• captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    “Useless eaters” are a term with a specific history of explicit oppression of the disabled (usually ablism is merely implicit).

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      4 hours ago

      Im aware. Im re-using the term with 21st century moron-think

      I have literally heard strikingly similar arguments to the “useless eaters” rhetoric in refernece to everything from housing, jobs, and even f’ing gadgets.

      have heard maniacs say “we gotta have a depopulation if we’re gonna be able to continue affording our quality of life”