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> "You're being divisive!" has long been the cry of the status quo. The arguments made against BLM and Defund - including the "it's communism!" stuff; Just bec
by zepto 5y ago
> "You're being divisive!" has long been the cry of the status quo. The arguments made against BLM and Defund - including the "it's communism!" stuff;
Just because a complaint has been heard before doesn’t mean it’s wrong, indeed it could just as easily mean it’s being said again because it is valid.
Dismissing people who have a valid criticism as ‘the status quo’ to be ignored, is by definition divisive.
It is the literal opposite of inclusive behavior.
- ceejayoz 5y ago> Dismissing people who have a valid criticism... I'm not inclined to assume "BLM is communism!" as valid criticism. Bad faith actors work really hard to derail conversations about racism and police reform; at a certain point, you have to dismiss the same age-old arguments that've been made and debunked at every step along the way. See also: All the anti-miscegenation arguments that turned into anti-gay marriage arguments that turned into anti-trans ones, with basically just a find/replace for the term used. Returning to the point at hand, I believe I've sufficiently demonstrated that MLK's sterling reputation is a more recent phenomenon, and at the time of his actual actions he was being treated and discussed similarly to how many activists are today.
- jakelazaroff 5y agoIsn’t this begging the question? “Dismissing criticism of divisiveness is by definition divisive!”