Here, here,
I agree that there is too much made about abuse and not enough about misuse.
Especially in this forum. Why don't we talk about psychological posturing
instead of bruteforce all the time. Appart from being very boring, it is
mostly useless as a method to change people's view anyway. Any social
psychologist would tell you that push an attitude and it HARDENS not softens,
it becomes even more difficult to change. This hardened attituted is what
spreads into society, not real change that we all need.
I believe that people do not wish to discriminate as a deliberate coping
mechanism or behavioural response, we have too much evidence of real change
too suggest that.
We need to work WITH those that deny our full participation in society not
abuse them!
I run a training company that delivers disability courses, I constantly have
to open myself up and express that I will not 'ram' them with the 'don't
oppress me' posture. People are expecting us to abuse them to get our point
across.
I do believe that certain 'activist' groups do nothing but harm.
The UK is a country that has existed on compromise and thing have changed why
should disability be any different, it will change, but MUCH slower for the
use of 'direct action'.
I also do not accept, and neither do many, many others, that a disability
organisation can represent me (a disabled person) who has the right to stand
up for me, who asked them anyway?
I am not a pacifist but believe and that we do not fight first, but last and
only in REAL self-defence.
Teaching and schooling people is the best way, not abusing them...
Steven...
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