I agree with the general sentiment that antifascists needs to be more united and not fall for every issue fascists throw at them to distract them from facism. However, I can't help but hear many calls for this as "marginalized group A and B, wait your turn". Because there are no turns, fighting fascism is a task that can never stop - as we're seeing right now because way too few people have been fighting it in the past. We wouldn't be where we are right now if more people would have worked against it early on.
Like, yeah, don't scare away people from fighting Nazis because they aren't vegans or drive a big family car. People of all sorts need to understand fighting fascists is not a "leftist" issue, it's a thing all of society needs to be a part of, including the people who might not agree on some things or are unsure on the details.
However, for many the main reason for being on the left side of the political spectrum is the desire to create a better tomorrow with more than the bare minimum of human rights and basic decency and respect for everyone. A planet worth living on, a society everyone can thrive in. We can't do this if we tell various marginalized groups to wait their turn and not stand up for themselves, nor for lecturing allies about supporting their causes instead of leaving them alone.
We might have different opinions about how a better tomorrow might look like and figuring this out sometimes needs debates and prioritization in how we do things, yes. But let's not opt out of this alltogether and throw a lot of people's wish for being respected under the bus. (And considering it's Halloween month and "culture as a costume" is likely going to be on the table again, I have an inkling who is going to be lectured the most soon...)
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