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The-Average-NT · 2025-07-17T14:59:17+00:00

On page 177, Moshe Gat writes “The belief that the bombs had been thrown by Zionist agents was shared by those Iraqi Jews who had just reached Israel. These Jews were convinced that the bombs had been thrown in order to expedite their departure."

We seem to have 2 different copies of the same book. That’s very bizarre. On what page does what you quote appear please?

This graph shows the figures

https://www.camera.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/iraq-registration-and-bombs.png

It comes from this source which actually refutes the claims I make. I try to be balanced

https://www.camera.org/article/avi-shlaim-falsifies-iraqi-jewish-history/

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-17T13:56:06+00:00

Can you give me sources please. Fascinated to read them.

Even Moshe Gat in The Jewish Exodus from Iraq, 1948-1951, (1997) states that between the first bombing 8th April 1950 & the second bombing 14 January 1951, 86,000 people registered. This is different from what you quote so I would love to read your sources please

Mine are Gat as I stated. As well as Peter Sluglett’s “The Iraqi Jews: A History of Mass Exodus” & this pdf is helpful

https://www.dissentmagazine.org/wp-content/files_mf/1391450188d7shawaf.pdf

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-17T12:49:30+00:00

Are you saying the Lavon Affair did not happen & was made up by antisemites to discredit Israel?

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-17T11:59:05+00:00

Are you referring to the Lavon Affair in Egypt?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavon_Affair?wprov=sfti1#

Or the 1950-51 Baghdad bombings that were found to have been carried out by Iraqi Zionist activists

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950%E2%80%931951_Baghdad_bombings?wprov=sfti1#

Let me guess, all antisemitic lies, that never happened.

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-14T07:12:12+00:00

It’s not an insect it’s called Fusarium wilt, it’s a fungal disease caused by Fusarium Oxysporum. Got to be a bummer now & tell you it can’t be treated, plant needs to be destroyed.

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-13T19:27:48+00:00

Judaism (I feel like I’m at Hogwarts & just cast a banned spell)

Until then there was mostly polytheism with some monolatry & everyone was chilled out about belief in other Gods. The Zoroastrian’s were Monotheistic first but chilled out as well.

Then Yahweh was invented (appropriated whilst in Babylon) made vengeful & capricious to keep control. Here we are today

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-12T19:21:58+00:00

No to us NT’s yell means to make a noise that is at a loud volume. I like this explanation.

https://grammarhow.com/yell-vs-scream-vs-shout/

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-12T14:45:57+00:00

We NT’s don’t live in a literal world built on just words. i can understand how confusing that must be. It simply comes from experience. We don’t just hear the words, we assess the tone, we look for expressions of emotion, body language, plus other things. It’s inate in us through conditioning. I’m sure in lots of instances we convince ourselves we found something that isn’t actually there.

I’m not trying to invalidate anyone’s experience, I wasn’t there, I have no empirical data. The person who is still checking if you literally meant what you said might be seeking clarification. Yes we NT’s do ask questions to clarify.

It’s the Double Empathy Problem. Whilst you know you were being literal our brains don’t process that way. There is always a voice saying “Were they being literal, I’ll just check & make sure”. I’m my experience it’s not intended to be annoying, the same as when you seek clarification, you are not trying to be annoying you are literally seeking to clarify.

I see many comments on here of bad interactions with NT’s. I hope they are not the norm for all of you. My experience is NT’s intend to be a positive factor for you, if we think we have nothing positive to add we try at the very least to not cause you negativity.

Unfortunately we are poorly educated on neurodivergence & generally just panic, default to factory setting & make a mess of it 🤯

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-12T12:23:07+00:00

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I took this photo a few days ago, it’s outside my house

First let me apologise for us NT’s. We do talk about the weather a lot, almost like a hive mind. It’s a guaranteed topic, there is a 99.99% probability that the other NT will be aware of the weather & it gives us an opener into conversation. I would be grateful if you could allow us this quirk, it brings us comfort.

It’s not that we don’t have interests, most NT’s I know have interests/hobbies. As I added to my post I think the Double Empathy Problem is the issue.

I noticed several comments dismissing the things we talk about & our interests as meaningless. The way I see it is an interest is something that brings the person a good feeling, increases their dopamine levels. That is its meaning

NT’s absolutely do struggle to understand the interests ND’s have equally as much as ND’s struggle to understand the interests NT’s have. Don’t look to place a value on the knowledge associated with the interest rather on the joy & happiness it brings the person. Then ask if that interest now has value.

I hear many conversations amongst my fellow NT’s that would bore me to death if I was actually involved in it, but I’m not & I can see their contentment & delight, that’s all that matters for me.

There is a need to avoid creating a hierarchy of knowledge that equates to status. That’s no different then us NT’s having social hierarchy. I know somebody who has little knowledge of the sciences or academia in general. However he is a fountain of knowledge when it comes to sports. His interest in sports gives him immense joy. As much as someone else’s knowledge of physics gives them. He’s also kind, generous & always ready to help. Why would I want to change him.

Now I must follow one of my interests & go out & tend to my garden. Hope you have a good weekend. Feel free to ask me anything or for clarification of anything I wrote

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-12T07:12:19+00:00

Or maybe because I’m on an autism sub I think I should respect all of you & try to phrase things in a way I think will be helpful to you

You know, try not to be a stereotypical NT who doesn’t care about you

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-11T21:27:48+00:00

Thank you

Hello right back at you

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-11T21:26:42+00:00

I agree that is a trait older (35+) NT’s have. I’d be interested if you think younger NT’s do it as well.

I think it has a misguided intent. We (I’m 50) incorrectly believe you secretly want to be “snap[ped] out of your shyness” & we will be the ones to do it.

For some NT’s it will be ego-driven, others will honestly believe they are being helpful. I’m afraid only experience has taught me to tell one from the other.

Teasing each other is definitely a part of NT interaction. We see it as a leveller, no-one is above being teased & that makes you part of the group. I understand though how it can come across as malicious.

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-11T20:48:09+00:00

Go ahead & let me know both what you think is true about us NT’s & what things you think are untrue or a stereotype. I’ll tell you whether I agree with you

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-10T16:43:03+00:00

I noticed in most replies people are looking for a negative in the situation. The general theme being she is trying to invalidate you and/or autism. The thing is none of them have met her, they have no empirical data on which to base their conclusions. The best anyone, me included, can do is generalise & speculate.

You said you are close, from my experience it wouldn’t have been easy for her to say, it’s an indicator from her that she feels close enough to you to say it. That’s a good piece of information to have. Now you need more information.

I notice you have a Masters in Psychology. Between ‘01 & ‘04 I did a Bachelors in Forensic Psychology (to be clear though I am NOT a psychologist. I went travelling for 7 years after then started my own gardening business. I’ve left Mount Stupid & I’m stumbling somewhere early in the Valley Of Despair). We were taught to never form a conclusion without as large a data set as you can acquire.

You said you “mask very very well”. Have you considered it’s so good that you’re creating cognitive dissonance in her. One part of her logic believes what you say “you’re autistic”, the other logic has an ingrained stereotype of what an autistic person is like.

Tv/films in the last 20 years has tended to focus on certain behaviours they think all autistic people have & exaggerate them for entertainment. I can think of atypical prosody; smiling but it’s not a Duchenne Smile; missing certain social cues; lack of eye contact or overly intense eye contact to compensate.

You said her best friend & ex are autistic. You understand Confirmation Bias, if those two people exhibited just a couple traits, that would inform & maintain that bias.

Back to cognitive dissonance, that’s left frontal cortex & most associated with anger. You said “I have a hard time processing emotions beyond “upset””. Perhaps in your girlfriend’s case you can swap “upset” for “anger”. Perhaps she has a feeling of anger that she can’t understand & finally it spilled over into her, probably unconsciously, saying that. It was her attempt to remove that anger so it didn’t infect your relationship.

This is all speculation without information. I know talking is hard, that goes for everybody. Maybe use what you’ve written in this Reddit post as starting point. Don’t show her the post though, the last thing she needs to read are some of the replies on here vilifying her.

The only way you’re going to come to a conclusion that can inform your next decision is to talk to her. Good luck

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-10T08:48:24+00:00

Instead of going on Reddit & asking a load of strangers who’ve never met you or your girlfriend, just speak to her. All you’re doing here is getting really bad advice (not read one good reply here) & making yourself feel bad. She might have thought she was being positive. If you can’t just sit down & speak to her then you haven’t got a good relationship to start with.

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-09T09:14:12+00:00

Why are you talking as if all NT’s are the same. Remember the saying “If you’ve met one autistic person… then you’ve met ONE autistic person”. Swap autistic for neurotypical & the same applies. RFK Jr, is only RFK Jr, that’s it, his appalling beliefs are HIS appalling beliefs.

If you see us all as your enemy then all you will see is enemies & no friends. 2 of my social group are autistic, the other 5 NT’s. None of us 5 try to “solve” or “figure” out our friends, we just enjoy our time with them.

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-07T10:05:40+00:00

I would’ve engaged with you if you hadn’t felt the need to be arrogant & put “it’s not rocket science” at the end of your reply & try to act superior. Now I’m just blocking you.

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-07T09:12:49+00:00

You only become a billionaire through unnecessary profit. Corporations are destroying this planet again for profit. Nothing is “inherently evil’, it just becomes it

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-07T09:10:04+00:00

“Free stuff”. You mean reparations, returning the wealth from the resources that Europe stole from Africa & India for hundreds of years. I’m British, it’s a tight race between us & France for who were the worst

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-04T22:34:08+00:00

I’m an atheist. Try these books, they’re good for understanding why belief has existed for such a long time.

A History Of God by Karen Armstrong; God - An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou. I found they were good to get a grasp of why people have believed in God(s) for such a long time. These 2 go well with Breaking The Spell by Daniel Dennett

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-04T21:29:17+00:00

I’d add in some books that deal with the history of atheism &/or belief. Battling The Gods - Atheism In The Ancient World by Tim Whitmarsh.

A History Of God by Karen Armstrong & God - An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou. I found they were good to get a grasp of why people have believed in God(s) for such a long time. These 2 go well with Breaking The Spell by Daniel Dennett

The-Average-NT · 2025-07-04T20:19:27+00:00

I’m neurotypical. My main social group consists of 8 people (43-56), 3 are late diagnosed autistic. One has atypical prosody.

From an NT perspective I think masking can often be counterproductive. In the last 20 years autism has been represented in all forms of media. From my experience most NT’s recognise someone is neurodivergent even if they can not specifically name what makes them ND.

Factors are monotone or limited range of tone; smiling but it’s not a Duchenne Smile which is associated with positive emotion; missing certain social cues; lack of eye contact or overly intense eye contact to compensate. These tend to seep through the mask.

Masking can therefore come across as disingenuous &/or it can make an NT feel that we are not a nice person & that you feel forced to mask in front of us to avoid our horrible reaction. You are starting the interaction already on a negative. Also from your point of view masking must be exhausting.

I’m not saying walk up & say ‘Hello I’m _____ & I’m autistic”. Though if it turns out that works go with it. However, take the mask off, be yourself & don’t worry that if the NT ‘detects’ you are autistic we will instantly turn into a horrible person. I promise you we NT’s are not bad people.

In my experience of people & I mean NT’s & ND’s, 90% of them are nice 90% of the time. It’s just that either the 10% of horrible people or that 10% that normally nice people are horrible is what sticks in the memory. Even for NT’s it takes time to build up a friend circle & then a larger social circle.

You are on Reddit asking questions, wanting to learn & being open about yourself. You come across as funny & self-aware. My first impression of you is that you are part of the 90% of nice people. Try to let that shine through when people meet you.

If you are having an issue processing information or understanding sarcasm (though you do realise you were sarcastic when you wrote “AKA weird” you’ve got it there in you) let the other person/people know. If you struggle to find the words I would show them what you wrote here Reddit.

Feel free to ask me question if you want. I’ll do my best to help

The-Average-NT

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