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8. The attitude is even worse than thinking they're all faking their disabilities -- they think they

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2015, 12:11 PM

Feb 2015

brought every illness on themselves by 1) being fat, 2) not exercising, 3) eating badly, you name it, and that they deserve to suffer their disability because they didn't take "personal responsibility" for every goddamned thing that happened to them. I have an SIL who thinks exactly this way.

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Why Is No One Talking About the GOP’s Plan to Send Millions of Disabled Americans Into Poverty? [View all] unhappycamper Feb 2015 OP

I haven't seen anything on cable news, yet. TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2015 #1

If karma is real, these scumbags will have hell to deal with. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #2

Because the loudest voices on DU are too busy bashing Hillary Clinton. That's why. eom BlueCaliDem Feb 2015 #3

Nice! daleanime Feb 2015 #5

I've heard it only fredamae Feb 2015 #4

I have both seen it talked about here and get emails about it all the time. djean111 Feb 2015 #6

They Know That The Disabled Are Rarely Able To Fight Back grilled onions Feb 2015 #7

The attitude is even worse than thinking they're all faking their disabilities -- they think they Nay Feb 2015 #8

Most are already in poverty TexasBushwhacker May 2015 #9

I hate rich people.. I_UndergroundPanther Sep 2019 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Jun 2020 #11