schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 7 days agoGermany nears 10,000 heat-related deaths this yeardpa-international.comexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down10 cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareBademantel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·6 days agoTake a guess. It’s older and disabled people who struggle the most with the heat. They don’t contribute much to Germany’s economic growth. For a capitalist state, they’re just not worth it. Yes, it’s disgusting.
minus-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·6 days agoGermany is so fucking ablist. They treat illnesses and disabilities as a character flaw. Revolting.
minus-squareBademantel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 days agoI’m not sure other capitalistic states handle it better. It seems it has to get a lot worse until it can get any better.
minus-squareDruid@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoIt is, but I’d wager many if not most Western countries are as well.
Take a guess. It’s older and disabled people who struggle the most with the heat. They don’t contribute much to Germany’s economic growth. For a capitalist state, they’re just not worth it. Yes, it’s disgusting.
Germany is so fucking ablist. They treat illnesses and disabilities as a character flaw. Revolting.
I’m not sure other capitalistic states handle it better. It seems it has to get a lot worse until it can get any better.
It is, but I’d wager many if not most Western countries are as well.