I know I'm being an asshole but that's quite thoughtful. Thanks. > I'm over 40, have been working since I was a teen, and I have understanding and empathy for

I know I'm being an asshole but that's quite thoughtful. Thanks. > I'm over 40, have been working since I was a teen, and I have understanding and empathy for things like preferred pronouns. Genuine appreciation for this can come from seeing how things were for people before we improved awareness and sensitivity. Same, actually. I made more of an effort two decades ago. My patience has been exhausted with the number of "victims" who prove to be cruelly antagonistic when you look under their sympathy narrative. In 20 years my good will has been twisted into: trust nobody, and if I'm feeling sorry for ___, it's a grift. (As a minor case in point, look at the expectations surrounding charity these days. If you give anything at all, you're shamed and berated for not giving more. wtf?) Israel's current antics are unsurprising; every subculture has quietly adopted the Nazi lebensraum playbook of crying oppression and attacking civilians to make gains for themselves. Tolerance and forgiveness is never advocated by progressives (feminists will, occasionally). "Lie, cheat, shame and kill/cancel" are their only moves. It makes for a world that is crueler than it needs to be. You and I are just the cobblestones paving the road for someone else to advance their idea of progress. I don't consent to that.