Greta Thunberg - Civic or Artist?

[Kinser79]

(11-14-2019, 02:24 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: I would rather have Asperger's than pathological narcissism, which I consider second-worst. Pathological narcissists might be more successful in economic results for themselves, but think of the harm that they do to others! Narcissism well fits an oppressor or exploiter no matter what his ideology.

Nobody chooses to have Asperger's... but recognize that I have some imagination, and that at my age (63) I have seen a lot or have heard a lot. But nobody chooses low intelligence, schizophrenia, bipolar syndrome, paranoia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, sado-masochism, addiction, borderline personality, sexual perversion, or sociopathy, either.

I may not fully understand what it is like to be black, but you can trust that I know what white people say when they think themselves safe to express racist ideas. I have been around people proud only of being white. Then listen to their conversations on other aspects of life -- and those aspects of life do not include the music of Bela Bartok. White privilege, so far as I discern, means only that one can get away with more bad behavior. Example: white people use more drugs and worse drugs in part because they are less likely to be busted.  

DMS-IV does not include homosexuality -- and that is a good thing.  Considering what genetic messes people with Asperger's are, it would be better for the world if we did not procreate. It does not include blackness, either. If I had to choose between being black and having Asperger's I would choose being black. The Talented Tenth seems to live well enough.

By the way -- I am no mystic. Anyone who thinks that crystals have any powers of healing is a fool. There are crystals that I would avoid, such as realgar (arsenic) and cinnabar (mercury). I find astrophysics far easier to understand than astrology.

I see you are avoiding my question as to whether you went out and got yourself an actual diagnosis.  I did not make a point about choosing to have a condition--people either have a condition or do not have a condition.  My question is as to your diagnosis.  Without a legitimate diagnosis I'm under no compulsion to accept your claim.

Furthermore, for some types of jobs I find that those on the spectrum outperform those not on it.  I've mentioned before actively seeking high functioning autistic persons for bakery positions with my company.  They generally focus more on the details of baking if they are so inclined and baking, unlike cooking generally, is more science than art.  Details and exactness are requirements to have a consistent product that the public demands.  Also they are far cheaper than buying in product, and the baked goods being made in house is a competitive advantage.  But that says more about my economic sense than my opinion of those on the spectrum.

Privilege, white or otherwise, as conceived by the Left is more worthless than horse shit.  It does not exist.  If whites are able to get away with more bad behavior than other races I think it has more to do with their generally greater wealth than those other races. Money may not buy happiness but it certainly can buy a decent lawyer.  I will not comment on the racism of other races.  My own race has its own racist problem which I've expounded upon elsewhere.

Homosexuality has not been listed as a psychological disorder for several decades now.  That isn't news.

Yes the Talented Tenth does really well.  Those of us who are slightly less talented but fortunate enough to have been born into what remained of the Black Bourgeoisie also also are doing quite well.  Those that have also taken advantage of every opportunity presented them are doing quite well also.  Remaining in the ghetto is a choice, and it is quite easy to leave the ghetto.  What is harder is not getting out of the ghetto but getting the ghetto out of oneself.