schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 8 days agoGermany nears 10,000 heat-related deaths this yeardpa-international.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down10 cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1131arrow-down1external-linkGermany nears 10,000 heat-related deaths this yeardpa-international.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square24fedilink cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareBademantel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·8 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-down2·7 days agoGermany is so fucking ablist. They treat illnesses and disabilities as a character flaw. Revolting.
minus-squareDruid@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoIt is, but I’d wager many if not most Western countries are as well.
minus-squareBademantel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 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.
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.
It is, but I’d wager many if not most Western countries are as well.
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.