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Menno Smeding

@brownsnake970513 · Jan 12, 2026 12:19 pm

CMV: The only safe chance for change in America is the upcoming midterms. Civil unrest will make the authoritarianism ir

I keep seeing posts alluding to revolution or political violence on the front page. While I do believe anger of this magnitude is warranted given recent events (ESPECIALLY with the ICE shooting and the admins handling of it), I think a campaign of civil unrest will inevitably play into the administrations hand.
The administration knows that it will be the end of them this midterm. I mean, they know they are losing popular support, just look at the gerrymandering in states like Texas. They have failed to achieve their biggest campaign promise, solving the cost of living crisis. On top of that, scandle after scandle just keep getting worse; not that previous controversy swayed voters last time around. The only hope for them to hold onto power is to suspend the election using the insurrection act or to rig the election (which is very difficult to get away with due to its decentralization).
Trump tried to send the national guard into cities in order to start a confrontation but was refused. Now, they have sent their ICE brigade (who are personally loyal to trump and are WILLING to start shit unlike the NG who are mostly just doing a job) into Minneapolis to terrorise people. It isn't a

James Gauthier

@happyostrich613606 · Jan 12, 2026 9:06 am

CMV: Autism is inherently a disability and not just a difference

(I want to preface this post by saying that I'm not autistic myself, so my view of things might be different than an autistic person. That being said, I know autistic people aren't a monolith, just like neurotypicals.)
I've seen many people nowadays argue that autism is just a difference and that any disability is purely due to society. I don't think that this is true.
For one, this take ignores high needs autistic people and only considers low needs (high-functioning) autistic people. These people would still be disabled regardless of society. I notice that it's mostly low needs or neurotypical people saying this and never the caregivers of autistic people.
Also, some parts of autism, like sensory sensitivity or meltdowns, aren't due to differences in social communication or societal norms. These things are disabling within themselves.
Lastly, when taken to it's conclusion, the same could be said about literally any disability or condition. Things are considered a disorder because most people don't have it. Even schizophrenia would be considered normal by society if most people were schizophrenic. I don't see how autism is special in this regard.
Edit: My final point that I forgot