Rose Day

Survival of the fittest?

The disabled and the elderly have been thrown onto the scrap heap by the current contraction, and the lack of empathy from the rest of Britain has been staggering – hate crime is up 75%, and for the first time since I’ve been in the UK I feel uncomfortable stepping out of my house with my cane. Invariably in debates online, when disabled people have tried to advocate for a return of dignity and independence, someone will quote “survival of the fittest” as a reason to discard disabled people, children, and pensioners who are unable to care for themselves. But is discarding the “useless eater” (as Germany put it in propaganda posters during the 30’s) a true sign of survival, or is it a further symptom of socio-collapse?

June 14, 2012

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