There is something extremely irritating about a person who almost agrees with you, and yet refuses to accept everything you say. Sometimes you get angry about them more than about your enemies, whose existence you already learned to accept. At least, the enemies are compatible with the “us versus them” dichotomy, while the almost-allies make it feel like the “us” side is falling apart.
In my experience, groups that want something to attack will attack groups that are generally aligned with them, rather than groups that are further away—possibly due to the perceived threat of losing members to the similar group.
I’ve seen so many Communists get called Nazis by other Communist groups—and those groups never go after people who actually call themselves Nazis.
Upvoted for that.
In my experience, groups that want something to attack will attack groups that are generally aligned with them, rather than groups that are further away—possibly due to the perceived threat of losing members to the similar group.
I’ve seen so many Communists get called Nazis by other Communist groups—and those groups never go after people who actually call themselves Nazis.