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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed

@genderlessrodent.bsky.social

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Unabashedly Queer, Non-binary and Nerdy. PDX Local Politics. They/Them - will call you out on misgendering Hates: Cops, Landlords, Capitalism. Likes: Cats, Magic: The Gathering. Banner by @aminus

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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · Jan 28

Hey, just to make it clear where I stand.

Abolish the police
Abolish prisons
Abolish capitalism
Abolish borders

Probably forgetting something. I usually do.

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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

That seems like a way to excuse doing whatever you want, including nothing

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

When can you know then?

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going to be honest, that sounds like you're saying it's a way to manipulate people into joining something they might not be up for.

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, and to be clear, I'm not saying what the best way to do things is or what people should be doing.

Because I do not believe most effective and best are the same.

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, saying they are good is a judgement. And I do feel I need to do that.

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

So I really want to make sure I understand this. You do not look at protests and think about if they actually caused any movement towards a goal at all?

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I'm asking what the overall goal of the people there that mostly just wanna have fun

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I can entirely see the value in that, and at least that is something I can see being defined as effective. Thank you!

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

Is it?

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

That was just me trying to make sense of the circus monkey armchair statement you made. I'll be honest, I don't know what it meant if not what I said above.

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I'm genuinely shocked

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

If you don't have a metric of success how do you define effectiveness?

To be clear this isn't a moral judgement.

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

Oh wait, are you suggesting I disengage and stop sharing my thoughts?

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

Genuinely, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.

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Mitch Green @councilorgreen.bsky.social · 2d

Next week City Council will hear a pair of legislation that formally denounces the Trump Administration's attempt to terrorize our city with militarized units, while codifying Sanctuary City status protections. Portlanders have been waiting for a formal expression of City's Council will on this.

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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I'm saying that if you're finding flaws in the way I'm thinking then offer the alternative. Otherwise you're just saying "you're wrong"

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

Do you think I'm advocating for people to stop frog twerking?

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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

What way should I be thinking of them?

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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I think you should always be evaluating your actions for effectiveness.

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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I don't think there's any problem with what they are doing. I think it's great.

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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I think that's the question, if those people are "converts" or not

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

I think then you're misunderstanding what I'm saying.

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

This original post came about because someone said the frogs were much more effective than black bloc. For the context.

Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

"nobody has any idea"

Which is why I don't think it's accurate to call it "effective" right now.

They didn't know if the sit in would work. They did it anyways.

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Genderless Rodent, but Halloween Themed @genderlessrodent.bsky.social · 2d

Oh yeah, I definitely don't think it's really in their hands directly, because, to be clear, I love them and want them to continue.

But it's that exact thing of "effective" that I'm not sure about