#that people's belief in ableism is a sign of 'idiocracy'
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equalperson ยท 28 days ago
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by the way, I would like to note that I immediately don't trust you if you agree with the statement that "idiocracy is a documentary/real/a prophecy/etc."
the entire premise is idiocracy is based in eugenics, specifically the idea that poor and disabled people reproducing will lead to the downfall of society, particularly if upper-class and abled people aren't having even more children to wash us out.
do you really think society's biggest issue is that poor/disabled people have too much power?
do you really believe that the people in power--or humanity as a whole--is mostly intellectually disabled, all while people with ID are still disproportionately likely to be abused, raped, and incarcerated, among many other outcomes that can only result from their total lack of systemic authority?
earlier, I came across a post on r/idiocracy of a developmentally disabled boy destructively stimming in public. almost all of the comments were saying he shouldn't be allowed outside and should be tased or otherwise harmed (note: he was also black) for his behavior. do you really think a black, severely disabled, 10-to-13-year-old is your oppressor, your "idiocracy?"
or are you just scapegoating disabled and otherwise marginalized people as the source of society's ills, simply using "intellectualism" and "anti-consumerism" as an excuse to encourage mass violence against us?
because of course the issue isn't the rich trying to get richer. it isn't bigotry. it isn't capitalism or any other oppressive system. it's too many damn disabled children burdening you with behavior you don't want to see, and too many disabled adults burdening you with criticism you don't want to hear.
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