ultraviolet-techno-ecology:

daloy-politsey:

daloy-politsey:

Disabled people deserve a living wage

This means there shouldn’t be ridiculous limits on how much someone can make while on disability benefits

I’d like to add that this also means acknowledging that being disabled is often expensive, and thus should actually be given proportionately more to ensure they can afford expenses like wheelchairs, medically prescribed diets, prosthetics, modified vehicles, and accessible housing as needed for their condition.

(via chronically-illustrated)

(Source: surprisedentistry, via i-want-cheese)

progressivemillennial:

“Well, maybe they shouldn’t come here illegally.”

I’ve seen this phrase used a number of times in response to outrage over the handling of migrants at the border, i.e. detention camps, putting people in cages and tents, separating children from their families, and so on.

I want to make one thing crystal clear: when you say that, you’re using the language of abusers. It is akin to:

• She wouldn’t have been harassed if she didn’t dress like a whore,
• If she didn’t want to get raped, she shouldn’t have drank so much,
• The other kids wouldn’t pick on him if he weren’t such a pussy,
• I wouldn’t have to beat her if she didn’t talk to that other guy,
• He wouldn’t have been shot if he didn’t break the law,
• If she were more trustworthy, I wouldn’t have to monitor her communication,
• If she was keeping his money from him, he should have left the relationship. He needs to own his decisions.

This is called victim blaming. It is abuse.

The truth is that America can enforce its borders without violating human rights and treating other people as subhuman. The federal government, and by that I mean the executive branch and its agencies under President Trump, does not need to execute the law in the way it’s doing. It chooses to do so proactively.

Stop the abuse, stop the language of abuse.

Good day,

Tom