Hello everyone! Now would be a really... Apropos time to look up Aktion T4 and learn about this programme of the Nazi regime.
Why?
Because it's happening again.
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Why?
Because it's happening again.
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Even before T4 was formalized, they were testing the public tolerance for mass murder by playing shell games with disabled people.
Disabled children, elders, and "hysteric" relatives were sent to congregate care settings. Local drs encouraged families "it's for the best".
Disabled children, elders, and "hysteric" relatives were sent to congregate care settings. Local drs encouraged families "it's for the best".
For all sorts of reasons. Hospitals for the disabled could provide "better treatment" (even lying and saying they could recover and come home "healthy"). That a productive German family should not be burdened with such care. That it was a civic duty.
Then.
The relative would die. Of "pneumonia".
Is it sounding familiar yet?
As T4 concretized, patients would be transferred, especially if they had particularly attentive relatives. And then they would "sadly pass".
The relative would die. Of "pneumonia".
Is it sounding familiar yet?
As T4 concretized, patients would be transferred, especially if they had particularly attentive relatives. And then they would "sadly pass".
What was really happening? Patients were being starved. They were deemed unworthy of care. And they would just lay there. Literally warehoused. Until death.
It would be "pneumonia" or "failure to thrive" or "natural causes". Whatever suited best.
It would be "pneumonia" or "failure to thrive" or "natural causes". Whatever suited best.
You've seen the spikes in pneumonia deaths yes?
We know our disabled kin in congregate care are dying from COVID (and covid consequent neglect) and not being recorded.
But their deaths are.
Pneumonia is a convenient cause of death.
We know our disabled kin in congregate care are dying from COVID (and covid consequent neglect) and not being recorded.
But their deaths are.
Pneumonia is a convenient cause of death.
Make no mistake. I'm not telling you this to warn you to act "before it's too late". Fuck that. It's already too late. Disabled folks are dying from deliberate state neglect. And yallre just watching.
This same state neglect is driving the disproportionate death of black and brown folks, who are more likely to be forced to work in unsafe contingent labor. Who are often caregivers and patients in congregate care.
Visitation has been cut. "to protect the public health"
But this means that no one is watching because no one is allowed.
Does it sound familiar yet?
But this means that no one is watching because no one is allowed.
Does it sound familiar yet?
I don't even know why I'm writing this tbh. The people that care are all already devastated. And the rest of you don't see the disabled people in congregate care as people. Because yall literally never have to see them.
Except when the group home goes on an "outing" and then yallre mad about the "disturbance".
Why the fuck am I writing this.
Yall know disabled folks are dying. You think they deserve it. "oh its just the sick and elderly"
You know what?
Why the fuck am I writing this.
Yall know disabled folks are dying. You think they deserve it. "oh its just the sick and elderly"
You know what?
Some of yall fuckers that are running around without masks are going to BECOME the sick when your selfish ass survives this virus.
Then you'll be worried.
But there won't be anyone left to fight for you.
Then you'll be worried.
But there won't be anyone left to fight for you.
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