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9. Please put a stop to this vileness before it takes over in America as in the UK

Wed Apr 10, 2013, 04:16 AM

Apr 2013

The right-wing media and some of our politicians - especially the utterly revolting Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan-Smith - have been on a crusade against disabled people.

From a moderate Conservative journalist with a disabled child:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/dec/04/ian-birrell-prejudice-against-disabled

From a left-wing disability activist blogger:

http://johnnyvoid.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/iain-duncan-smith-launches-shocking-attack-on-disabled-workers/

From the International Disablity and Human Rights Network, on the lies of the Daily Mail:

http://www.daa.org.uk/index.php?mact=Blogs,cntnt01,showentry,0&cntnt01entryid=385&cntnt01returnid=98

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"Disability" [View all] unrepentant progress Apr 2013 OP

This moronic premise: dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #1

I was so infuriated at that week long shitfest that I just wanted to scream unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #2

I just posted that open letter to the Good Reads forum bananas Apr 2013 #3

Thanks for posting, elleng Apr 2013 #4

+ 10^6 lumberjack_jeff Apr 2013 #5

Thank you for posting this. pacalo Apr 2013 #6

Thx for posting that. We've got to squash that meme NightWatcher Apr 2013 #7

Thank you freshwest Apr 2013 #8

they all work from the same playbook. HiPointDem Apr 2013 #10

I wish we could. unrepentant progress Apr 2013 #11