Category: Serious Commentary
Anarchists Against Anarchy
Anarchists are getting pissed because the role of the honest anarchist is becoming a pitiful, diluted version of itself. Once proud agitators, archduke whackers and bomb chuckers, they are now being eclipsed by these neo-anarchists who agitate by proxy for…
I am Not Unity, and I am Not Division
The only thing to be afraid of is fear itself. Be good to the one person who needs your respect and gentleness more than any other person.
A Country Gets The Leaders It Deserves
A Country Gets The Leaders It Deserves An unfunny article- There is an old saying that “a country gets the leaders it deserves.” So what does that say about the United States and the choices it has made of late?…
The Acceptable Antisemitism of the Anti-Racist Community (ARCom)
Just look at the following link. I think the headline may be inappropriate and probably risks tapping into Alt-Right sentiment. Perhaps focusing on anti-semitism might been better? Still, it is well known journalists often do not choose the headline anyway.
Acceptable Racism Breeds Unacceptable Racism
Guess what? If you condemn moderate ‘honest brokers’ on the Israel issue and accuse them of ‘complicity with evil,’ then you open up the ground to bigots screaming ‘Zioliberal! Zionazi!
Everyone’s Entitled to Their Opinion, Right? (Spoiler: No, You Aren’t)
This post is inspired by a certain post-election viral tweet by Xannie Woodard, where she says: Please stop telling people to respect others’ opinions. That’s for things like “I don’t like coffee” not for “I don’t like black people. Please stop…
Male/Female Sex Ratios and Neurodiversity Revisited (2/2)
One of the problems with this line of thinking is that similar ratios have been reported in other developmental disorders. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, intellectual disabilities, and stuttering are among those. The social problems of autism do not exist…
Fellow Asperger’s People: ‘Society’ Owes You Nothing
Here, I am quoting some of my tweets from November 14, 2016. You can probably guess what facets of my identity motivate these tweets. If you have autism, ‘Society’ owes you nothing!
October Surprise from Autism Speaks: They No Longer Want a Cure? (2/2)
Last time: After the Los Angeles Times published an op-ed piece by Steve Silberman that included the analogy between autism speaks and the NAACP that I wrote about above, Liz Feld, Autism Speaks CEO, responded urging the autism community to…
October Surprise from Autism Speaks: They No Longer Want a Cure? (1/2)
WALLACE’S NOTE: Although the following story is about the ‘October Surprise’ from Autism Speaks, the decision in question may have some long term implications. Autism speaks has published a new mission statement: Autism Speaks is dedicated to promoting solutions, across…