1. Literally one of us has admitted to voting for an American Dem when they were in a liberal stage.

2. You play the "gotcha" card when someone votes then claim they don't care about politics when they don't? Have you ever made a logical connection in your life?

You live in a bubble.

Uh, no, I'm not even registered as a Democrat and, as I said, I don't vote now. This isn't the gotcha you think it is.

I voted for Clinton because I used to be a liberal until after the election when I realized how fucked up everything was and how inadequate liberalism was to address the world's problems.

I haven't voted since then.

Dude, I'm an anarchist and I'm not anti-gun. If you'd bother to read around here you'd know we're not fond of liberals. We're not liberals. We're leftists.

Secondly, allowing fascists to speak unopposed only allows them to recruit. They aren't interested in honest debate and never were. They don't work with facts.

Thirdly, uh, my dude, you came here complaining about black bloc tactics, which is protest. We're not anti-protest, we're anti-fascist.

I want to note that despite your complaining about the left, you haven't actually provided any examples to back up or clarify your claims, although you complain of us not providing you with "evidence" above.

I honestly can't tell if you're a poe or not, but I'll answer anyway.

Don't assume what I mean, first of all. I don't mean something unless I state it, and if you have any question about what I mean, then ask.

By "mainstream values" I mean values that are generally accepted by society. Things like "the police are good" or "you have to be nice to people who disagree with you." Things kids are generally taught as good. These things are being questioned now, so you see less of this, but several years ago, people wouldn't have questioned them too much.

And yes, that sometimes means having controversial stances on free speach and platforming.

I think it would be extremely appropriate since you claim to want to understand us.

The relation is we're not interested in "mainstream values," as it puts pressure on marginalized people to appeal to their oppressors. This includes appealing to conservatives in some vain attempt to radicalize them.

Dude, we are not here to educate you, and we're not a part of some party. This is pretty basic shit you can look up if you * actually * cared about getting out of your bubble. Take a break from Fox News and immerse yourself in some leftist sources for a while.

Look up respectability politics.

violent commies and upstanding citizens

I don't think you're here for honest discussion, if this framing is any indication. I don't really have the time to address all the because I'm at work and good god is there a lot to address, but I will say that it will behoove you to lurk more and read some of the information posted in the various antifascist/anarchist/communist subraddles. That's what you should be doing if you want to understand us.

P.S. The black bloc is one tactic that some antifascists use, it is not the entirety of the antifascist movement.

I don't think so. Anyone can Google something once, that doesn't translate to understanding.

How did he force emma and ConnieCommie off the site? Emma, as far as a know, left for her own reasons.

lol are you trolling right now?

Uh, r/KotakuInAction is actually pretty well known as a place for GamerGaters, as is r/GenderCritical for TERFs.

No one attacked u/conniecommie in this thread. You're doing what you're accusing others of doing - trying to silence people you don't like.

Can't support that. It is gatekeepery, in a bad way. People learn by interacting with people and making mistakes. We shouldn't bar people from expressing themselves because they don't meet your arbitrary standard of knowledge. Besides, anyone can Google shit.

From someone also struggling with this: it helps to build habits and attempt to break old ones.

To break old habits that sabotage your long term goals, it helps to make it harder to do those habits in the first place. Place an obstacle between you and that thing, or just something that makes you think about what you're doing.

When you break an old habit, replace it with a new one. There are habit building apps for this, but I find them useless because I ironically don't get into the habit of using them.

What I did was get two white boards. One showed the days of the week where I planned my week out as far as the daily or weekly habits I wanted to do so I could keep up with how often I did them on a weekly basis. The other white board was just a regular blank whiteboard. I divided it into three sections: not done, in process, done. I wrote chores and habits on sticky notes and put them in the appropriate place on the board. This method lasted longer for me than any app I used because it created a more immediate sense of satisfaction when I got things done and motivation to keep them up on a short term basis.

I think there needs to be made a clear line between calling someone out for bad behavior and harassment, whatever the guidelines end up being. The dunking on ziq was frequent between certain people and it grew to a level where I was becoming uncomfortable with participating in the chat. People make mistakes but that shouldn't be used as a way to alienate them from the rest of the community, as long as they don't pose a danger to anyone.

You haven't shown that it can or is.

Feminisms role in changing attitudes towards sex doesn't mean that it had a role in creating incels beyond that incels resent liberated women. The incel problem is a problem of patriarchy, not feminism.

The drama from multiple sides. It's really made me think about leaving.

Here's where you can donate, if you have some money to spare: https://toot.cat/@woozle/100166500241395884

This is actually someone I follow on Mastodon. They're nonbinary and go by Tessa Lovelace. Here's a detailed overview by a personal friend of theirs: https://issuepedia.org/US/OR/Detroit/2018-06-04_police_beating