Velvet Silmeria!Mánibranðr @FreyaManibrandr@awoo.space

Grandma, if God didn't want me to be gay then how come it made enbies so hot?

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Vor'cha reality.

Imagine hating plural folk.

"leftists aren’t more likely than centrists or conservatives to be shitty on an interpersonal level. But it’s always worth examining the ways people justify and excuse their own bad behavior, especially when that behavior rises to the level of abuse — and the growing popularity of previously fringe left concepts like “mutual aid,”.[sic] because abusers can twist these ideas to maintain a high moral self-concept even though they’re causing their partners harm."

DARVO dynamics are popular round here

"Because certain insults or insinuations are radioactive in leftist communities — You’re not a real leftist, you’re a secret bigot, you’re being abusive — they can be used as argumentative atom bombs by shitty partners. People familiar with abusive dynamics will recognize this as a form of DARVO, but for partners on the receiving end, it can be bewildering and deeply hurtful"

but ppl are using the language of oppressed and logic of resistance to the point where they try to avoid personal responsibility in all of these spaces.

i wrote about that in the summer time in a subscription post, where the weaponization of identity is used to avoid accountability. Aug I think. that thread and article from Madeline is making me think about that again.

Another tactic is to do some small bit of freelance work if you can. They love that entrepreneur rhetoric shit so you can ham that up and might even move you into the "soft touch" category.

If your friends have a business or coop, maybe see if you can help them out and get a few hours in on a freelance basis.

Just bear in mind you will have to register fill out a tax return each year with strict fines if you file it late.

And it's not a lie at all. It is genuinely a good way to try and find work. Tell them that you're "hoping to get more hours soon" because I'm sure you are. Not a lie.

They just like to particularly punish people who they see as "hopeless cases".

Another tactic is to record any conversation that you have with them on calls or in person. You may want to go through it later to pick up on stuff. Who knows you may want to whistleblow to the press or social media if they're verbally horrible to you. They don't respect your privacy so why respect there's.