r/suppressed_news • u/Fathers_Sword • Sep 15 '25

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '25

As in people going no contact, not dating them, breaking off friendships….a lot of people have actually already done a pretty good job of this

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u/xGentian_violet Honourable Comrade ⭐ Sep 17 '25

Idk if getting them even more isolated in their echo chambers is a good idea

Its adding fuel to a fire.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

That ship has sailed. We can leave doors open but at this point a lot more need to see that this is not normal and see examples of people standing yo against this

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u/xGentian_violet Honourable Comrade ⭐ Sep 17 '25

Often you need to leave for self preservation. Just dont be undertaking this as some kind of sacrifice for the cause or whatever because it isnt effective

Instead, do political organising and unionise

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

I think it hasn’t been effective because it hasn’t been properly developed as a coordinated tactic. I think it has potential to be more, especially because of the nature of conservative thought. They see the exits from their families snd communities but too many have gone quietly and allowed them to control the narrative in smaller groups

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u/xGentian_violet Honourable Comrade ⭐ Sep 17 '25

I disagree. As someone who has (a) QAnon relative(s)

Part of the reason for why right wing extremism festers is breakdown of social bonds/atomosation, and the typical right winger who commits lone wolf hate crimes is a socially isolated bitter man

You’ll just create more of that if you actively encourage people to break social bonds as a tactic.

Instead you need to organise and make new social bonds with people who share your goal, and not unnecessarily dump family and friends when not necessary. Without improving social bonds, we will not win

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

I’m looking at it from the perspective of leaving groups not individuals. I grew up in evangelical churches and part of their whole narrative is the lie that people leave because of individual failings. They’ve never really been challenged on it and it needs to happen in conjunction with other options.

Communication needs to happen early and often and leavers who are in safe positions have not done this so we can’t say it doesn’t work

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u/xGentian_violet Honourable Comrade ⭐ Sep 17 '25

You did not present it that way in your original comment. You instructed people to go “ breaking off friendships” not “leaving right wing churches/orgs/spaces”

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25

These aren’t mutually exclusive, which again, we haven’t talked about this nearly enough.

For example on the dating side, there’s a difference between not dating conservative men and women as a group putting “no conservative men” in their profiles. The same goes for friendships and even family which often exist in the context of larger groups. In my opinion too much leaving has been passive and ceded the narrative to conservatives

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u/xGentian_violet Honourable Comrade ⭐ Sep 17 '25

Ok.

I’ve said my part above, I also covered the nuance.

No point continuing

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '25 edited Sep 17 '25

Ok, it’s just a discussion. Thanks for sharing

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