*headdesk*

[conuly]

So, there's a little piece at Huffington Post about disabled children and burdens and why everybody is valuable.

The comments are about what you expect, but you gotta hand it to this guy:

There was a time when "special needs" children inspired us, were viewed as truly special, and cherished not for what we could teach them, but for what they could teach us. Communities, and private charities and entities stepped up to ease the "burden" because they inherently knew the value of the lessons being taught to them.

He finishes with a little bit about how thinking disabled children are a burden on society is all a result of too many liberals and big government.

Apparently, the rule of thumb is "When in doubt, blatantly make shit up". This magical time of love and human dignity (with a little soupcon of paternalism, I notice) doesn't appear in any of my history books, but that's, you know, because of the liberal conspiracy. Or something.

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[oloriel.livejournal.com]

There was a time when "special needs" children inspired us, were viewed as truly special,

Yeah, special and inspiring in the sense of being the ideal target for mockery, thus relieving others of being the laughing-stock of the community. Not to mention the "punishment for your sins" or "test of faith" angle. Or that's what everything I know about history suggests - in the better cases.
But then, I'm probably one of the blind liberals, too? :P

[conuly]

Don't forget the "not human because your real baby was stolen by fairies" idea.

[diatryma.livejournal.com]

Oh, that time definitely existed-- it was after school, for about an hour, twenty years ago.

[conuly]

And then what happened after the closing credits?

[diatryma.livejournal.com]

No one ever said it was a *long* time. Blech on that guy.