• Saik0@lemmy.saik0.com
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    1 year ago

    If his back does actually hurt it’s cuz he’s fat.

    That's a stupid amounts of ableist…

    Has it occurred to you that they might be "fat" because they can't be as active as they once were in service… because they're now disabled?

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      1 year ago

      Yes, you definitely know my cousin I see multiple times a year better than me. The multiple times he's admitted he's gaming the system to my face mean nothing. He's super disabled. You are right. I'm a bad person who has no idea what I am talking about.

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        1 year ago

        The multiple times he’s admitted he’s gaming the system to my face mean nothing.

        It could very well be his way of coping… A lot of people wit disabilities don't want to be treated as less than… and making you believe that he's "gaming" the system is a better outcome in their mind than you treating them as less of a human for being disabled.

        "Gaming" the system in this case would require many doctors to sign off on his disability. And yes, I will believe trained doctors over you simply talking with him.

        I’m a bad person who has no idea what I am talking about.

        When you equate all veterans (or even just "plenty") to what you believe your cousin to be doing? Yes…