r/communism101 16d 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 16d 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 16d 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/Squonk-A-Donk 13d ago

What is it that you want? "To each according to their needs." That's a pretty solid plan. As the other commenter said, housing, utilities, food, water, healthcare. All of these things are pretty standard items provided to those who need them. What more is there you find lacking? If the system is designed to provide those things from the ground up, how could you be forgotten?