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Oneironaut

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11. People who say "We can still be friends" are always clueless and privileged.

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 12:57 PM

Apr 2025

Someone who wants to kill minorities or create conditions that subjugate minorities to being second class citizens cannot be friends with the people they’re trying to hurt. That’s not a real friend.

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"I never unfriend people over politics" [View all] spooky3 Apr 2025 OP

Nice. That addresses the conundrum of politics having long-ago Mike 03 Apr 2025 #1

It sure seems more like MAGAs unfriended me... Wounded Bear Apr 2025 #2

That happened to me. Delmette2.0 Apr 2025 #12

Perfectly said JMCKUSICK Apr 2025 #3

THIS malaise Apr 2025 #4

I see the light-rail Nazis are at it again. Xavier Breath Apr 2025 #5

K&R sakabatou Apr 2025 #6

That's perfect Hekate Apr 2025 #7

I do.. and have. ananda Apr 2025 #8

I do, and have, and will continue to do so. Paladin Apr 2025 #9

I've never unfriended over "politics." I *have* done so over the absence of ethics, LeftinOH Apr 2025 #10

People who say "We can still be friends" are always clueless and privileged. Oneironaut Apr 2025 #11