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kore OP wrote (edited )

I agree with you that the "BS side of bipartisan politics" should be criticized.

My point is that "critical praxis judgement" of radicals can be alienating to people who are just trying to learn, especially when it is done by calling them out to the entire community with sarcasm rather than "being critical."

I have never been attacked in this manner. I do not think these people should have the expectation that they will not be criticized, but I do think that they should have the expectation that they will not be shamed or name-called.

In what way am I advocating a safe space for the privileged? I truly do not understand.

You called me reactionary, which I cede to in that /f/ShitLiberalsSayOrDo is not itself the problem. However, I had reasons for calling it out rather than just "I feel attacked" or "I think other people are feeling attacked".

I don't understand how you saying that I'm reactionary and talking about safe spaces without elaborating on what you mean is critical at all. The terms "reactionary" and "safe space" are useful. However, this thread is expressly bringing up the point that when one calls fellow radicals "reactionary" and implying that they are supporting "safe spaces for the privileged" without any further elaboration, it only serves to breed animosity and anxiety when we should be focusing on love and camraderie.

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Cheeks wrote

With the current accepted meaning of "Liberal" due in part to culture and the natural evolution of language, there is nothing radical about those who identify as such. By defending those who do identify as such i find that to be reactionary.

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kore OP wrote

I agree with you. I'm not defending people who identify as liberals, I'm defending people who identify as radicals in good faith that are identified as liberals. If some of their views are questionable or sympathetic to neoliberalism, they should be critically examined, but they should not be called names.

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Cheeks wrote

So, then your point is simply the name calling and the alienation attributed to it directed towards possible future comrades, i.e. liberals?

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kore OP wrote

It's very strange to me that so many anarchists/radicals insist equating people who are acting in good faith but maybe haven't thought things through so much (like someone who just read the communist manifesto or something) with liberals.

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Cheeks wrote

It never ceases to amaze how at every demo I have ever been to there is someone screaming 'no violence' at me and usually an unknown comrade, for either defending those who need it, or simply using what's available to protect all of us as things are escalated by the cops. These are people who identify as liberals and regard a whitewashed version of history as fact and refuse to listen to an opposing view.

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