Im #OneOfTheTwo because Im already disabled, and I know nothing is capable of saving me in this capitalist hellscape. No govt, no partner, no family member can save me if I become too disabled to work. If I cant work, I cant get the meds I need to stay alive. 1/5
Being disabled is incredibly expensive. Securing drs, paying for scans and bloodwork, covering compounded meds, buying safe foods - I could not afford these things on disability. I literally cannot afford to become more unwell. 2/5
As a historian I know what the government does to people it does not want to care for. And as a disabled community member, I see how poverty accelerates community members towards preventable deaths. 3/5
Call me whatever you want, it doesnt change the fact that I have a PhD in the topic. I am writing a book on care. I know what happens, past and present, when communities revoke care to those who need it most. (Hint: its eugenics) 4/5
Will I wear a mask "forever?" That really depends on society. Ill wear one until we have clean air. Ill wear one until we have a sterilizing vaccine. Ill wear one until I can be sure I pose no risk of death or disablement to anyone else. 5/5
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