• HarryLime [any]
      hexagon
      ·
      13 days ago

      That's not true. Discourse about ableism has been used in ways that are detrimental to the left, but what you're saying goes too far imo

      • EelBolshevikism [none/use name]
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        13 days ago

        i would go as far as to say that the ways it has been detrimental to the left have only been possible insofar as members of the left have refused to integrate disability justice into their thinking

    • heggs_bayer [none/use name]
      ·
      13 days ago

      ABLEIST

      A made up word by Karl Kautsky in 1914.

      Word was used to browbeat all dissenters of the social democrat ideology.

      Still used to this day in the west to shut down all anti-capitalists.

      Based on this meme

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    • RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]
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      edit-2
      13 days ago

      FACT CHECKED✅☑️✔️

      Ableism was invented to destroy any leftist movement.

      Rating: False

      Explanation: Ableism is a form of discrimination and social prejudice against people with physical or mental disabilities. It is not a concept invented to destroy leftist movements. Ableism is rooted in societal attitudes and structures that devalue and marginalize people with disabilities, and it has historical and systemic dimensions that are not tied to the specific goal of undermining leftist movements. The origins and manifestations of ableism are complex and multifaceted, involving cultural, economic, and political factors that predate and transcend any particular ideological movement.

      Sources:

      • https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/socialism-needs-disability-justice/
      • https://dsq-sds.org/index.php/dsq/article/view/1665/1606
      • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ableism

      Suggested Correction: Ableism is a form of discrimination and social prejudice against people with physical or mental disabilities, and it is not a concept invented to destroy leftist movements.