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Regardless of who gets what seats in elections….

goesbysteve

As a but if an antidote to the pro-independence thread I thought I’d ask what positive things we’d like as a community of fellow neurodivergent people. I do believe, don’t know if it’s true, that anyone who has had challenges or suffering in life tend toward being compassionate to others too. Especially if one’s situation makes things hard to get a good paid job that allows you to get by properly, feel a sense of personal satisfaction and receive the support and understanding we do need.

Whoever gets in I’d lik3 them to see us and consider how they can help and aid us to make a positive impact on society.

Parents

  • It seems as though altruism is going out of fashion. I think that the generation who won WWII and then ushered in the NHS and social security would be disgusted with the opinions of some people in the country now. These have been prominently on display recently. It is particularly ironic that the worst are those who bathe in fake patriotism, but usually have done nothing for their country.

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  • It seems as though altruism is going out of fashion. I think that the generation who won WWII and then ushered in the NHS and social security would be disgusted with the opinions of some people in the country now. These have been prominently on display recently. It is particularly ironic that the worst are those who bathe in fake patriotism, but usually have done nothing for their country.

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  • in reply to Martin

    I also can't see this generation of billionaires doing much for the public good like building town halls, libraries and other things for the public good and gifting them to the country, as the Victorians did.

  • in reply to Martin

    My Dad who was a boy during WW2, but who's brothers and sister all served, said 'we didn't go through all that for this!', meaning the war its aftermath of rationing our slow recovery, but also the beginings of things like the NHS, social security, council housing etc, he was appalled by Thatcher and her dismantelling of the welfare state that his generation had fought so hard to create and had paid for.

    I heard a thing on Newsnight on friday which was interesting, Reform who won so many councils, won by very narrow margins, often single figure margins, so if any leave for any reason the majority party could change very easily. Also I was remembering the last round of local elections where Reform did well and so many of thier new councillors and mayors resigned after a few weeks because they didn't realise the levels of time and commitment needed. 

    For myself, I'm glad that we've not got a Reform majority in the Senedd and it looks like Plaid will for a minority government, they've promised North Wales to sort out our health trust which is and has been failing badly for years, it lurches from disaster to disaster and is a disgrace. I hope they do sort it. They were the only party who had ideas outside of Cardiff and said specifically what they were going to do in places like North Wales, which is a long way from Cardiff.

  • in reply to Martin
    Martin said:
    t seems as though altruism is going out of fashion. I think that the generation who won WWII and then ushered in the NHS and social security would be disgusted with the opinions of some people in the country now.

    I agree.