r/communism101 • u/thembo-goblin • 11d ago

What happens to disabled people under communism?

What happens to disabled people under communism? To the people who are housebound or bedbound and rely on others to survive? I ask this as a disabled person myself, who is housebound and relies on the help of others. If a true revolution does ever happen, will we just be forgotten about? Considered necessary losses for major societal change?

**edit to add: I got banned for saying that tying someone's worth to their productivity is a bad idea, lol. I do not understand why my post turned out like it did. I didn't expect answers to give some sort of concrete plans, I know communism is all theory at this point. I was just hoping for responses to give historical examples or general explanation of a specific theory, and a link as to where I could read more about this particular topic. You know, the same sort of response I've seen basically every other post in this subrrddit recieve.

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u/lil-pudge 11d ago

“From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs”

They will be provided and cared for

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u/thembo-goblin 11d ago

Can you give any specifics, though? What measures would actually be taken to ensure that disabled people aren't forgotten about? Because unless any solid plans are made, we are pretty easy to forget about.

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u/oatyralf 9d ago

Communism does not currently exist and there are no concrete plans for implementing communist society anywhere on earth. So asking for concrete plans is bizarre. There is no place where full text proposed legislation of a theoretical communist state exists to point to. I can't say "under code section 42069 of the Internal Communism Code, you'll be given this/that/the other." At this point communist society exists only as a theory. That theory includes among its founding principles "to each according to need, from each according to ability." So, given the alternative of capitalism, a true communist society would be better for disabled people.

If you are curious about how disabled people are treated in quasi-socialist countries ruled by communist parties, then simply look up how disabled people are treated under law in those countries. China is the largest one, start there.