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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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[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 19 points 10 months ago

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 22 points 10 months ago

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 19 points 10 months 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".

[-] Galli@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

They'll do it while simultaneously saying everyone needs to go back to the office because remote work ~~doesn't let us abuse employees as much~~ is too difficult for the abled.

[-] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 11 points 10 months ago
[-] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

Yeah. Disabled folks can still organize. But I imagine if we were elected to leadership it could be a problem: https://advocacymonitor.com/elevate-blog-can-you-run-for-office-if-youre-on-social-security/ . So if a disabled person becomes an org's Chair of the Disability Caucus they would, in the eyes of Social Security, no longer be disabled.

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