RuralRon Posted May 31, 2014 Posted May 31, 2014 I can't believe nobody has posted a comment about this. Thanks OtherOtie, kudos to you for bringing this very encouraging clip to my attention Kokesh mentions something about asbergers giving people "special powers", but aside from that comment I find this video very encouraging. For such a young guy in a state funded public school to shove that hypocrisy in their face is gratifying to hear about. However I worry if he will be forcibly quieted before he can escape the prison he has no choice in attending, or if his peers will silence him through ostracism because he's smarter than most. The kid may have a mighty hard road to navigate, speaking truth to power in that setting. I find it encouraging for the same reasons Darwin recognized at the end. And I hope being a special needs child may afford him some latitude and give him an edge in his favour.
tjt Posted June 1, 2014 Posted June 1, 2014 Good vid! Makes me hopeful, I wish I was more like this kid when I was in high school! Also, this kid inspires me to be more honest in my own life. I don't know much about Asbergers, but it seems like those with it are incredibly blunt and aren't in tune with 'social norms' and 'politeness.' I don't know what the other symptoms are, but I can see why 'society' would want to label this as a disease, illness, or disorder... to protect their precious veil of status quo... "now, now little Johnny, it's not polite to point out the hypocrisy of your teachers, none of the other children do this because they've threatened by their dictators their whole lives not to, therefore something is very, very wrong with you and we deem you ill." I'm not trying to dismiss Asbergers as imaginary, as I'm sure it's very real. And like I said I'm no expert, this is just my simple 5-minute analysis.
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