Asperger's and political activism...........

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Nope - I wouldn't bother

Nope - I wouldn't know where to start (both metaphorically and physically)

Nope - pfft

Nope - Who'd want to, without getting paid?

Nope - I hate public speaking...

Nope

Nope

Nope...

Might I add that 'activism' in the stereotypical sense, is a form a fanaticism.




Also allow me to state this loud and clear... Not everyone lives in America.

GA

(PS: I know my comments seemed harsh, no offense intended, except where offense taken, then it's your own damned fault )

Personally, I find the liberal political activists inefficciency humorous.


Yep, just did that the other week. It was mass mailed and was part of a campaign to defeat new gun control laws. It worked.


I strongly doubt it. ASD people make up a very small percentage of the population and wouldn't have any impact on most States. Maybe chalk it up to a ToM issue, but you seem to be assuming that most or all people on the spectrum in the US are Democrats. Furthermore, there Is a disproportionate number of ASD people in the Bay area and the New England area, and both those places are traditionally taken for granted by the Democrats already.

Politics, (constitutional) law, history, military history, and military affairs are my favorite topics to ponder. I am fairly skilled at tearing other arguments down and forcing others to build them from scratch which allows me to poke holes in the arguments at each level and to agree upon common sets of facts. Of course, some times in the course of these long sessions I am proven wrong and I gladly accept whatever the truth may be.

If it was not necessary for lawyers to speak, then I would have become one. Instead I am in computers - where there are no jobs in the San Francisco bay area for soon to be grads. Well, I’m sure there is something, but with zero job security, low wages, and torturous hours it is no small delight

GA and Sean,

OK, to unamericanize this, in Irag, the Kurds decided to take part in national elections even though they knew they were in the minority. The Sunnis did not. When the results came in, the party that was thought of to assume the majority did not have enough seats in parliment. Because the kurds went out to vote, their party was asked to become part of the coalition government and as such they are able to help shape the policy of the Iraqi government whereas the Sunnis have been left out. Voting does make a difference, even if you are a small minority. I was simply giving an example.

Finally regarding the volunteer work for a politician that you like, you do get paid back. Although all politiicans are required to listen to all of their constituents, most polititicans listen the most to those who assisted them in getting to where they are. Again, a small act can pay off big by allowing you to help shape policy. If you support a political party, you can also join a disability caucus which is where the party forms its policy on disability awareness and laws.

What my point was it that the small things are political activism too. If you do not want to take part, that is your business but then do not get mad when the policy the politicans form do not include your interest.

Technically, couldn't John Wilkes Booth, Lee Harvey Oswald, and James Earl Ray all be considered political activists as well?

True Sean although I would have to say, those would be extreme cases and I would hope that most people would not resort to that type of political activism.

I strongly doubt it. ASD people make up a very small percentage of the population and wouldn't have any impact on most States. Maybe chalk it up to a ToM issue, but you seem to be assuming that most or all people on the spectrum in the US are Democrats. Furthermore, there Is a disproportionate number of ASD people in the Bay area and the New England area, and both those places are traditionally taken for granted by the Democrats already.[/quote]

That is why Republican nominees for office do not even bother campaigning in California too much. The Bay Area is a lost cause for any sort of conservatism, anyways.

why has the page format gone all skinny in this thread?

I think I fixed that.

Its all my fault Vivi , I started the thread. I'm cutting all those Conservatives down to size................

Anyway guys. Thanks for your comments on this topic. I shall bear it all in mind next time I plan on launching a revolution.

Reality check: You live in England. Where are you going to get the guns for that?

You don't need guns in my revolution. All you need is a brain.

You can get guns in Britain if you really want them. Legally if you have good reason too and illegally if you know how. Not that i would condone such behaviour.

Armchair Radicalism can be quite diverting but the only thing that gets in the way of progressive politics is Human Nature.

It seems odd that whatever you 'sell' a political package as, it all boils down to a handful of manipulative, egotistical, self-servign opportunists gaining the ascendancy.

I despair of other people and I really do not think any political system is particularly geared up to solving the problems some people claim to be concerned about.

Brains don't do revolutionaries any good if they become splattered all over the ground.

true. but if one HAS a brain, the point is to use it, so as not to get to that stage, isn't it?