Omg I was in Virginia not even six months ago, my family moved to Germany from Hampton!
But, in all seriousness, I really haven’t explored the ASD side of myself since most of my struggles come from ADHD, but I honestly would love to look more into it, since the connections from neurodivergency to the whole question of ‘secondary’ contradictions is getting kinda important. The amount of right-wing MLs that just dismiss queer rights, feminism, neurodivergent interests, etc. as ‘secondary contradictions’ is astonishing, since it’s SORT OF secondary but only in the sense that it’s connected to the core problem of imperialism rather than BEING it. That’s used as an excuse so often, ive heard them go from calling it secondary to unimportant within literal minutes, which is why I very much try to be careful around guys who say nothing about the connected features to empire and its tactics besides just endless siege and settler colonialism.
Rightwing “MLs” like the ACP or MAGA coms, yeah, but even “leftwing MLs” too, I’ve seen. They dismiss queerness and neurodivergency as well.
Also, there is a good Marxist book, though not written by a Marxist-Leninist, called “Empire of Normativity.”
Talks about Autism and neurodivergency from a Marxist perspective and does NOT fall for anti-psychiatry stuff (though it incorporates some observations from it):
The similarities between ultras and right-wing MLs need to be studied honestly, a better understanding of that shit could do SO much for the whole understanding of socialism, not to mention everything it’s connected to, in a rather diamat fashion.
Omg I was in Virginia not even six months ago, my family moved to Germany from Hampton!
But, in all seriousness, I really haven’t explored the ASD side of myself since most of my struggles come from ADHD, but I honestly would love to look more into it, since the connections from neurodivergency to the whole question of ‘secondary’ contradictions is getting kinda important. The amount of right-wing MLs that just dismiss queer rights, feminism, neurodivergent interests, etc. as ‘secondary contradictions’ is astonishing, since it’s SORT OF secondary but only in the sense that it’s connected to the core problem of imperialism rather than BEING it. That’s used as an excuse so often, ive heard them go from calling it secondary to unimportant within literal minutes, which is why I very much try to be careful around guys who say nothing about the connected features to empire and its tactics besides just endless siege and settler colonialism.
Rightwing “MLs” like the ACP or MAGA coms, yeah, but even “leftwing MLs” too, I’ve seen. They dismiss queerness and neurodivergency as well.
Also, there is a good Marxist book, though not written by a Marxist-Leninist, called “Empire of Normativity.”
Talks about Autism and neurodivergency from a Marxist perspective and does NOT fall for anti-psychiatry stuff (though it incorporates some observations from it):
https://www.plutobooks.com/product/empire-of-normality/
The similarities between ultras and right-wing MLs need to be studied honestly, a better understanding of that shit could do SO much for the whole understanding of socialism, not to mention everything it’s connected to, in a rather diamat fashion.
Yeah, I agree there’s a connection between the two or at least similarities more than not.
Anyway, I hope the resources I gave you are helpful!
Oh, definitely agree with the “connected features” to imperialism, btw