Question is, why are they running this campaign? A general “we don’t like the idea of people not fitting in our little box” attitude seems like a very weak motivation for something with such a low visibility/ask. Is there sone state funding streams for ND services they want closed out of neoliberal austerity?
Or maybe this isn’t adopting the detransition playbook, it is the detransition playbook. There’s an established correlation between autism and transgender identity, so creating a narrative that there’s an epidemic of autism misdiagnosis, suggesting ND isn’t “real,” then piggybacks into, trans identity must not be real as it’s part of the same “misconception.”
I think part of this is capitalism fighting against the idea that some people simply cannot fit into neoliberal capitalism. There are intractable differences between people that simply cannot be smoothed over by market relations, namely things like neurodivergance or being trans. One in three trans people have experienced homelessness, for instance.
So neoliberalism has to instead propose these intractable differences aren’t shared by groups of people, but rather they’re just individual quirks and that any inability to operate within the market place is a moral failure.
Yeah, if the particular social mechanisms that reduce people to bipedal tools aren’t as effective and incorporation would require adjustments that might weaken your grip on the rest of the proletariat… then the capitalist logic is suppression or elimination.
There are so many possible reasons. Plain old ableism is one. Neurodiversity is also inherently in conflict with typical conservative beliefs about individualism and bootstrapping. The natural conclusion of the concept of neurodiversity is that neurodivergent people are not lesser, but are simply trying to function in a world that isn’t designed for them. Accepting that means accepting that not only should neurodivergent people be entitled to accomodations, but that everyone should also have access to affordable and good quality healthcare so that income is never a barrier to a diagnosis. If your worldview doesn’t accept systemic injustice and instead believes that we’re all individuals who succeed or fail based on own merits, then neurodiversity is going to be a threat to your belief system.
Ableism is the absolute bedrock of capitalism. The formation of value, through reference to a social average, rationalizes competition and the rejection of the “weak.”
It is difficult to survive when you are being pushed beyond your dignity. It is downright impossible when you are pushed beyond your ability.
Absolutely. You’ll rarely see people openly admitting that the disabled deserve less, but they’ll adopt ableist tactics through dismissal/denial (disability isn’t that big of a deal, or disabled people are actually just faking it), or individualist thought terminating cliches (disabled people might be far more likely to be in poverty or unemployed, but we all have equality of opportunity, and you’re actually the ableist bigot if you think they need accomodations).
Capitalism is so rational that it won’t accept 80% of the average output from someone even if they are willing to do it. They only want your labor if you can do average or better. Anything less is grounds for dismissal if you even get hired at all.
Quite apart from any human question of right to not work, or dignified conditions of labor, there is so much waste of labor power.
Disclaimer: Not all neurodivergent people, but they’re doing it because we’re a problem for them. We tend to group together, be highly educated, hyper-focused, creative, queer, stubborn, and have some form or another of hypervigilance/critical thinking skills and an increased desire for justice. They’re after autistic people because they can’t let these new types mess with their plans. They’d rather call them ill and teach them to mask again. We take what the science says as true, make it internal law, and won’t let their feelings (or lies) change our minds
We make good revolutionaries. My flippant comment on this mess and why they’re doing this? Someone besides us commies figured out just how many of our famous revolutionary leaders were probably not neurotypical. ND leftists have known that for decades, of course, but now the capitalists know it.
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Some people want non-normatives to get back in the institutions and out of sight where they belong.
Some people don’t want governments to pay for accommodations or in some countries, disability payments.
Some people want to erode legislation protecting the disabled in the workplace (through stigmatising the perceived recipients) or to narrow the group that applies to (you’re not really disabled!)
Some people want it to be cool to bully disabled people and find that (compassionate) recognition of disability increases public sympathy.
the stupid octogenarians still holding onto the reins of fascistic power will not digest and incorporate the idea of neurodivergence. young fascists are capable of not just living with the existence of autism but weaponizing its identity as well. those who fund them, however, can’t help but go back to the old classics of vaccines turning people autist.
Question is, why are they running this campaign? A general “we don’t like the idea of people not fitting in our little box” attitude seems like a very weak motivation for something with such a low visibility/ask. Is there sone state funding streams for ND services they want closed out of neoliberal austerity?
Or maybe this isn’t adopting the detransition playbook, it is the detransition playbook. There’s an established correlation between autism and transgender identity, so creating a narrative that there’s an epidemic of autism misdiagnosis, suggesting ND isn’t “real,” then piggybacks into, trans identity must not be real as it’s part of the same “misconception.”
I think part of this is capitalism fighting against the idea that some people simply cannot fit into neoliberal capitalism. There are intractable differences between people that simply cannot be smoothed over by market relations, namely things like neurodivergance or being trans. One in three trans people have experienced homelessness, for instance.
So neoliberalism has to instead propose these intractable differences aren’t shared by groups of people, but rather they’re just individual quirks and that any inability to operate within the market place is a moral failure.
Yeah, if the particular social mechanisms that reduce people to bipedal tools aren’t as effective and incorporation would require adjustments that might weaken your grip on the rest of the proletariat… then the capitalist logic is suppression or elimination.
There are so many possible reasons. Plain old ableism is one. Neurodiversity is also inherently in conflict with typical conservative beliefs about individualism and bootstrapping. The natural conclusion of the concept of neurodiversity is that neurodivergent people are not lesser, but are simply trying to function in a world that isn’t designed for them. Accepting that means accepting that not only should neurodivergent people be entitled to accomodations, but that everyone should also have access to affordable and good quality healthcare so that income is never a barrier to a diagnosis. If your worldview doesn’t accept systemic injustice and instead believes that we’re all individuals who succeed or fail based on own merits, then neurodiversity is going to be a threat to your belief system.
Ableism is the absolute bedrock of capitalism. The formation of value, through reference to a social average, rationalizes competition and the rejection of the “weak.”
It is difficult to survive when you are being pushed beyond your dignity. It is downright impossible when you are pushed beyond your ability.
Absolutely. You’ll rarely see people openly admitting that the disabled deserve less, but they’ll adopt ableist tactics through dismissal/denial (disability isn’t that big of a deal, or disabled people are actually just faking it), or individualist thought terminating cliches (disabled people might be far more likely to be in poverty or unemployed, but we all have equality of opportunity, and you’re actually the ableist bigot if you think they need accomodations).
Capitalism is so rational that it won’t accept 80% of the average output from someone even if they are willing to do it. They only want your labor if you can do average or better. Anything less is grounds for dismissal if you even get hired at all.
Quite apart from any human question of right to not work, or dignified conditions of labor, there is so much waste of labor power.
Disclaimer: Not all neurodivergent people, but they’re doing it because we’re a problem for them. We tend to group together, be highly educated, hyper-focused, creative, queer, stubborn, and have some form or another of hypervigilance/critical thinking skills and an increased desire for justice. They’re after autistic people because they can’t let these new types mess with their plans. They’d rather call them ill and teach them to mask again. We take what the science says as true, make it internal law, and won’t let their feelings (or lies) change our minds
at least the high functioning ones.
And on the flip side, the low functioning ones can’t be exploited for labor and thus they’re treated as a “drain” on society.
We make good revolutionaries. My flippant comment on this mess and why they’re doing this? Someone besides us commies figured out just how many of our famous revolutionary leaders were probably not neurotypical. ND leftists have known that for decades, of course, but now the capitalists know it.
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Some people want non-normatives to get back in the institutions and out of sight where they belong. Some people don’t want governments to pay for accommodations or in some countries, disability payments. Some people want to erode legislation protecting the disabled in the workplace (through stigmatising the perceived recipients) or to narrow the group that applies to (you’re not really disabled!) Some people want it to be cool to bully disabled people and find that (compassionate) recognition of disability increases public sympathy.
the stupid octogenarians still holding onto the reins of fascistic power will not digest and incorporate the idea of neurodivergence. young fascists are capable of not just living with the existence of autism but weaponizing its identity as well. those who fund them, however, can’t help but go back to the old classics of vaccines turning people autist.
At least old fascists are stupid. It’d be so much worse if they knew what they were doing.
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My guess is that the punchline is dying for Israel.