I don't think we say enough about how sinister "you just lost an ally" is. The person is saying, in essence: "I was an ally so long as it benefited me and asked nothing of me, but now that I see that I don't get a free pass, I'm going to support your oppression instead."
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Personally, I feel a bit like it's a point of control. I believe many who say this feel they can spark some behavioral change by threatening to take away advocacy. I'm sure there's at least a nonzero amount of paternalism involved as well.
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Absolutely. I agree 100%. And it’s all premised on the “ally” being inherently superior and the other person’s humanity being contingent.
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I think its retaliation for being found out. In the end you aren't losing anything when they turn their back on you, because they never gave anything in the first place.
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The point isn’t that the revocation is removing something of value. It’s that it reveals that the person believes they can be the arbiter of the other person’s humanity. That’s the point. This is evil on display.
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