American politics

[LutonSpurs]

I'm game.
I'm prepared to have any conversation without getting offended, indeed, I approach all conversations with the intent to not be offended. If, however, a conversation ends up offending me, I'll feel very free to say so...

Haha what a bizarre approach it was to a discussion on a site where we discuss

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

I think it is worth nothing that this publication is two years old, and has already gained a reputation as one which leans towards challenging vaccine safety as a matter of editorial policy. Which is fine, their prerogative of course, but worth stating it is one.

I am sure you would agree that the single biggest factor in autism is genetics. We also need to consider that autism is something we have only defined with any degree of clarity since 1943. Before that, whilst the spectrum of conditions obviously existed, most were misdefined and (indeed) pegged as an extreme form of schizophrenia (which I find very odd). I think what has changed more than anything is that society is more willing to diagnose and accept conditions like autism than it has been in the past.

Exactly this, the fact is, like say Cancer, over time our understanding, diagnosing, treatments like have improved which make the figures seem more stark now, but in fact thats down to diagnosing success (which should be applauded). People saying "look there are far more now" are missing the whole history behind these things........"sit down in the corner and be quiet" or "less sugar for you" or whatever retort to behaviour there used to be.

Its also worth noting, as you say, there is a spectrum, so where someone maybe is just socially awkward but officially defined as autistic, they are not in the mould that people think Autism looks like.

I see alot of comments about the scary rise of Autism and looking for a cause, the facts are the rise is diagnosing it correctly and advancement in care, not Autism itself

 

[MartyFunkhouser]

I saw a debate about shooters on here, not that I fully trust Wiki, but looking at the sheer number of shootings in the US and honestly I am absolutely floored by the numbers, just seems like something every day

List of mass shootings in the United States in 2026 - Wikipedia

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