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I identify as weird and the recent political trend makes me uncomfortable (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/autism@lemmy.world
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Just had to out this somewhere and this is probably the most safe space for it.

I am an ultra left anarchist so i support any progress shift in us political polls and i do get it.

I dont and wont ask people to stop using effective political memes. But whenever i see a top comment labeled these bad people as weird, i feel like i too would not be accepted, even if i know thats not what its about.

Sorry.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Weird already has a definition. You can decide if you want to be associated with it. But you can't decide you want it to mean a certain thing you like it to be and then get mad that the public at large use it in the defined sense. This works for everything in life so keep that in mind as you navigate society.

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  • [–] [S] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Language and definition are a part of culture and subject to change though. (TIL: a word for a definition that is no Longer in use is archaic)

    There is also my own interpretation of information.

    I do wanna make a quick note that i am very aware of the difference in how i feel about stuff and how it is commonly perceived It is however my experience that such conflicts does not remove the reality of the subjective experience.

    I would not actually say its troubling me or that i am in distress but it was simply an observation of inner discomfort associated with the expression of which i correctly assumed other neurodivergent must have sensed it.

    So having leveled that pitfall (attempt):

    Following wiktionary the definition of weird can portray to one of the following:

    1.	Unusually strange character or behavior.
2.	Deviating from the normal; bizarre.
3.	Relating to weird fiction (macabre speculative fiction).
4.	(Archaic) Pertaining to the Fates.
5.	(Archaic) Connected with fate or destiny; able to influence fate.
6.	(Archaic) Pertaining to witches or witchcraft; supernatural; unearthly.
7.	(Archaic) Having supernatural or preternatural power.

    I believe many on the spectrum have experience expressing 1 and 2

    Personality i would call republicans sick. I think they are perfectly reasonable if you consider that they have a completely broken perspective of reality.

    Greed, inflated ego, lack of empathy. They are illnesses because they are undermining the survival of our species as a whole.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Yeah but that's what I'm saying. When people call Trump weird it's because he fits the definition of 1 and 2 when compared to every other candidate in the modern era. So he really is weird in that way. Where as you may feel 1 and 2 but just different from your peer group. It's not an insult in either scenario. Although colloquially it's meant to be.

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