charonn0

Alright. If the message isn't "hurr durr americans r dum and ebil!!!11", then what is it?

My point is that it's not a good illustration.

Just read through some of the responses I've gotten. Some people think it's a good illustration because it's very plausible. Some because it's not at all plausible.

I'm saying it's not a good illustration because it's not at all plausible.

It’s not criticizing disability rights.

I know. It's criticizing Americans.

That’s why they used disability rights - because they’re NOT in danger.

Might want to check with some of the other lovely commenters on that one. I'm told that it's an imminent danger.

Therefore, all Americans are evil. Got it.

That really hurts.

constructive criticism

...would be welcome. As I said originally, of all the things you can criticize the US for, wheelchair accessibility isn't one of them. And it's not likely to become one of them any time soon.

My objection is that OP is not constructive. It could have been--plenty to criticize as I said--but it's not. At best it's ignorant; at worst it's vindictive.

I did read between the lines. I'm asking if my interpretation is somehow wrong.

So, what does this OP actually mean?

That Americans are evil people? That America is a terrible place? That nothing America does is ever good?

You're making this out to be some kind of deep constructive criticism. So that's the part I need explained.

Americans are not the caricatures of evil and malice you seem to think we are.

Just in case you're sincerely confused, no I'm not suggesting that.

That proposal died in Congress 7 years ago.

We Americans are not the monstrous caricatures you make us out to be. We're not evil. We're not wicked. And the US is not some dystopian nightmare. It's actually a pretty good place to live.