Saturday, November 19, 2022

Euthanizing The Poor Is Just Capitalism’s True Face — Caitlin Johnstone

Euthanizing the poor is just capitalism finally being honest about itself. After all these years of falsely pretending to have real solutions to the problems it creates, it finally presents a solution entirely in alignment with its values that actually works.

Capitalism’s answer to “What about the poor?” has always been “They should work harder,” and its answer to “What about those who can’t work?” has always been “They should die quickly.” But until now it’s always been spoken wordlessly in the policies enacted and the societal structures put in place. Now it’s just right there, completely undisguised. It’s refreshingly honest.…
A step too far, or just "Darwinian" (in the perverse sense)?

CaitlinJohnstone.com
Euthanizing The Poor Is Just Capitalism’s True Face
Caitlin Johnstone


See also

Internationalist 360º
Euthanasia Used in Canada to Get Rid of Poorest People
Misión Verdad

6 comments:

Peter Pan said...

Opposition to MAID in Canada is that it is unethical and costs money. So it is being attacked by taxpayer groups and religious nuts.

What can we expect will happen?
Canadians will lose the right to die with dignity, and not one damn cent will be spent to address the causes of suicide.

Peter Pan said...

Libertarians are on both sides of the fence on this issue.

They support the right to die, but don't want their taxes funding it.

Ahmed Fares said...

Canadian man facing eviction from social housing is accepted onto country's controversial legal EUTHANASIA program after deciding he'd rather die than be homeless

A Canadian man facing eviction applied to be legally euthanized and die rather than face homelessness.

Amir Farsoud, 54, applied for the drastic measure after the rooming house where he lives was put on the market.

Farsoud lives with debilitating, untreatable back pain, which allowed him to qualify for Canada's controversial medical assistance in dying program, known as MAID.

But it wasn't his pain that drove Farsoud's decision, but rather his prospects of homelessness after Canada's social services failed to provide him support.

Farsoud received one of the two doctor signatures required to be accepted by the MAID program, and expected to be euthanized this month.

But his story made headlines in Canada, and a GoFundMe page set up in his name by a stranger wound up raising him over $60,000 - enough to get him new housing and to change his mind about ending his life.

Matt Franko said...

“ just "Darwinian" (in the perverse sense)?”

Wtf do you mean?

It’s textbook Darwin 101: “survival of the fittest!”



Matt Franko said...

The funny part is this commie bitch is probably a Darwinist! 😂😂😂😂

Peter Pan said...

In Canada, we don't have the level of abject poverty that Australia has.