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   Rachel, Femme Doux Naturel (ykantrachelread@kolektiva.social)'s status on Thursday, 03-Aug-2023 04:56:08 JST Rachel, Femme Doux Naturel

   it's been my observation that there's a toxic, "with us or against us" strain of thought running through many leftist circles. this tendency causes many leftists to treat anyone - even those who are currently more liberal/moderate in their outlook, but who might be convinced otherwise - as The Enemy, basically on the same level as fash.

   in most cases, this is a trauma response. when we don't manage our trauma, we start to see the faces of the people who hurt us, and who *are currently* hurting us, in anyone who doesn't demonstrate one hundred per cent alignment with our beliefs.

   and in a minority of cases, it's clout-chasing behavior - basically someone trying to platform themselves as Leftier Than Thou in order to build a following of the traumatized folks in the first category.

   in both cases, that attitude is counterproductive to any actual movement-building and agitating for radical change. the moment that we start treating non-fash like fash is the moment that we've lost the battle, because nobody will ever earnestly change if we're placing them on the defensive. we must always be listening, and we must always be talking and trying to convince others of the goodness of radical change.

   because you know who *is* listening to those people and talking to them like human beings? the fash. and they're never stopping, *and* they own all the lines of communication.