• PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Gee, maybe it’s because we’re talking about a group that’s extremely vulnerable, a group that a lot of people are determined to commit democide against. Even if you feel how you feel for completely innocent reasons, it’s reasonable for people to assume otherwise. Lots of extremists start out sounding vaguely reasonable.

    • mo_ztt ✅@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      Yeah I get that. The initial reasonable assumption I 100% understand. But I also think a vulnerable community that makes a habit of lashing out and accusing of crypto-democide anyone who’s showing good faith, but just not willing to 100% agree with them on everything without any discussion permitted, is going to find itself more vulnerable and demonized as a result, not less.

      The thing of “you have to agree with me or else you’re the enemy” isn’t a good way to go, whether you’re in the majority or the minority. Again I get the reasons why people arrived there. I’m just saying it’s not a good place to be.