What you are doing is probably true and necessary. Maybe the kindness is not there. There are a lot of people on the periphery of MAGA who are now realizing they were duped. It is more effective to kindly agree with them because we need to expand the opposition. I relate to the anger though.
Kindness to the victims of maga is standing against maga. Kindness is perception based. When one side thinks helping others is wrong, I'll never be kind in their eyes. And i don't aim to be.
Nobility and bravery have nothing to do with it. It's not hate to call a nazi a nazi. It's not hate to say you will not support people who choose to vote against your rights. It's not hate to hold people to a standard of decency. No amount of virtue signaling will redeem an intentional harm.
None of those things are hatred, I agree with that, but I disagree that kindness is based on perception. Kindness exists internally. Other’s perception of it isn’t meaningful.
Ultimately, what I’m talking about is a walkable path with appliable tools to distinguish conflict. Not virtue signaling
Going out of my way to attack a maga person is an intentional conflict, but to do so in defense of the marginalized publicly is a kindness to them. People see that and feel supported, it's not internal it's an overt external act. The person i stood against says it's hate.
If kindness is all internal then you accept their abusive actions are somehow kind because they believe it to be. If kindness is all internal then it has no bearing on the external does it? I can just say it's kind to me sooo?
Our understanding of kindness is based on how people are treated. It's 100 percent perception based. An act is an act regardless of reason or intention. The intention is based on perception, both internal and external. You just proved that
Ill be kind to minorities, women, LBGTQ+, immigrants, and people that are actually decent. MAGA has a self inflicted wound and I don’t care to treat it.
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Opposition to MAGA is kindness. It is also true and necessary.
With kindness you can step out of the cycle, but it's harder to do. Therefore also more noble and brave
Ultimately, what I’m talking about is a walkable path with appliable tools to distinguish conflict. Not virtue signaling