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seriously. it's not that big a deal. if people in gaza are still standing up to their oppressors every day then you likely have zero excuse for not doing more IRL shit (political reading and writing at home are good, but don't mean anything if you're not applying that theory as practice and then assessing the results and adjusting your practice accordingly).

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[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

What about disabled people?

But, yes, you should be joining an org if you can.

[–] theposterformerlyknownasgood@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's a lady who shows up at Palestine protests here who has the palestine flag attached to her wheelchair. You do what you can. From each according to their ability and all.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

rat-salute-2 Too true. What a cool lady

[–] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Model example to every comrade out there.

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We should honestly have dedicated disabled socialist orgs. I've gone back and forth on this idea a few times but the thing that's hung me up on pursuing it is the fact that participation in any org no matter to what degree is very likely something the tories here would use to say you're capable of working and therefore should lose benefits.

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In the U.S. you can lose disability by taking a volunteer position, or by doing volunteer work that Social Security decides is “substantial gainful activity.”

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

Over here it's about capability. If you're capable of attending a meeting for an org, you're capable of attending a workplace... That kind of thing.

If you made it remote they'd end up saying you should be doing remote work if you can do remote organising for an org.

This whole thing is about significantly limiting the ability for the disabled to be politically active, since they're a group with more time to dedicate to political activity and more interest in doing so above the norm. It's "behave, or else".