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[–] 1 point 3 years ago (4 children)

If his back does actually hurt it’s cuz he’s fat.

That's a stupid amounts of ableist...

Has it occurred to you that they might be "fat" because they can't be as active as they once were in service... because they're now disabled?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (3 children)

    Yes, you definitely know my cousin I see multiple times a year better than me. The multiple times he's admitted he's gaming the system to my face mean nothing. He's super disabled. You are right. I'm a bad person who has no idea what I am talking about.

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  • [–] -2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    The multiple times he’s admitted he’s gaming the system to my face mean nothing.

    It could very well be his way of coping... A lot of people wit disabilities don't want to be treated as less than... and making you believe that he's "gaming" the system is a better outcome in their mind than you treating them as less of a human for being disabled.

    "Gaming" the system in this case would require many doctors to sign off on his disability. And yes, I will believe trained doctors over you simply talking with him.

    I’m a bad person who has no idea what I am talking about.

    When you equate all veterans (or even just "plenty") to what you believe your cousin to be doing? Yes...

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