Your entire second point was about blaming and shaming, when you say your first point was your real concern. Why even include #2 then?
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Replying to @alicegoldfuss @FireinFreetown
I viewed them as independent concerns, but my initial comment was just “source?” bc curious/didn’t think data was out. I spent time trying/failing to find the source, then thought the comment was unnecessarily divisive bc no one demographic is likely to win it w/o the other...
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Replying to @atebitbyte @FireinFreetown
If white women stopped voting with white supremacy, we would win elections.
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Replying to @alicegoldfuss @FireinFreetown
It pains me to see people who are a vocal part of a group I support and identify with use the same kinds of tactics as the groups they rail against (e.g., empty rhetoric, negative generalizations, no sources for things that reinforce existing beliefs, refusing mature discussion).
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This is not snark: do you have a citation for the idea that calling out a demographic for voting for racist politicians makes them more likely — rather than less — to do so in the future? Also, FWIW, there aren’t any generalizations going on here.
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Framing things as “us vs them”, demonizing a group, etc., alienates people and ensures most of them will not even hear your argument. The psychology behind this is heavily studied, and there are a number of factually supported resources on that being ineffective/damaging advocacy
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So far, your tactics in this discussion include: - back pedaling - tone policing - centering yourself as a victim - asking for sources while neglecting to provide your own
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I said I was happy to provide additional sources when I had time later today. Please stop misrepresenting my statements to reinforce your view.
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mechanical turkey Retweeted Allison Phillips
Where did you say that?https://twitter.com/atebitbyte/status/1060232810688966656 …
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Allison Phillips @atebitbyteReplying to @toomuchpete @alicegoldfuss @FireinFreetownFraming things as “us vs them”, demonizing a group, etc., alienates people and ensures most of them will not even hear your argument. The psychology behind this is heavily studied, and there are a number of factually supported resources on that being ineffective/damaging advocacy1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
It was in a reply to just me. I think it was after I removed you from the thread to spare your mentions. Sorry for the confusion!
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Ah, that would explain it. Ok.
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