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im gonna get on a soapbox
i really hate juxtapositions like this and im gonna tell you why https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1292213856152977415
i really hate juxtapositions like this and im gonna tell you why https://twitter.com/ProjectLincoln/status/1292213856152977415
and it’s not just one sided. i hate the conversations about speculating about bidens dementia
we have accepted that being old as fuck is a qualification for president
some level physical and cognitive decline is part of being old.
we have accepted that being old as fuck is a qualification for president
some level physical and cognitive decline is part of being old.
but when we speculate on things that we have no accurate information about—when we add value to whatever perceived difference between cognitive/physical vigor might exist we inherently make life more difficult for folks with disabilities
that’s exactly what these tweets are doing—and the ones above joe bidens speeches
we’re saying that you shouldn’t vote for this person because they are disabled in some way
that disability is an automatic disqualification despite it being total damn speculation.
we’re saying that you shouldn’t vote for this person because they are disabled in some way
that disability is an automatic disqualification despite it being total damn speculation.
that’s not ok. and it makes the world a harder more miserable place for people who are *actually* disabled
so fucking stop it. there’s enough difference in how both handle actual issues.
leave the rest of that nonsense out of it.
so fucking stop it. there’s enough difference in how both handle actual issues.
leave the rest of that nonsense out of it.
