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U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent

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254 points perihelions | 1 comments | 27 Apr 25 09:23 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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47282847 ◴[27 Apr 25 10:51 UTC] No.43810954[source]▶
It’s interesting to muse about the larger picture here. What is it that makes autism so dangerous? To me it looks like part of an almost spiritual war against empathy/compassion by traumatized individuals trying to fight their own Jungian Shadow.
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cruzcampo ◴[27 Apr 25 11:42 UTC] No.43811210[source]▶
Autists are just an easy group to target that can't fight back too hard.

It's just the next step on the escalation ladder. They'll come for all of us eventually

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ryandrake ◴[27 Apr 25 18:22 UTC] No.43814012[source]▶
The administration's (and R party's) entire M.O. is now to find relatively small, easy-to-target demographic groups that can't fight back, exact cruelty on them to marginalize them even more or (in their view even better) stamp them out, and then go carve out another small, vulnerable group and repeat. We're going to see this pattern repeat over and over in the near future, and there will be many targeted groups.
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1. cruzcampo ◴[27 Apr 25 18:47 UTC] No.43814190[source]▶
That famous Martin Niemöller quote comes to mind:

First they came for the Communists

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews

And I did not speak out

Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me

And there was no one left

To speak out for me

If we don't aggressively fight this at every step, it'll be our turn eventually.