BEEP BEEP

[Soph0571]

[dalton99a]

1. Transportation and insulin paid for by taxpayers

[Dennis Donovan]

2. Ouch!

That was on-the-nose...

[Vinca]

27. OMG . . . isn't that demon "socialism?"

[brush]

51. Can they not walk? Repugism/trumpism does that to you?

[zackymilly]

7. You do not know what's wrong with them.

I have a family member that has to use a scooter due to severe arthritis.
How would you feel if someone came up to your family member in a scooter and said,
"If you got off your lazy ass and walk around a bit..."
Sometimes this site....

[Aristus]

12. My mother has severe arthritis.

She goes to the gym three times a week, which ameliorates many of the symptoms.

Not bad for a lady of 78.

[zackymilly]

17. So? That makes this okay? I am 50 and have degenerative disc disease.

I had to be in a wheel chair for a month because I couldn't walk, before I could have back surgery.
I know have 6 screws and 4 plates in my back. The looks I got from some people in public.
I was a power lifter earlier in my years, and still somewhat have the same body, except for a few extra pounds.
People were like "get up you lazy ass"...
I guess this site isn't for me when stuff like this is acceptable.

[swimboy]

36. Stuff like that is not acceptable

I’m happy to say the post has been removed

[colorado_ufo]

37. I don't think you are, or were, lazy.

And these people on scooters probably weren't either. But their physical condition betrays some poor food choices and lack of self-care.

If you are a "few extra pounds" overweight and have needed back surgery, please consult a dietitian and get those extra pounds off! Your body will thank you.

And please stick around - this is a great place to get news, even if we don't sometimes agree with each other.

[jayfish]

38. "But their physical condition betrays some poor food choices and lack of self-care."

That describes 33% of the US adult population. Much of it the fault of industrialized "food" production Are they all Trump supporters?

[colorado_ufo]

40. Never said anything about whether or not an overweight person is a Trump supporter

or a supporter of anyone else. The topic had veered off onto anyone-on-a-scooter.

Agree with you on food production and probably other things, as well.

But! Overweight is overweight. I need to lose weight, so I speak from experience! And it doesn't matter how you put it on - it has got to go, to save your life and your health. I am working on that for myself.

[jayfish]

44. It Was a Royal "You" Reply...

riffing off of your post. ...no intention to single you out directly. Apologies...

[colorado_ufo]

48. No worries!

[Hekate]

26. You never know what might be going on with people, really, & I look on obesity as an American diseas

...of this era. An American nutritional disease leading to diabetes, heart disease, and early death.

I shook my head in agreement with the OP, because of the total lack of self-awareness of, yes, the Master Race.

But other than that, we don't know what brought them to needing scooters -- we just see what is in the outside.

PS: glad to hear your mom is plugging along. I'm a few years younger and this summer my left knee that I had been ignoring forever just up and went critical. Can't talk about it.

[jayfish]

32. "You Never Know What A Person Is Going Through On A Daily Basis, So Being Kind Should Be Natural."

-Dalisia Brye

I'm not always able to adhere to this but I have taken it to heart and I try. I realized that people don't know what I'm going thorough on a daily basis so I should try to give them the benefit of the doubt.

[PJMcK]

16. Perhaps the T-shirts tell a big part of the tale

If a picture says a thousand words, this one is a mouthful.

[Cosmocat]

4. Truly MAGA

nm

[flotsam]

5. I'm betting those shirts

aren't even available in medium...

[zackymilly]

6. So are we laughing at Trump supporters, handicapped people, or both? n/t

[cwydro]

8. I know, right?

[BannonsLiver]

11. No, we're making fun of deplorables

Who happen to be in rascals. Don’t get it twisted.

[zackymilly]

13. I don't have it twisted. I know what I see. We are better than this.

[BannonsLiver]

14. Meh...You'll be alright.

[jayfish]

15. Nice Try But;

the caption and thread title "beep beep" imply they are being ridiculed because they are on the rascals. Othewise any picture of a Trump supporter would do.

[BannonsLiver]

18. Anything goes with deplorables.

[jayfish]

22. That's Fine for You But;...

don't pretend it's not being done because they are disabled. Don't tell people they are "getting it twisted" when it's there for everyone to read.

[BannonsLiver]

24. I can't decide what's more funny

The OP or your inability to grasp the irony of the OP.

[smirkymonkey]

9. Ooooo! Zing!

Harsh, but it just so happens that a majority of them do look like that and are filled with hatred for those they consider "inferior" so I don't really feel too bad about making fun of them.

[zackymilly]

10. Hopefully you won't end up in a wheelchair or scooter one day.

Jeesh!

[BannonsLiver]

20. Or even worse, a deplorable in a scooter

[zackymilly]

21. You are heartless. It's good we will never meet in person. n/t

[BannonsLiver]

25. Ok.

[BannonsLiver]

30. Of course! These people are filled with hate

They hate anyone with brown skin, anyone who wasn’t born here, they worship a fascist, they are truly bottom of the barrel scum and oxygen thieves. Hell, they probably hate other disabled people, too. They probably think they’re better than “them.”

So fuck these people. Fuck their attitudes. Fuck their ugly mugs and their ill fitting MAGA swastika t-shirts. And fuck their problems, too. Who cares.

[BannonsLiver]

19. ...

Love it!

[zackymilly]

23. I'm new here and won't be missed since no one knows me. I'm outta here.

This place isn't for me.
Some of the responses I have gotten on this thread shows me that there are some uncaring people here.
Only a few, but enough to see that these responses are acceptable.
I hope none of you or anyone in your family ever ends up handicapped.
It's so easy to say things on an anonymous board.
I'm holding back a lot of words, and I'll leave it at that.
Take care.

[cwydro]

29. You've obviously missed some of the DU threads making fun of children.

Or people who die unfortunate deaths.

I’d tell you not to give up on this site, but I’m seeing a real change around here since when I joined.

Many of the good ones have long since left, or simply don’t post anymore. Sigh.

[Kingofalldems]

41. Attacking children?

Got a link?

[BannonsLiver]

45. What's funny is

That poster throws that out there but in another thread they applaud the removal of a 4-year-old special needs child from an Outback Steakhouse because the child was too loud. The ethics seem to be fluid.

[maxsolomon]

33. I came here to pose on my high horse!

Fact: Uncaring people are everywhere.

[Cary]

42. I would bet there is more posing here than uncaring

Fact: Poseurs are everywhere.

[GulfCoast66]

46. You should stay. Remember, it's a political site for democrats.

And left leaning people.

That does not necessarily mean nice all the time. People on the left can be in poor taste as anyone else. I know I have been at times. I find the post distasteful, but normally would just ignore it. Not worth fighting about. Because I know plenty of people in this shape are democrats, a few I actually know.

Plus, Trump brings out the worst in all of us. And this couple, disability aside, are proudly being dicks. That’s where our ire should be focused. That and the fact we all know the government they rail against probably bought those scooters for them.

For every OP like this you will find 10 that are kind and 20 that are bitingly funny.

[VOX]

53. Nicely stated, GulfCoast66.

Focus on what *really* matters.

[Takket]

28. I'm sure they saved up and bought those scooters with cash

Because surly they wouldn’t use that evil SOCIALIST Medicare!!!

[llmart]

31. +1000

[dalton99a]

39. +1. It is socialist if nonwhite people have it

[bucolic_frolic]

34. Trump represents

vicarious hatred for his supporters. They can hate, but don't have to get personally involved. Trump makes it sound good to them, and makes it easy to participate.

[Chakaconcarne]

35. Yeah, this thread should probably just go away....

[Cary]

43. It raises a legitimate point that needs to be addressed

I don't think it should go away. We do not adequately care for the disabled.

[lunatica]

47. The Master Race.

[calimary]

49. We went on a cruise years ago and Good Freakin' Grief!

Whenever it was mealtime, these rather - um -enormous middle-aged and older folks on their scooters were the absolute RUDEST people on the boat! Criminy! They’d speed up to cut in front of you on the way to the buffet, and damn near run you over. Then if you were spooning something onto your plate, they’d be beeping their horns at you to get you out of their way, sometimes at multiple spots going all the way down the buffet tables! And their plates were always overflowing with food.

But the rudeness and sense of entitlement! I’m still aghast thinking about it. At every meal EVERY DAY! Insane!

Reminded me of my dad - whose end was hastened by his failure to eat normally. He might have lasted long enough to see his grandchildren grow up if he’d taken it easy on the heavy eating. And eating all the wrong things. Toward the end, eating was the only thing that gave him any pleasure, I guess, even while it was killing him.

[BannonsLiver]

52. I've never felt younger than on a 2009 Holland America cruise to Alaska

My wife and I were in our late 30s, and felt like teenagers again. Will leave it at that. Your take on scooters and cruise ships is spot on, btw.

[Blue Owl]

50. Those wascawy wepubwicans...

n/t