Supremely disappointed in Alexander James Adams
This is from his FB:
Ok.....let me just put out a personal statement.....
ACAB is imo, a bad moniker for the problem that exists.
I will not condone a statement of absolute.
Yes, there is a very serious flaw in the foundation of our law enforcement agencies.
Please don’t start spitting fire and media splashes that hyperfocus on specific points without balancing it in the bigger picture. There is always two opposing sides to any thing. Both must be equally respected and then compromised with honour.
My friends here are starting to glow in anger and there is a rise in unskilled language. Stop it. Stay in the greater perspective, stay above the battle to see where the push and yield actually happen. Most of us have to rely on outside sources for info. Always remember, if you truly can’t see it for yourself, then what you hear is another’s interpretation.
This whole thing is horrific, but we must stay unified in a desire for truth and repair for all. Please, my friends, let’s stay gentle and honourable as we argue.
I am supremely disappointed. But not entirely surprised. Alexander James Adams is one of those people you find in paganism and elsewhere that can get very annoyingly "love everyone," an attitude that should fall apart the instant one runs across Nazis, but these sorts of people tend to be idealistic to a fault. Even Lily had more than a touch of that. As much as I love her, a part of me is almost glad she's not around to spout cold takes like the above.
Anyway, my response follows:
People with that kind of wishy-washy fence-sitting attitude are a large part of how we got into this whole Trump fascism mess in the first place. People who say things like "both sides make good points" or "there's two sides to every conflict" in this kind of context are people I want to donkey-kick in the teeth.
The bigger picture is that white supremacist terrorists and fascists are a problem. And if you don't recognize that, then you are a fucking moron. When it comes to fascism and white supremacy, you are either a fascist/white supremacist or you aren't. There is no common ground. There can be no compromise. There can be zero tolerance for the kind of genocidal hatred white supremacists and fascists represent. These people don't just hate white people, after all. They hate gays and trans people too. As a trans man, you should be opposed to them. I really don't understand how you can be this fucking blind and/or stupid.
The fact is that the cops helped the terrorists into the capitol because they're on the same side. The system ensures all good cops get quickly fired or killed for opposing white supremacy. So all cops that last more than a few weeks on the job are, in fact, bastards in addition to being white supremecists, terrorists, and general all around bastards.
You can either wise up and drop this "let's hold hands with the Nazis and sing kumbaya" attitude, or you can fuck off forever. One thing is for sure, until you wise up, I will not be supporting you in any way, shape, or form. Because when it comes to a fight against people who want to murder people for things they have no control over, you are either with us or against us. A lot of things are shades of gray, but the topic of fascism and white supremacy is entirely black and white. Either you oppose violence and genocide against people of color, LGBT people, and others, or you are siding with evil. And if you decide to continue with this dumbass fucking attitude of yours, then you are worthless scum right along with the Nazis you want to hold hands with.
This was cross-posted from https://alex-antonin.dreamwidth.org/331397.html
You can comment either here or there.
Ok.....let me just put out a personal statement.....
ACAB is imo, a bad moniker for the problem that exists.
I will not condone a statement of absolute.
Yes, there is a very serious flaw in the foundation of our law enforcement agencies.
Please don’t start spitting fire and media splashes that hyperfocus on specific points without balancing it in the bigger picture. There is always two opposing sides to any thing. Both must be equally respected and then compromised with honour.
My friends here are starting to glow in anger and there is a rise in unskilled language. Stop it. Stay in the greater perspective, stay above the battle to see where the push and yield actually happen. Most of us have to rely on outside sources for info. Always remember, if you truly can’t see it for yourself, then what you hear is another’s interpretation.
This whole thing is horrific, but we must stay unified in a desire for truth and repair for all. Please, my friends, let’s stay gentle and honourable as we argue.
I am supremely disappointed. But not entirely surprised. Alexander James Adams is one of those people you find in paganism and elsewhere that can get very annoyingly "love everyone," an attitude that should fall apart the instant one runs across Nazis, but these sorts of people tend to be idealistic to a fault. Even Lily had more than a touch of that. As much as I love her, a part of me is almost glad she's not around to spout cold takes like the above.
Anyway, my response follows:
People with that kind of wishy-washy fence-sitting attitude are a large part of how we got into this whole Trump fascism mess in the first place. People who say things like "both sides make good points" or "there's two sides to every conflict" in this kind of context are people I want to donkey-kick in the teeth.
The bigger picture is that white supremacist terrorists and fascists are a problem. And if you don't recognize that, then you are a fucking moron. When it comes to fascism and white supremacy, you are either a fascist/white supremacist or you aren't. There is no common ground. There can be no compromise. There can be zero tolerance for the kind of genocidal hatred white supremacists and fascists represent. These people don't just hate white people, after all. They hate gays and trans people too. As a trans man, you should be opposed to them. I really don't understand how you can be this fucking blind and/or stupid.
The fact is that the cops helped the terrorists into the capitol because they're on the same side. The system ensures all good cops get quickly fired or killed for opposing white supremacy. So all cops that last more than a few weeks on the job are, in fact, bastards in addition to being white supremecists, terrorists, and general all around bastards.
You can either wise up and drop this "let's hold hands with the Nazis and sing kumbaya" attitude, or you can fuck off forever. One thing is for sure, until you wise up, I will not be supporting you in any way, shape, or form. Because when it comes to a fight against people who want to murder people for things they have no control over, you are either with us or against us. A lot of things are shades of gray, but the topic of fascism and white supremacy is entirely black and white. Either you oppose violence and genocide against people of color, LGBT people, and others, or you are siding with evil. And if you decide to continue with this dumbass fucking attitude of yours, then you are worthless scum right along with the Nazis you want to hold hands with.
This was cross-posted from https://alex-antonin.dreamwidth.org/331397.html
You can comment either here or there.