Duke prof claims libertarians on autism spectrum

[chuckman]

I wish this wasn't true. I went to Duke, I work at Duke, and 95% of the place is pretty good. I already emailed the chair of the history department.

https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10504

[Diamondback]

Can I smack this loser silly, as an Autistic American? Most of the autism spectrum is what's called "high-functioning"--average or higher IQ's just a bit "different," really more like the differences between Windows vs MacOS--a different "operating system" with a different set of strengths and weaknesses. Jefferson appears to have been HFA/Asperger's, and Bill Gates is an uncanny dead-ringer for the profile.

And the spectrum's politics are as scattered and divergent as the details of our individual cases--for every hard-right among us there's an equally-hard-leftist.

Most libertarians, and most autistics, just wanna be left alone to mind our own business. As long as the bills are paid and responsibilities are met, what's wrong with that?

[glocktogo]

She's right about one thing. I don't feel any solidarity with or empathy for her.

[Big A]

Well if it wasn't for all the autistic members of 4Chan and Reddit we wouldn't have President Trump so.....

[Ed L.]

Well if it wasn't for all the autistic members of 4Chan and Reddit we wouldn't have President Trump so.....

Exactly how many members of Reddit and 4Chan are there and how can you show how many voted for President Trump? Forgive me if that was a joke that I did not understand.

[Outlander Systems]

Don't ask how the sausage is made, desu.

Exactly how many members of Reddit and 4Chan are there and how can you show how many voted for President Trump? Forgive me if that was a joke that I did not understand.

[Ed L.]

Exactly how many members of Reddit and 4Chan are there and how can you show how many voted for President Trump? Forgive me if that was a joke that I did not understand.

Don't ask how the sausage is made, desu.

I am not close to understanding. I asked an honest question. I looked at 4Chan and it looked like disorganized one-liners. Do I need to take an online course to understand it and it plays in to anything?

[WillBrink]

She's right about one thing. I don't feel any solidarity with or empathy for her.

Dat you?

[Bulletdog]

The false "racist", "misogynist", "xenophobe", "Mexican hater", etc… labels aren't working out for them anymore, so anyone who opposes them or wants to uphold the principals laid out in the Constitution that made this country great is now "on the autism spectrum".

Nice. What label is next?

Things would be so much better if we all stopped thinking about what is right, and instead just followed this lady's plan for us all. She clearly knows more than us, and can tell what is best for us all. I don't know why you guys want to challenge her superior intellect.

[Diamondback]

Thanks for the rebuttal article, Will, and thanks all around for bringing this to my attention, guys--I needed something to lead this week's column with, and calling the voices of pissed-off Rightosphere down on raving psychotic seems just the thing.