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Reminder that if you bring ableism into this instance you can fuck right off (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 days ago by Dort_Owl@hexbear.net to c/effort@hexbear.net

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I probably shouldn't be making this post. I hate getting involved struggle session highschool drama shit and I won't even point to specific evidence because frankly this shit depresses me. But here goes:

This might be a "wtf are you ranting about, Owl?" moment but there are some serious reactionary vibes in this place sometimes. Maybe it's a holdover from the dirtbag leftist era, I don't know, but it's gross. I see it trying to worm its way in here and it's a bad sign

If you ever catch yourself using the kind of shitty othering and ableism you'd see on stupidpol or a 2016 cringe compilation, go do some self crit or fuck right off

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[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Even though, they were splitting off those vulnerable people first

Yeah this is how I see it. Take trans issues for example. Either your position is "transphobia is a tool used to convince the working class man to go against his interests and should be educated that this is just being used to delude him" or your position is "we should throw trans people under a bus to appeal to the working class man who is being deluded".

The latter splits the trans people away from the working class whereas the former aims to keep the trans people and educate and inoculate the working class man against tools of division. Once they're inoculated they are more likely to see it being used for other issues too.

One method is divisive, the other aims to unite. Accepting the division in order to be opportunistic gives away ground that must inevitably be fought for later anyway. Aiming to unite does not give ground.

[–] woodenghost@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

Exactly, well put, love your perspective <3