Vergib uns unsere Schuld

I watched "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" and it packs a powerful punch in a short period of time. "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" is brilliant filmmaking in a compact little jewel box. It advocates for those with limb differences being very capable of living just as full of a life as anyone else, balanced against a shameful period in 20th century history. 300,000 people with disabilities were murdered under the Nazi regime (many of which were children) and another 400,000 were forcibly sterilized.

And the disabled are still treated like disposable marginalized members of our society. I know firsthand with caring for my severely disabled cousin. With the roadblocks, red-tape, potholes, policies, rules, regulations and our politicians forgetting that the disabled exists until they need votes, they are truly the forgotten people and sometimes dealing with the government insanity, I almost think the powers-that-be would be more than happy for the disabled to just disappear, never to be heard of again. Why, because we live in a society that sees having a disability as a weakness.

Thank you Netflix for this thought-provoking film, because it's rare that the disabled are spotlighted and not just seen as a sidekick, burden or the brunt of a joke.