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What would your message be to people who you despise, but nonetheless benefit from having an alliance with? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Renin@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

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I'm talking in the context of mass movement (as opposed to inner party politics). People are very complex and it's unreasonable to expect everyone will be happy to share the room with one another. There's likely going to be a decent chunk of disagreements, but ultimately we have to some degree be able to tolerate disagreements. Right?

Some people don't have the privilege of accessing healthy development and end up with putrid personalities, doesn't mean you should be their friend, but as long as healthy boundaries are maintained I think we should be able to at least be able to cooperate. I've never expected to be embraced or understood, but please at least allow us contribute.

And besides If you judge those like us as your enemy, wouldn't you want to keep us closer, so you can eliminate us quickly? You'd have to deal with the problem either way.

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[–] CutieBootieTootie@hexbear.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

I think there's practicality, and then there's blindness. If one is part of another org and they're just kind of a shitty person, what can you do. Not your monkeys, not your circus. But if there's somebody with a terrible personality in your org or circle or whatever; I really think you should handle it. If you don't, they're a liability, either because they alienate others in your movement (explicitly or implicitly) and/or they usually end up doing heinous shit that comes back around and harms your movement. Not worth it.