Does autism determine political views?

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The sort of crime you're talking about usually occurs in distressed areas and I am not ashamed to argue that those areas (blue because primarily inhabited by those with nothing invested in the "red" power structure) are perhaps even more distressed than similar areas in blue states, social conditions being so much worse, because the state legislature doesn't give a damn about those disenfranchised losers in urban areas who don't vote for them anyway.

If whites are less likely to get profiled, is that really privilege? Or could there be something else at play?

After all, Asians (despite being a minority) are less likely to get profiled too. If it was as simple as "minorities get profiled simply for being minorities," Asians would frequently get profiled.

As for whites facing racism, I'm going to state a cold hard truth (I certainly hope my post doesn't get removed, as all I'm doing is stating the truth): Some (not all) minorities hate whites.

Those of us on the spectrum come across as an easy target. Plus, despite the fact that a lot of us are highly intelligent, our incomes tend to be low (which means we likely come into contact with more minorities than a neurotypical white person would). Also, a lot of us don't drive (Which means we ride public transportation. On most public transportation networks, being white makes you the minority).

All of these factors listed above are likely contributing factors to why I've heard of many whites on the spectrum (myself included) facing racism.

To build on your faux pas comment, I agree social faux pas could contribute to whites on the spectrum facing racism. I have a slightly different take though. I've faced racism (from minorities I hadn't even said a word to) for committing non-verbal faux pas. So it's not always because of something the white person said.

And when I say I faced racism, I don't simply mean the minority got offended. I mean they got aggressive enough I could have died (or at least been severely injured)

Whether the faux pas is verbal or non-verbal, however, we seem to agree people on the spectrum are more likely to commit a social faux pas. If a minority already hates whites to begin with, a white person committing a social faux pas might be the push the minority needs to act on their hatred of us. It just so happens since those of us on the spectrum are more likely to commit a social faux pas, we're more likely to end up in the unfortunate position of becoming a punching bag for an anti-white minority.

Autism doesn't determine political views.

The likelyhood of getting good Autism care under one party or another might influence thinking to a certain extent, but it doesn't normally overrule every other policy / topic / concern.

Out of curiosity, what's your explanation for Minneapolis, Chicago, Baltimore, Oakland, and Albuquerque? All of those places are on the crime map too. Yet they're in deep blue states.

My political views are usually influenced by my environment.

That last sentence saves the entire post.

Different people will prioritize different problems and even different aspects of the same problems, they'll see differing levels of responsibility for state intervention in different areas, etc.

It's often not a matter of the people you disagree with aren't logical, so much as a failure to understand where one's opponents might be coming from.

A lot of what you might call liberal indoctrination others might view as instilling proper values for a successful life.

What you call 'legalizing crime' others might have a very solid case that it actually amounts to ending state harassment of individuals over what amounts to a private matter than never should have been made illegal in the first place.

What you call 'outlawing self-defence' others might view as limiting the ability for citizens to behave as vigilantes.

Etc, etc, etc.

There's always going to be a weighing of different interests, not everyone will assign them each the same amount of weight though. If someone else's calculations are different from yours, it's expected that they'll receive different results.

There's a fatal flaw in your argument. When these places were Republican controlled, they were much more safe and civilized. NYC under Rudy Juliani for one. The crime rate when he was in charge was 10% of what it is now. Several times I've heard people say how a state or city has went to hell since its been Democrat controlled, but was a wonderful place to live before that. California and Portland off the top of my head.

Do you actually think I'd be better off living in a liberal s**thole than safe and civilized Florida? I could be out in the middle of the night here and not have to worry about being mugged. You can't do that in in the midddle of the day in the liberal s**tholes. I can't believe you liberals are actually proud of this.

To a limited extent I think it does. People with autism are considerably more likely to be unemployed, feel like they're alienated and just generally feel hard done by.

More like the collateral of autism and not autism itself can possibly play a roll. I noticed that while there is a mix of political views here, the site at least appears left leaning with some very hardline left members. More than I would see in the general public for sure. Groups I also meet in person from time to time lean left.

This is nonsense.

NYC felony numbers 2001-2021

I used to be far left. I'm currently far right.

From what I've seen, being on the spectrum makes you more likely to be on either extreme (as opposed to being in the middle)

One important thing to take into account: In recent years, New York City has essentially legalized various crimes. Which makes the crime rate lower on paper.