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Crash2Parties

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14. Part of the new Tea Party led GOP

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Sun Feb 12, 2017, 03:24 PM

Feb 2017

With a few exceptions they've described disabled & neural-atypical people as the new "welfare queens". It's part of their attack on welfare & any sort of government paid health care or assistance.

Their solution is that any services or assistance needed by people who can't be a good little worker bee should be provided by churches.

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Nazi Holocaust and the Deaf and disabled [View all] DippyDem Feb 2017 OP

And they took children with disabilities section off of the Department of Education website. Beakybird Feb 2017 #1

Bannon is an "ableist" underpants Feb 2017 #3

Thank you! I had to look it up. New word for me today! DippyDem Feb 2017 #8

Part of the new Tea Party led GOP Crash2Parties Feb 2017 #14

K&R 2naSalit Feb 2017 #2

This is a real sore spot for me. neeksgeek Feb 2017 #4

K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Feb 2017 #5

DippyDem, thanks very much for bringing this... prairierose Feb 2017 #6

I am 100% deaf in my right ear and 60% deaf in my left ear. riverbendviewgal Feb 2017 #7

Thank you everyone! DippyDem Feb 2017 #9

My neighbor's mother escaped Germany in time Mariana Feb 2017 #10

K&R. dchill Feb 2017 #11

Thank you for this. volstork Feb 2017 #12

k and r Hamlette Feb 2017 #13

I just finished watching this and was crying... The horror of the Nazi Regime & what they did needs Pachamama Feb 2017 #15

Thank you for this post... DippyDem Feb 2017 #16

54 recs! Thank you all very kindly and for those touching remarks. A hat tip to all of you! DippyDem Feb 2017 #17