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Let's see if I can add a spoonful of sugar to this thread. So look—I get why, when I say shit like this, people feel like I'm about to betray them all. It's happened before, and when I say stuff like this it triggers the recognition of a pattern.https://twitter.com/ContraPoints/status/925397325232648193 …
We all know former allies whose decent into Alt Centrism, Nazi/TERF apologetics, etc., begins with complaints about leftist echo chambers and free speech.
So when I say similar things, people are reminded of the other people who have said those things and then abandoned the left altogether. So it's understandable that people are wary of being betrayed.
But it also sucks on my end, because it often feels like I can't speak my mind, can't debate, can't publicly engage with outsiders without my distrustful so-called comrades thinking I'm about to abandon everything I've ever stood for. And, to be honest, that hurts.
So I know this reassurance means nothing, but for the sake of formality I suppose I'll say that no, I'm not on the verge of abandoning everything I stand for. And not even being disowned by the left would be enough to make me join the right.
I'm still trying to process how I feel about this. What pisses me off are all the cis people throwing us under the bus for being concerned.
Many cis people have demonstrated a preference for what they find acceptable. That usually means calling us maniacs when our fears...
Less to do with politics and more with general ingrouping behavior. Ppl will go towards those they perceive to be kind to them.
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