Peter Singer to President Obama: Kill the Handicapped!

In certain parts the world, religion is used to enslave and demoralize people whose society makes it impossible for them to defend themselves. Atheists like Peter Singer say that this is one of the reasons that they are Atheists. Well, who needs perverted religion when you have rabidly ableist Atheists to oppress people?

In his latest column, Peter Singer has again demonstrated the ire and bigotry he feels toward the handicapped. What is interesting about Peter Singer is that he coldly calculates the value of people's lives in a detached, academic manner, as if these were perfectly acceptable positions to take in a pluralistic society. The fact that his arguments for healthcare rationing are rotted through with ableism seems to escape him.

It is ironic that in an age of our first Black President, someone should write a column telling America that discrimination against minorities is just fine. American history has taught us that this is not fine. Either Peter Singer is ignorant of this history or he has chosen to ignore it, as he seems unable to apply its lessons to his views on human equality. What's more, outlets like Time Magazine and the American public seem share this problem, given that his piece was taken seriously enough to be published and has elicited little criticism outside of the disability rights community.

Many have pointed out factual inconsistencies in Singer's article. But do Peter Singer, Princeton University, or the New York Times care? Nope. Peter Singer says that he doesn't believe in God. But, his piece indicates that he is ready to take that role. By urging doctors and politicians to rule over every disabled person in our country, Peter Singer has indicated that he believes in several gods-himself, the state, and doctors who share his ableist prejudices.

Activists of all political persuasions must rally to fight those who would impose their will on patients when their lives hang in the balance. Most agree that we need healthcare reform that will fill in the gaps left by our current system, in which sick patients are left without care because they cannot pay and their insurance company is trying to turn a dime. But this kind of reform must include all people: Black, white, red, gay, straight, Christian, Jewish, disabled and non-disabled, or it will be nothing but an empty promise sacrificed on the alter of social prejudice.