raideo reblogged
the most disturbing trend in online leftism is outright hostility towards any kind of community building tools and forgiveness whatsoever.
prioritizing cruelty in the pursuit of justice is still prioritizing cruelty
a friend had the experience of a very observant and analytical person pointing out to him that he seems "fixated on purity in your culture. which is keeping you from joining community because you expect purity from your circles."
and ngl, this has been fcking me up since he mentioned it bc i really don't think he's alone. it seems like part and parcel of The Problems talked about above.