We have a govt that is happy to rip apart any security sick and disabled people have, and at the same time is lauding the upcoming Olympics as a triumph for the UK. A contradiction in terms if ever I heard one.
Yes, lets forgot about the hundreds of thousands of people who are unable to work because of illness, even terminal illness, and take their money and essential services away from them. At the same time, lets celebrate the Olympics and the financial benefit it will bring to the govt. Hmm, pass me the sick bucket please!
Every British paralympic participant should boycott the event in it's entirety, it is a mockery to participate in an event for disabled people to show the disabled at their best, whilst at the same time their country takes away everything they need to live a satisfying life forcing them into penury. The situation isn't just unsatisfactory, it is downright depraved.
I would suggest that any athlete that puts personal pride and avarice in front of decency and moral courage should hang their head in shame. I understand that the Olympics is the frontispiece for any athlete, the premier event by which ones success defines their career. But what is that gold medal really worth, when it comes at the cost of your civic duty to make a stand against oppression and injustice against your fellow sufferers who are not in the position you are? Its the exact reason why 'we weren't gonna play Sun City' and the reason we boycotted the Zimbabwean cricket team. Taking a moral stand is what separates the caring minority from the jobsworth majority. I know which category I am in, I wonder which one Sarah Storey and David Weir are in?
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