Originally Posted by Anonymous

question; are we allowed to bring our usual faggotry: boom-box or megaphones? I hopez we can haz boom-box.

Idea [boooo me if too douchebaggotry]: yall know that the boom-box MegAnonOT8 haz can be connected to any TV and transfer videos on DVDs or on USB drives, as long as they are MPEG1 or MPEG2, and I was willing to purchase a 20" or smaller LCD flat screen and play this videos:
1.YouTube - Scientology Exposed PSA: Not Equal
2YouTube - Scientology Exposed PSA: Hypocrisy
3.YouTube - New Scientology Documentary - an essay by a concerned person

And many more that can be watched by students...like southpark and other cartoons. Is this a good idea? is it even permitted?

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Oh one more thing: I've seen the CCHR argue that psychiatry is unlike other medical specialties because there are no lab tests for psychiatric diagnoses. This argument reveals a misunderstanding of how medicine is practiced.

Doctors create a differential diagnosis --a list of all possible diagnoses that might explain a patient's condition. Then they rule out as many options on the list as possible until hopefully only one diagnosis remains.

There are many ways to rule things out. Sometimes a bit more history is enough. Sometimes just looking at the person's body is enough. Sometimes labs are needed.

In short: doctors don't test for diseases; they seek counterfactuals to rule out diseases.

Example: repeat elevated blood pressure readings.

Differential: renal artery stenosis, pheochromocytoma, anxiety, essential hypertension.

There is no test for essential hypertention. But we can make the diagnosis by ruling out the other possible causes.

Example: depressed mood, low energy, anhedonia

Differential: hypthyroidism, anemia, hypoxia, hepatitis, renal insufficiency, paraneoplastic syndrome, depression

Again, there's no specific test for depression. But we can make that diagnosis after ruling out other potential causes for the patient's symptoms.

Originally Posted by Optimisticate

Luck and lulz be with you! Thanks for the effort all who are going are making!

CCHR = Scientology is the most basic sign that could be made. Just the link to the group now is teh cancer. Depending on local population, signs about CCHR's views on the Holocaust and blatant dismissal of the entire psych industry as well as autism would be good.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

question; are we allowed to bring our usual faggotry: boom-box or megaphones? I hopez we can haz boom-box.

Idea [boooo me if too douchebaggotry]: yall know that the boom-box MegAnonOT8 haz can be connected to any TV and transfer videos on DVDs or on USB drives, as long as they are MPEG1 or MPEG2, and I was willing to purchase a 20" or smaller LCD flat screen and play this videos:
1.YouTube - Scientology Exposed PSA: Not Equal
2YouTube - Scientology Exposed PSA: Hypocrisy
3.YouTube - New Scientology Documentary - an essay by a concerned person

And many more that can be watched by students...like southpark and other cartoons. Is this a good idea? is it even permitted?

Originally Posted by anonsoulless

Awesome.

Are you coming?

Originally Posted by mongrel

It's 50/50 at this point. (It's a 5-hour drive for me.) You guys planning to stay until 4:30? A first-timer, maybe two, is interested but can't get there until 3:30.

Originally Posted by mongrel

RE: Sign ideas

• Psychiatry: An Industry of Death... brought to you by Scientology
• Psychiatry Kills but Scientology Saves
• Scientology's goal: "The global obliteration of psychiatry"

We could also highlight some of the more ridiculous claims:

• Psychiatry caused Hitler, 9/11, crime, racism, etc.

Originally Posted by puck35

Ah, the CCHR. We pwned them last April when they set up their traveling house of horrors at Concordia University.

Have you got the news media on this? <snip>

Originally Posted by Anonymous

I would really like to stay up until 4:30. But i guess its mainly up to those anons that are driving and what plans they have for later that day. I was thinking about lunching after picket or in the middle of it...or yall taking luches? :P

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Eat lunch in shifts. That way you won't leave the steps unattended at crucial moments.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Please, please, PLEASE keep an eye on the weather and don't travel if it's as bad as predicted. Better safe and miss the exhibit than protest and then sliding off the highway. The latest forecast looks pretty grim. I know you'll all say "duh", but I just had to post this anyway. <3