a lesson we experience and experience would tutor this.
We grant those rights to the rule makers by not being there for one another. Society as a whole has a consciousness, ways to shift that consciousness is needed.
While what I have said above is more orientated toward those with a visible means why they have classed with an issue mental or physical appearance, I believe that is part of the foundation that forms the basis of the social conscious we live in. This stems over too many other areas of society in our minds to any related to mentality. We could probably discuss many any issue about the control which is held over us is there, is gained and does not change. We would in all of them come back to the same thing. We rely on those who have not done what was requested of them to now do what we ask them. We should find this way to come together and see an acceptance of each other. Break down walls instead of letting others build them between us.
I will open the lid let you all see out at least :)
I think part of society and learned behavior is to fear difference instead of embrace it. The truth that I've found is that none of us are identical and many of us spend our lives trying to conform to some ideal moral majority that isn't really what we want or believe.
I would say, there are two options visible to create a change, we can expand on the ideas of conformity, or reduce the dependence on it. To take either option will require funding. Those of whom would be charged with the development of this change would be the ones in power. Resulting in more control.
The solutions wanted to make the changes people would like to see, lies in a voice the speaks for the people, should this voice ever not it is removed by the people. This voice has to be created as it is not there now. To control change power is needed to do so. We the people it matters not of what nation demand change. Then a list of all the changes we want to see which as a whole we believe is a better way to live. And the power to make that happen. With all the knowledge we have all the tech we can manipulate the availability of renewable energy. We should be able to build something between ourselves without a central control. We need to plant a seed of some sort then water it to help it grow. I think we both lean toward a change in the level of control is required. My thoughts lean toward how to make it happen.