• Gorilladrums@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 hours ago

    You say politics shouldn’t be about self interest, but you’re condemning someone for not showing solidarity in the past while refusing to acknowledge that they might have it now. That’s not principled, that’s punitive.

    You’re demanding empathy from others while showing none yourself. If someone changes their views because they’ve experienced harm, that’s not selfish. That’s how people grow. If you actually believe in solidarity, you should welcome people who come around, not gatekeep it.

    Otherwise, you’re not defending empathy. You’re using it as a weapon to feel morally superior. That’s hypocritical.

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 hours ago

      Let’s say, i doubt that by pure coincidence she got a moral compass the exact same moment her choices caught up to her.

      I see her as a liability to any group. accept her at your own risk. and enjoy getting backstabbed or have your movement coopted.

      • Gorilladrums@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        9 hours ago

        So it looks like I was spot on, you really are self righteous moral crusader with superiority complex.

        Also, it’s not a matter of acceptance. It’s a matter of strategic opportunity. You can’t ever achieve anything at all if all you ever do is gatekeep, run endless purity tests, and operate in absolute extremes.

          • Gorilladrums@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            7 hours ago

            It’s literally the opposite. I’m saying people like her are not MAGA, and they can serve to bolster a coalition that can help advance good policy… which is what’s most important at the end of the day. You’re myopic worldview limits your to only ever interact with people who 100% agree with you, and your only solution is revolution because you think that will lead to some purifying reset. You’re in a bubble dude, you lack the ability to be pragmatic in any meaningful sense.