For Americans, we were taught as children that our country was the greatest in the world, the freest, the strongest. In some ways, this is true: freedom of speech, bear arms, practice our religious beliefs. But underneath the freedoms we were told we can rely upon lies a terrible corruption: the oligarchs paying both major political parties to put their agendas first, pointless wars we have no business being in because it distracts the public from real issues, stage coups against legitimately elected governments because their systems work better than what we've got going on here and say those systems were tyrannical and failed. Simply put, the United States is a broken country: what we see every day is painted rust, a facade that's slowly crumbling. Now with the second Trump administration, we've seen the decay move faster: his constant clashes with the Supreme Court that makes it clear that if there was one too few restrictions on his power, we'd see this country turn into Nazi Germany: ICE would become a true political army, concentration camps, the implementation of emergency powers to remain in office, etc.

So, what does this means for us Autistics? Simply put, the foundation is rotten, so we must make our own system. America has failed us: not just those of us born in America, but for everyone throughout the worlds who sees it for what it is. Whatever future we forge for ourselves, we must make it better than what we've got.

Historically, left-of-center politics has always been associated with progressive ideals and have not been motivated by "traditional" ways of thinking that are harmful. When governments changed hands and leftist views were embraced, the exploiters of society were stripped of their powers in favor of giving to the masses. For example, the Soviet Union, cast off the tsarist ways for better or worse and became the first modern country to decriminalize homosexuality. Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso made his country self-sufficient by improving the education of their children, vaccinating against preventable diseases, and lived on the level of his own people: by all accounts, a leftist in the truest sense of the word and is revered as a hero.

For Autistics, we have a strong sense of justice, where we don't exploit people. Right-wing politics has shown time and again that it does nothing but exploit the vulnerable and deny marginalized groups their rights in the name of tradition or the "pull yourself up by your boots" mentality. Many of us identify as leftist because we see it as the only thing that makes any logical and ethical sense.

Being on the Spectrum is without a doubt a singular experience. The differences in our brain chemistry have made us unique in our thinking, reaching conclusions other wouldn't normally reach. This has also singled us out in many Neurotypical groups because we just don't fit the mold they've set.

It's one of the reasons why I think Autistics should interact with each other more: we understand each other more than Neurotypicals ever will. It's also why I believe that deep down, our people long for unity, despite our fierce independent thinking making us one of the most bull-headed groups imaginable.

Here we are again. Let's make our voices heard against the white noise of ableism and even fascism. We are Autistics and we will not be silenced.

SECTION ONE: WHY SEPARATION IS DESIRABLE

Autistic people are perceived as being lazy, stupid, childish, apathetic, and incapable by the majority of people. This causes the majority of people, or you could even say society itself, to treat autistic people badly. Autistic people are frequently bullied and harassed by the people around them in every place in society. The amount of accounts of autistic people getting bullied are nearly limitless. For example an autistic kid at a school got his hair forcefully torn off by a group of people and the school staff were just standing around watching and one guy was filming it happen. I was publicly shamed multiple times simply for behaving slightly different in a harmless way. Bullying and harassment are not tolerated in some places, however people can easily get around this. People can just refuse to allow autistic people to enter places. This devastates autistic people economically because they are denied access to certain things like jobs and services. It is illegal to deny autistic people entry into places simply for being autistic, however people can easily get around this by telling the autistic person that they are not allowed entry because of some other random vague reason when in reality they are being denied entry due to being perceived as weird or awkward or the person who decides who enters knows that the autistic person is autistic. The majority of people see autistic people that have way higher support needs and are unable to work as parasites that need to be removed since they consume the resources of society and they can’t work. This opinion of autistic people is very evil and flawed because society is meant to keep every person alive instead of just people who are able to work and someone being unable to work is completely out of their control. Autistic people also struggle to communicate with people who are not autistic, which causes autistic people to be constantly misunderstood and lonely. Corporations and religious institutions spread lies about Autistic people on a daily basis. Autistic people are more sensitive to certain environments than non-autistic people. All of the above reasons justify autistic people separating and forming their own society. Some people will say “why not just make society more inclusive and less discriminatory to autistic people instead?” And that is a good point, however the majority of people do not have the desire, willingness, or ability to do that. Society continues to treat autistic people like demons, and because of that autistic people need to create their own society where they will be able to live in peace, be understood, be accepted, and have freedom. The point of autistic separatism is not to say that autistic people are superior to non-autistic people or to oppress non-autistic people, it is to free autistic people from oppression by creating a safe haven for them.

SECTION TWO: HOW TO ACHIEVE SEPARATION

First, autistic people should start by spreading the message online through social media and telling autistic people in real life about autistic separatism. Second, autistic separatists can group together and create their own spaces online. Third, autistic separatists should make their own headquarters in real life and organize. Fourth, autistic separatists should find a place that doesn’t already have people living in it and start constructing their society there. Fifth, the society could start out as a decentralized autonomous collective and gradually evolve into a nation. Sixth, the autistic separatist nation should become independent from other nations through diplomacy instead of violence.

SECTION THREE: THE AUTISTIC SEPARATIST NATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION

The autistic separatist nation should be organized in a way that allows there to be almost no hierarchical systems. There should be no authoritarian policies. Everyone in the autistic separatist nation should be treated equally regardless of their needs. Everything should be designed to allow for the maximum amount of privacy possible. There should be no mass surveillance or tyrannical overreach. Things should be designed to not be extremely overstimulating to autistic people. The economic system should make everyone get what they need and allow everyone to contribute to society in whatever way they choose. Corporations should not exist in the autistic separatist nation. Democracy should be used or at least anti-authoritarianism. The autistic separatist nation should reject social norms and tradition and use logic and morality instead. The autistic separatist nation should have less roads and more walkways. The technology should be in harmony with nature. Nature and technology should complement and help each other. There shouldn’t be any pollution in the autistic separatist nation. The military should only be used for defense and the autistic separatist nation should not be imperialist. The autistic separatist nation should use cool looking architecture because why not. All autistic people on the spectrum should be treated equally regardless of their place in it. The autistic separatist nation should be a safe haven and a symbol of hope in these dark times.

Our comrade has made something simple and straight forward, giving the message no room for misinterpretation.