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American politics

thfcsteff said:
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...
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Haha what a bizarre approach it was to a discussion on a site where we discuss
 
thfcsteff said:
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.
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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
 
thfcsteff said:
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.
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Genetics clearly influence vulnerability. But the severity cannot be explained by genetics. If severe autism was primarily caused by inherited genes, we would see it die out over time because people with the most severe forms have extremly low reproductive rates.
 
thfcsteff said:
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...
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Just to be clear if you got rid of the guns this would be a problem that gets virtually eliminated over night. But in terms of where we are today where access to guns for Americans is high.

A mass shooting is defined as any attack with three or more fatalities by the FBI.

You have to separate out those without an associated crime or specific intended targets. Someone goes to a Gas Station to commit a robbery and it goes wrong, or an ex husband shooting his wife’s new family etc. It’s not the same as someone showing up to a school, place of worship or random public place and opening fire.

When you narrow it down to those specific types of shootings, you can the correlate the perpetrators by Race and Gender and see a correlation with rates or mental health issues based on suicide rates and use of anti depresents.

That takes it to 3 groups, at least in the US. White Males, Trans and Native American Males. The issues that face the later two are pretty self explanatory and they also over index because they make up such a small percentage of the population, so a handful or incidents will see them spike.

But we can look at what they have in common with White Males and see a trend. Social isolation, economic instability, status anxiety, public stigma and being more open to radicalization, paticuarly online.

What causes these to have become an epedemic in white males?

A perceived privelige based on their skin colour that only really exists for those also born into loving and financially stable home. Without that, the privelige does not exist but you are still perceived to have one by society. In some cases they it’s self perceived as well. What that results in is what the same things that lead to an increased need for anti depressants, suicide attempts, violence and in the extreme cases these types of shootings…..which can only happen because it’s easy to get guns.
 
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LutonSpurs said:
Sure. I'll make you look stupid as I don't pretend I'm an expert. I go to sources from experts. Run along if you can't back up your position intellectually.
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This only works when capable of independent thought. But that’s ok. Not everyone has the same lived experiences and intellect. But at the very least you are a Spurs fan.
 
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