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    • SerLava [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      “gatekeeping” is relative and you actually have to spend mental energy to figure out an appropriate amount of gatekeeping for every situation. It’s hard

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      worrying about “gatekeeping” is solely a concern online where the only activities available to us are about image management and identity. In the realm of politics it is always necessary to distinguish between enemies, comrades, and fools.

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      Gatekeep a political ideology? This isn’t a Fandom, this is class war. If you’re pro capitalist then you’re not a leftist in the same way that if you’re made of wood and have roots and leaves you’re not a moray eel.