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Before verifying the causes of why de-insitutionalization began in roughly the 1960s and 70s in the first place, Bobby wants to immediately blame "the left" or "progressives." Intellectual laziness! It's likely due to a complex combination of a few factors, none of which can be exclusively blamed on the "right" or "Progressives." Some of the change was related to the invention of drugs used to manage symptoms of psychosis and schizophrenia. Doctors realized they could keep patients at home with their families if their symptoms could be managed with drugs. I suppose the left is to blame for those scientific breakthroughs?

What about local and regional governments shutting down large psychiatric sites, and accompanying land, that were then sold off at a profit to construction developers like in the late 70s in the Westland (Detroit area):

"Today the land that once was Eloise has been developed into a strip mall, a golf course, and condominiums." Even wikipedia can tell you this without placing blame on the right or left!

Before you say "Progressives did X, " check the facts, do a little research. Or if you can't be bothered to do that, then at least say nothing. Right wing talk show radio hosts propagate those kinds of ridiculous lies blame all things under the sun on the "vicious left," I guess (they do it regardless of the truth), but all this misinformation does is cause blame, division, and hatred. It's useful for keeping low information folks from thinking critically or wisely at all; information levels stay low.

Also, how is having social workers embedded in police departments "defunding the police"?