I wonder if allistic people, with their intuitive empathy, just never bother to push beyond their empathetic and moral intuition? Distancing strategies seem far too effective on them, and cognitive dissonance is great at promoting distancing strategies.

This is a very compelling idea. It seems quite plausible that an allistic person who hasn’t had to navigate empathy in the same way you have might be more susceptible to fascist propaganda that portrays certain groups as a threat.

I’m not autistic, but I often wonder if the trauma I’ve experienced hasn’t made me understand the importance of empathy on a more personal level. If I had been raised comfortably in some suburb with a two-stall garage and all my needs met, it’s quite possible I’d be a completely different person.

I definitely don’t do as much as I really should

Same tbh