I often see mentions of the disunity in the left and it being a real show stopper for achieving anything meaningful. Whats your take on that and also do you have any reasons(experiences, arguments etc) for that?

  • M500@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    What I don’t understand is what some people would want me to do about it.

    I understand what you’re saying now, but I’m not sure what the call to action is.

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      8 months ago

      Change the lens with which you frame your position in the world from “I am a white person” to “I am a person who racists claim to be white”.

      It’s a very subtle and subjective change and I wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve already done it.

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        8 months ago

        Great, so a second person complaining about someone calling themselves white without suggestion as to what souls be changed.

        I think you’re just racist against white people.

        • punkisundead [they/them]@slrpnk.netOPM
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          8 months ago

          without suggestion as to what souls be changed

          because that is really dependend on your context and location. whiteness is differently constructed and maintained in different places and what you should / can do also is different.

          One starting point for inspiration might be !landback@slrpnk.net, another one might be just talking with someone irl about this

          I think you’re just racist against white people.

          I dont think this is helpful for anyone and I dont get why you would say that to someone, especially someone who from my perspective tried to engage with you in good faith

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            8 months ago

            “I am a person who racists claim to be white”.

            This can’t be a real suggestion.

            Is a little frustrating talking about this as so far, people have either said that in a colonizer or not tell me how this issue can be resolved.

            So far it just sounds like complaining about something with offering a solution.