Any form of meaningful resistance will be met with brutal violence and repression, which doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it, but it won’t be pretty. A lot of people will die if we do a good job.
we have to find ways to restore the other side’s empathy. it’s the only thing that’s worked for me.
I’m trans. I spent months talking with TERFs, long ago. it was horrible. but, I managed to make a connection with one of them. I described my experiences, my life, the feelings of dysphoria, the hurt from the hate… she listened, and came to care about me, and left their hateful cult.
I repeated this with conservatives I met. taught myself to keep my cool, to be honest, to answer mocking with sincerity. I didn’t try to be “one of the good ones,” I didn’t throw my sisters under the bus, I made it clear that most of us were like me - just wanting to live happy, fulfilling lives.
we need to make friends with enemies. even when they betray us and hurt us. it’s dangerous but I can see no better way forward.
I won’t disagree, that this can do good, but it can only work when violence can be avoided. That’s the whole reason they’re moving onto the deathcamps. They know they cannot win without rigging the game, and even that is a temporary measure.
Any form of meaningful resistance will be met with brutal violence and repression, which doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do it, but it won’t be pretty. A lot of people will die if we do a good job.
we have to find ways to restore the other side’s empathy. it’s the only thing that’s worked for me.
I’m trans. I spent months talking with TERFs, long ago. it was horrible. but, I managed to make a connection with one of them. I described my experiences, my life, the feelings of dysphoria, the hurt from the hate… she listened, and came to care about me, and left their hateful cult.
I repeated this with conservatives I met. taught myself to keep my cool, to be honest, to answer mocking with sincerity. I didn’t try to be “one of the good ones,” I didn’t throw my sisters under the bus, I made it clear that most of us were like me - just wanting to live happy, fulfilling lives.
we need to make friends with enemies. even when they betray us and hurt us. it’s dangerous but I can see no better way forward.
I won’t disagree, that this can do good, but it can only work when violence can be avoided. That’s the whole reason they’re moving onto the deathcamps. They know they cannot win without rigging the game, and even that is a temporary measure.