Post AZkMvega4figbNKHT6 by YKantRachelRead@kolektiva.social
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 (DIR) Post #AYOhlC3mxESNPKM2S0 by Silicanus@the.asbestos.cafe
       2023-08-04T19:57:32.443648Z
       
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       @meadow @YKantRachelRead cointelpro didn't create idpol, it straw-manned it.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZkMvdWyMuRL1Hp5qy by YKantRachelRead@kolektiva.social
       2023-08-01T18:03:55Z
       
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       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.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZkMvega4figbNKHT6 by YKantRachelRead@kolektiva.social
       2023-08-01T18:05:41Z
       
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       also, no, I will not stop relating things to trauma responses, because SO much of the toxic shit in leftist circles can be chalked up to trauma responses and maladaptive coping mechanisms garnered from living in our fucked-up world.that's why I earnestly believe that the single best praxis that any leftist can do is to learn about, and learn how to manage, their own personal trauma. you're not helping anyone if you're letting your trauma responses control your behavior.
       
 (DIR) Post #AZkMvfG1ws4mNJuaiu by YKantRachelRead@kolektiva.social
       2023-08-01T18:24:46Z
       
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       second clarifying post based upon the responses I'm getting:the thrust of my argument here isn't "work with the libs," but instead, "treat the libs like human beings who can be radicalized." the particulars of working in coalitions with libs/socdems/etc are beyond my meager knowledge, so I can't weigh in either way on that area, and I'm not trying to make an argument for that either way.