Rachel, Femme Doux Naturel on Nostr: the most annoying type of pseudoleftist is the sort who has boundless empathy for ...
the most annoying type of pseudoleftist is the sort who has boundless empathy for abstract groups of marginalized people but little to none for the real, actual people around them
specifically, the type who chants ACAB but who will become a self-appointed cop when someone in their community says something that demonstrates less than perfect politics
who will rail against carceral logic and then place someone on indefinite probation pending "accountability"
who will readily forgive entire categories of people but won't forgive their comrade
I'm not talking about abusers or sex pests or crypto-fash here, but normally flawed people who deserve community and grace
and so many "leftists" fall back into being shitlibs when a situation demands grace and forgiveness of them, personally, because their politics are based around grievance, self-flagellation and holier-than-thou posturing rather than liberation
and because real people are so much more difficult to love than hypothetical sinless people
specifically, the type who chants ACAB but who will become a self-appointed cop when someone in their community says something that demonstrates less than perfect politics
who will rail against carceral logic and then place someone on indefinite probation pending "accountability"
who will readily forgive entire categories of people but won't forgive their comrade
I'm not talking about abusers or sex pests or crypto-fash here, but normally flawed people who deserve community and grace
and so many "leftists" fall back into being shitlibs when a situation demands grace and forgiveness of them, personally, because their politics are based around grievance, self-flagellation and holier-than-thou posturing rather than liberation
and because real people are so much more difficult to love than hypothetical sinless people