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Kiki1256
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02 Jan 2014, 9:56 am

The man who wrote the article is a pessimist.



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04 Jan 2014, 2:13 pm

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It sounds to me like the real problem for the author of that article wasn't AS itself, it was workplace bullying. AS didn't prevent him from getting jobs or even keeping them. It was the bullying that forced him to quit. That's a cultural problem and maybe a legal one. It saddens me that some people never grew out of being school-yard bullies and continue to torment others just because they can. I used to think that that must be the highest form of evil, but now I realise they probably just lack the intelligence and empathy to understand the effect of their actions. I have no idea how it can ever be stopped, though.

I'm kind of curious how he managed to get a girlfriend with all that - and one with rich parents, to boot. The article doesn't go into any detail on that, though!


That is one of the reasons why aspies can't keep one. They are more prone to immature behavior from people and that is bullying. Some people never grow up and they enjoy seeing their reactions so they will try and provoke it just to get a pleasure out of it. That must be some sh***y lucky he had if every job he has had had that behavior, same as for other aspies that end up quitting due to workplace bullying. Then they make it an impairment for us.


Stuff like this makes me so angry. I really wish that there would be more education in the workplace on how to treat others with ASD with firm consequences in place for those who bully. It's so unfair that this is viewed as an impairment, when really, most of the impairment is on the part of the people doing the bullying because of their inability to be understanding and tolerant. Although I think it's also a good idea to give the person with ASD some strategies on how to handle bullying in these situations, I don't think the onus should entirely be on the person with ASD to change or be at fault for their difficulties. This just stresses the need for more public education about the realities of ASD, especially in terms of how it presents in adults.



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11 Sep 2017, 7:54 am

Verdandi wrote:
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There will always be some system or another for people to get what they need/want to survive.


I guess they don't teach much about The Great Depression up in Canada. :?


I'm well aware of it. People adapted to it. Life wasn't easy, but (most) people survived it. Yes, some may have starved to death and others diet of curable diseases because they couldn't afford medicine, but by and large people survived. Things went from money to bartering & subsistence farming and so forth vs. the typical capitalist system of working at a job and spending money on needs/wants.


Jesus Christ you randians are crazy. That wasn't widespread capitalism that was widespread looting and the institution of a police state that enforced what amounted to little better than concentration camps. The crime rate went through the roof, organized crime flourished etc etc. why do I bother... WAIT! If you allow pure capitalism black people will be the same as whites! are you sure you could live with that?


I could live with that just fine. I'm fortunate to live where virtually all colours, languages, nationalities, cultures, ethnicities etc on the planet are represented in the city & it's suburbs. 8) There's still far too much corruption, though, vs. pure capitalism. But still, people of all backgrounds are able to become financially successful here - and they do/are.


When Canadians say this, I want to laugh at them. But the discrepancy between what they say and what they do is actually tragic and no laughing matter.

http://aptn.ca/news/2013/10/17/rcmp-off ... -blockade/

http://www.studymode.com/essays/Oppress ... 03277.html

http://www.angus-mcleod.com/pastandpres ... ssion.html

http://media.knet.ca/node/22671

This is Canada's vaunted multiculturalism. Constant oppression and marginalization of First Nations people.

As for other races, well:

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commenta ... anada.html

http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/10/canad ... ed-racism/

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/canada-is-still-racist

Basically, Canada is just as racist as the US.


No that is not our multiculturalism. In the late 60's the floodgates were opened and we started getting people in large numbers from all over the world. Immigrants now outnumber native born citizens in our largest cities. Toronto for example is set to have largest south Asian community in north america by 2021 outnumbering the white population by a fold.

First nations however make up an incredibly tiny portion of Canadian society. They are not in our largest cities and live in very remote communities up north. Nobody knows much about them, we see so little of them we forget they even exist. Nobody (at least in southern Ontario) is discriminating against them as there is no opportunity to do that as they are ghosts within our society. This is an issue to do with past governments - not the Canadian people.

Most Canadians have little ties to Canada to begin with. 1 in 4 has a parent born outside of the country (including myself). We for the most part are not even aware of any negative racial history.

I disagree that Canada is ''just as racist as the U.S'' - you do not have a clue how inaccurate that is for a number of reasons. Canada was settled were differently than the United States - with different populations. We have a different cultural attitude to things in general.

Due to tremendous immigration we are also losing our ties to the U.S. You would be hard pressed to find many Americans in Toronto etc. - it's mostly Indians, Chinese, Nigerians, Ukrainians, Japanese and on and on. People are not really interested in the United States from these communities.