That we should listen to what right-leaning people instead of assuming what they stand for when we debate them so we’re prepared to win.

How is she “ladder-pulling” by acknowledging that the LGBTQ community and more socially liberal people in general are shooting themselves in the foot by refusing to actually debate with right-wing people? There’s nothing wrong with addressing reality.

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Nobody in these comments actually watched the Ezra Klein interview and it shows.

It sounds like you didn’t actually watch the interview she did that’s causing all of this backlash. If you did, you’d be able to see how she’s different from grifters like, say, Blaire White.

She never said that. She pointed out how it’s important not to be completely black and white when it comes to building support for LGBTQ+ rights, and how counterproductive it is to label anyone with a slightly differing viewpoint as “far-right” or a bigot. And she’s absolutely right.

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That’s not what she fucking said what-