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gothhabiba:
imo a pretty significant problem with sj/leftist/radical/whatever-you-want-to-call-it politics in a lot of popular circles is that they’re based on opinions rather than being based on values. having “good politics” is understood as collecting and displaying a whole bunch of correct opinions using the correct language (which is, of course, determined by the leading order of the day and subject to change), rather than having a good set of values and strategies for gaining information from which you can arrive at your own conclusions.
someone having “good politics” to me doesn’t mean that they have a list of positions that I agree with, but rather that they base their politics off of compassion, respect, a desire for a nuanced understanding of the world around them + how they relate to other people, etc. etc. And it’s very likely that we’ll agree on a lot of things and disagree on a few but ultimately I can understand where they’re coming from and we can have a discussion about our disagreements that’s productive and hopefully leads to both of us having a better understanding.
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gothhabiba:
imo a pretty significant problem with sj/leftist/radical/whatever-you-want-to-call-it politics in a lot of popular circles is that they’re based on opinions rather than being based on values. having “good politics” is understood as collecting and displaying a whole bunch of correct opinions using the correct language (which is, of course, determined by the leading order of the day and subject to change), rather than having a good set of values and strategies for gaining information from which you can arrive at your own conclusions.
someone having “good politics” to me doesn’t mean that they have a list of positions that I agree with, but rather that they base their politics off of compassion, respect, a desire for a nuanced understanding of the world around them + how they relate to other people, etc. etc. And it’s very likely that we’ll agree on a lot of things and disagree on a few but ultimately I can understand where they’re coming from and we can have a discussion about our disagreements that’s productive and hopefully leads to both of us having a better understanding.
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