▲ 628 ▼ Trump blames DC air crash on workers with "severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems, or other mental or physical conditions" (apnews.com) submitted 2 years ago by SuperCub@sh.itjust.works to c/news@lemmy.world 166 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Useless eaters" are a term with a specific history of explicit oppression of the disabled (usually ablism is merely implicit). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* Im aware. Im re-using the term with 21st century moron-think I have literally heard strikingly similar arguments to the "useless eaters" rhetoric in refernece to everything from housing, jobs, and even f'ing gadgets. have heard maniacs say "we gotta have a depopulation if we're gonna be able to continue affording our quality of life" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* Im aware. Im re-using the term with 21st century moron-think I have literally heard strikingly similar arguments to the "useless eaters" rhetoric in refernece to everything from housing, jobs, and even f'ing gadgets. have heard maniacs say "we gotta have a depopulation if we're gonna be able to continue affording our quality of life" permalink fedilink source parent