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I recently asked a simple question in a Gamergate-adjacent space:

"Would you support a pragmatic alliance with sex-positive / liberal feminists against sex-negative / radical feminists?"

I wasn’t asking for ideological agreement — just whether temporary, issue-based alignment was possible.

After dozens of responses, the answer became very clear that They are not open to an alliance, pragmatic or otherwise. Not with sex-positive feminists. Not with liberal feminists. Not with anyone who still accepts the label “feminist.”

Many responses explicitly said any form of feminism is unacceptable, regardless of policy or overlap. Internal distinctions (sex-positive vs sex-negative, liberal vs radical) were rejected outright.

Multiple commenters stated that even if feminists agreed with them on a specific issue, alignment was still impossible. Identity mattered more than outcomes.

Several replies framed alliances as inherently manipulative (“you’d just make us pawns,” “any inch given will be used against us”). Compromise was treated as surrender, not strategy.

Most arguments centered on media aesthetics, DEI, HR departments, and branding

A few commenters acknowledged that different feminist factions exist — but immediately collapsed that distinction again by assuming hostile intent (“they all exploit men,” “it’s all the same underneath”).

TL:DR- this "Expirment" was fruitless

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I'm aware of the good Stalin did and he did do a lot of good for the people. That being said, we are also able to do better and learn from what did not work. We have a lot of opportunities to do good and it will require flexibility and trial and error.

Edit: For clarity, I meant "Stalinist" colloquially (rigidly authoritarian and anti-critique) rather than a statement about ML ideology specifically. "Tankie" has been generalised for a while based on that event, and the newest wave of "tankie" usage is something else entirely and rather ill defined.

[–] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

highly recommend Stalin a History and Critique of a Black Legend

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 7 points 6 days ago

Neat, will add it to the pile. :)

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 points 6 days ago

A link for others who would like it too:

https://thecharnelhouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Domenico-Losurdo-Stalin-History-and-Critique-of-a-Black-Legend.pdf

Looks interesting. I got a few to go through first, but eventually it'll get there lol.