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   Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Wednesday, 21-May-2025 05:00:33 JST Strypey

   "When they attended conferences, many of them tuned out of the talks – I used to count the nodding heads of sleeping audience members, frequently reaching double figures. They looked forward most to the coffee breaks and post-event pints. Wanting connection is a common reason people give for arriving at these groups, and also what makes it hard for them to leave, even if they’re not enjoying themselves."

   #HarryShukman, 2025

   https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/may/19/a-year-of-hate-what-i-learned-when-i-went-undercover-with-the-far-right-podcast

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     Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Wednesday, 21-May-2025 05:00:27 JST Strypey

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     "I remember when the US fell into fascism" is not a story I want to tell my grandchildren. I know there are millions in the US who are already fighting back, and many more who want to, but don't know how yet.

     There are billions more outside the US who support you. How can we help?

     For the first time, I think of Orwell going to Spain to shoot as many fascists as possible, and wonder if my lifelong pacifism is really so noble. Will I be brave enough to follow his example if it comes to that?

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     Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Wednesday, 21-May-2025 05:00:30 JST Strypey

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     "I understood it, then.

     I hadn’t seen a choice when I began campaigning for Kamala Harris. But there were thousands of progressive voters in this election who never got a ticket in the 2024 democratic process at all.

     They had already lifted their voices for the people of Palestine. And then they were silenced."

     #BethanyKarsten, 2025

     https://thetransfemininereview.com/2025/05/18/are-we-still-free/

     Exactly.

     #Democrats #KamalaHarris #Palestine #USElection2024

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     Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Wednesday, 21-May-2025 05:00:31 JST Strypey

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     The puritanism of the cancel reflex;

     "My online trans community had extremely mixed feelings about my public participation in the Democratic campaign. I received daily messages expressing their disappointment and distrust of me. On the eve of the election, there was a brief, unsuccessful movement to cancel me on Tumblr. I’m pretty sure there are still some trans women out there who still have me blocked because of my association with the campaign"

     #BethanyKarsten, 2025

     https://thetransfemininereview.com/2025/05/18/are-we-still-free/

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     Strypey (strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz)'s status on Wednesday, 21-May-2025 05:00:32 JST Strypey

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     So ... does ostracizing people with regressive views encourage them to change their mind, or does it push them further down the rabbit hole? Could it be that every time the liberal left cancel someone, they're effectively doing the far right's recruitment for them?

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