thousands for benefits protests, 12 May). Months in the planning, it was hoped
it would wake up those who are ignorant of just how extensively spending cuts
are eviscerating the existence of some of the weakest members of our society:
those who are sick and disabled through no fault of their own. I expected
widespread coverage, but it was largely ignored by the rest of the mainstream
media.
Perhaps I should not have been surprised; a cursory look at the comments on
your website revealed an ingrained prejudice towards disability and illness in
all its variety. It is horribly reminiscent of a shameful point in our history
when "blacks" and "Irish" were subject to outrageous vilification. What have
we ever done to deserve such opprobrium? What kind of society do we live in
where it is acceptable to bully and belittle those of us who try so hard to
force our bodies to do what the healthy do without thinking?
I had to stop reading after one particularly ill-informed comment. Apparently
anyone who is not yet at level 3 of Parkinson's or ...
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