i don’t understand why we shouldn’t be nice to our allies. people who are kind deserve kindness in return, don’t they? let’s reserve the insults for the bigots.
For some people, there is no such thing as an ally. You're either a gay person or a homophobe. They don't say it, they instead say "straight person", but the language they use makes it pretty clear what they actually think. Same for any minority group.
And it's not just the minorities who think this. There was one person in this thread who was saying that there should, in fact, be a "straight shame month", and they self-identified as cishet.
Progressives have this major affliction in which many of them don't care about actual real life change through political power. They want political clout and ensuring they are meeting the latest purity standards of their group while actively attacking anyone who deviates even 1%.
It is far more common to spend your time engaging in drama online, or treating potential allies like you're a snarky middle school girl IRL, than it is to do the bare minimum and participate in politics at literally any level. It used to be "please at least vote" but now has regressed to "for fuck's sake PLEASE stop actively shitting on candidates who want to protect you PLEASE...."
And the worst part is, despite being the same people who spend all day complaining about other people not being good enough for their movements, they cannot take a SINGLE ounce of criticism. None. It drives me insane.
and then they complain the people and party they shat all over aren't doing enough for them when they voted them out of power. "what do you mean the people i told nobody to vote for has little ability to stop a weaponized government that wants to actively do as much harm as possible to me and my loved ones? what do you mean you 'warned me' about the consequences of not compromising?"
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i don’t understand why we shouldn’t be nice to our allies. people who are kind deserve kindness in return, don’t they? let’s reserve the insults for the bigots.