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I found it on a fringe web site, so can't cite any newsworthy links I'm afraid. I'm not sure if this really is a thing, so thought I'd drop it in GD as I'm not intelligent enough to put my points across in SC 
www.nationalreview.com
It's a form of identity politics (which I think have gone far enough as it is), where an able-bodied person identifies as disabled. They'll even go the length of maiming themselves such as amputating a limb or damaging their eyes to cause them to become life-long disabled. It's called trans-ablism but I don't think it falls under LGBT because there is nothing sexual about it.
What are your thoughts?
A couple of things for me:
1. Whey should the NHS fund operations on people who are purposely disabling themselves? At least if a smoker gets lung cancer or an alcoholic gets liver cancer (both self-inflicted), then they have paid some taxes from buying cigarettes/alcohol. I'm not validating it, but at least there is some mitigation because they have paid the taxes from the substances that they're addicted to.
2. Disability isn't a choice. I came from a healthy family, but I was born with genetic mutations which have nearly zeroed my eyesight and hearing. I have been in receipt of DLA for all of my life (previously called attendance allowance and is now called PIP). I can't have a family because my defects are dominant even with today's gene therapy. If I had the choice, I would waiver my benefits, have normal eyesight/hearing and start a family. Again though, I don't have that choice.
3. Will these disability pretenders be able to claim PIP?
Here Comes ‘Transableism’ | National Review
Give it time. Once transgenderism becomes just another lifestyle, transableism won’t be far behind.
www.nationalreview.com
It's a form of identity politics (which I think have gone far enough as it is), where an able-bodied person identifies as disabled. They'll even go the length of maiming themselves such as amputating a limb or damaging their eyes to cause them to become life-long disabled. It's called trans-ablism but I don't think it falls under LGBT because there is nothing sexual about it.
What are your thoughts?
A couple of things for me:
1. Whey should the NHS fund operations on people who are purposely disabling themselves? At least if a smoker gets lung cancer or an alcoholic gets liver cancer (both self-inflicted), then they have paid some taxes from buying cigarettes/alcohol. I'm not validating it, but at least there is some mitigation because they have paid the taxes from the substances that they're addicted to.
2. Disability isn't a choice. I came from a healthy family, but I was born with genetic mutations which have nearly zeroed my eyesight and hearing. I have been in receipt of DLA for all of my life (previously called attendance allowance and is now called PIP). I can't have a family because my defects are dominant even with today's gene therapy. If I had the choice, I would waiver my benefits, have normal eyesight/hearing and start a family. Again though, I don't have that choice.
3. Will these disability pretenders be able to claim PIP?