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The problem as I see it is that everybody acts like their pet issue not only matters more than any other but more than all of them put together. Thus you get so
by notacoward 5y ago
The problem as I see it is that everybody acts like their pet issue not only matters more than any other but more than all of them put together. Thus you get somebody posting something about LGBTQ+ issues, then somebody else trying to shut them down over a phrase that could be interpreted as racially insensitive, then they in their turn are accused of being able-ist, and so on. I see this merry-go-round every day on Twitter or Tumblr.
Fun fact: nobody scores 100% on any test of "right thinking" across a wide range of issues, by any political faction's definition of what "right thinking" would be. Wouldn't it be amazing if they did? But they can be right on the vast majority, they can be articulate and effective as advocates on all of them, but then that one wrong answer is used to hang them and all of that positive effect is lost. What's left is just the negative, which we're drowning in.
By all means, advocate for what you believe in. Call out people whose behavior you believe is harmful. But have some perspective, have some proportion, and don't casually throw out due process whenever it suits you.