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blaming a community for reacting non optimally as they are being genocided is gross, and you should fucking avoid it.
January 25, 2026 at 8:59 PM
At least you'll know 30 minutes before
January 25, 2026 at 8:46 PM
And no tut-tutting protestors!
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I also think there's just value, generally, in getting more granular about what's going on even if, in a sense, "protest" is also happening. We need a more robust vocabulary for all the parts of what's happening.
January 25, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Also a pet peeve of mine: it's "presumed innocent until proven guilty" not "IS innocent until proven guilty"
January 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM
But sometimes "let the bastards fight each other" is a useful strategy.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I don't like it any more than you do.
January 25, 2026 at 2:21 PM