Because there seems to be some debate let me spell out the deep, secret meaning of this post. Here we go:
The left has an antisemitism problem and I no longer feel comfortable labeling myself as such despite still holding “leftist” values.
That’s it. That’s the main point of the post.
Many of the people responding to this do not seem to understand what an allegory is. So I guess I need to be very direct with this too:
This is not an account of an actual, specific event that took place.
I never claimed it was. I just seem to have forgotten how many people on this website enjoy urinating on impoverished people.
And @fluketopia and @betterredactually It’s a bit sad and weird that you see something you don’t personally agree with and understand and your first assumption is that it’s an “enemy” plant made by AI.
I have never once written anything by AI, and anything I do write is either an allegory (see above) or 100% true. Here’s a cheat sheet to help you tell the difference:
When I talk about specific stuff that has happened me and including other people in it (i.e. a girl in my class or my therapist) that’s a story of an event that happened to me.
When I’m addressing the nebulous “you”, that’s an allegory meant to make a point and not an actual event that happened as such.
We as people grow when exposed to opinions that don’t match our own. And the fact that you two (and others on the post) have decided to discount not only this but everything I have written because you disagree with it means you will stagnate as a person. You don’t have to like me or agree with me. I don’t like or agree with a lot of people, but I still value hearing and attempting to understanding their position because only using one set of data skews your results. And also, and this part is important so bear with me,
I’m aware that I can be wrong about things.
But if I shut my ears to dissenting opinions I will never know and never learn, and I would much rather learn, even if it’s uncomfortable, than stay wrong my whole life.
And let me just preempt some responses I know are coming, debate only works if both sides believe in their position strongly but are open to being wrong. Otherwise it’s just a fight.