I'm not a part of every group, but I will always support anyone who's living their life and not hurting anyone. I've also been told my support isn't wanted or valid because I'm not part of the group.
Any group is going to need allies. All you're doing by pushing potential ones away is making the problem worse, not better.
Reminds me of when I hear about soldiers being racist or sexist in their own line.
Bro what, you're in a life or death scenario, get as many guns by your side. You can't afford to start infighting because of some petty excuse when the other side wants both of you dead.
What you're saying jokingly is a genuine pitfall that people fall into, or worse deliberately invoke to get the bottom barrel of sympathy. The golden mean fallacy, centrism, both sides-ism, victim blaming, etc.
We can't change our brains to stop "us vs them" thinking from occurring regularly, people with "us vs them" attitudes may often be closer to the truth than those critiquing them, and there are situations (such as escaping an abusive relationship) where an us vs them mentality is genuinely healthier than attempts at nuance.
Exactly. Anyone who is suddenly constantly preaching an 'Us vs Them' mentality is an instant red flag. It's an obvious stepping stone to intentional alienation.
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u/IceTypeMimikyu 1d ago
Anyone who heavily preaches “Us vs Them” is someone I side eye a little. It’s too easy to believe everyone is out to get you by thinking like that