interesting essay by an ancom i know about how disabilities and illnesses that are not readily visible to people are often ignored in radical spaces, not the final draft.
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Classicide2Announced wrote
No, we don't. All I ever hear about in leftist spaces is 'ableism,' and 99% of the time it's just someone who feels a little depressed and doesn't want to go outside, or someone claiming falsely to be autistic.
ghost wrote
Cool story, bro.
Classicide2Announced wrote
Cool meme from 2011, bro
idkalice OP wrote
link is the docx file hosted on discord, i can't really think of another way of hosting this besides copying the entire text (5 pages) here. sorry
personally i found this to be genuinely thoughtful and considerate and i thought it could be an interesting topic.
Potkea wrote
hey i know that ancom too! he's a cool guy.
Classicide2Announced wrote (edited )
"We must fraternize with those who tread upon the liberties of the oppressed, and it is disgusting. You can almost hear the ghosts of capitalist propaganda mocking in your ear: “see how good you have it under capitalism? You could not reach these heights without it. You could not thrive as you so now without capitalism.” Yet the vicious beast of capital also neglects to tell us that we are forced into this position."
Oh, you poor thing!
"One such thing [a problem with social anarchism] being that if I am required to got [sic] to a meeting in order to let my voice heard in the organization, but I have a doctor’s appointment on that day, then my voice will suddenly be excluded."
This is what I hate about this type of idpol. People take problems that apply to everyone and assume they only apply to themselves.
Democracy sucks. It doesn't suck more if you have cystic fibrosis or whatever.
Fool wrote
Okay, take a step back.
Yes, these problems are more common than people like to think, yes Democracy is pooptastic, but people are more likely to listen if you're not demeaning them.
Classicide2Announced wrote
I'm not demeaning anyone.
ghost wrote
Anarchist and rad spaces in general have a huge ableism problem.
I appreciate everyone who speaks on their experiences as disabled lefties.