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    • QueerCommie [she/her, fae/faer]
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      408 months ago

      As a youth who realized I’m mostly so based (and scarcely compared to her) because this area is my autistic special interest, I’m afraid we’re in a similar boat as non-representatives. Still, I remain hopeful and we are slowly radicalizing as conditions worsen.

      • Imnecomrade [none/use name]
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        428 months ago

        I have noticed that many people who are disabled (such as myself who is AuDHD) or GSM/trans are usually the first to be radicalized as MLs (or at least anarchists).

        • Cowbee [he/him, they/them]
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          8 months ago

          Just as proletarians are more likely to support leftist ideas, so too are other oppressed groups of people. It’s a matter of survival, the system is actively hostile towards people who aren’t cishet male cracker

          It’s also why intersectional theory is so important.

        • QueerCommie [she/her, fae/faer]
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          258 months ago

          Maybe it’s just my manner of talking but I have radicalized in part a decent amount of people - all ADHD and/or autistic. I have also met other leftists that are almost all neurodivergent. I feel like the strong interests, neuroatypical empathy, and feelings of justice play a role beyond the explanation of oppression/disability.

          • Imnecomrade [none/use name]
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            8 months ago

            I definitely believe the deep empathy that neurodivergents are usually better at plays a key role, along with the obsessive interests and experience of oppression/discrimination. Most autistic people struggle with keeping a job for two years, so the financial and time management struggle I believe pushes us to the left quickly.

          • REgon [they/them]
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            108 months ago

            I get told I have a strong “sense of right and wrong” due to my ADHD and I don’t really feel like that’s related. I feel like I might just notice things more because I diverge in some ways, so I notice wrongs. Having wrong done upon oneself then makes one more empathetic to fighting wrongs in general. Also depressed. But ey, whatyagonnado eh

    • Moss [they/them]
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      388 months ago

      I’m the same age as Greta, and she was a massive inspiration to me when she started. I was a communist first but she has done massive amounts of good, getting young people invested in climate change action, and also seeing how useless liberal protest is