Thread by @insomnochick

@DrKarlynB
No one "owns" the idea that people should come together to fight woke ideas. This is not intellectual capital one can copyright or patent. This is an idea everyone should "steal" and run with; 1/

Whoever you are, whatever you do, I invite you to "steal" ANY of the ideas I've expressed, and if you can do a better job expressing them and persuading others to share them and propagate them too, PLEASE DO! 2/

I do what I do to protect CHILDREN, because as trite as it sounds, they really *are* the future, and it's a future I hope to live long enough to ENJOY, not suffer through. So I guess it is a bit selfish of me, but I'm also a MOTHER, and I worry about their future's even more. 3/

Second point: If you support me, or my work, but I do something that conflicts with your values, I do not expect you to remain a supporter. I don't demand, or expect undying loyalty. If we are associates of any kind, I expect to continue to earn your trust and respect ongoing;4/

My own CHILDREN don't "owe" me loyalty, nor trust, I sure as hell wouldn't demand it from other adults. I have either earned it, or lost it. That's how life and relationships (with healthy boundaries) work.5/

There are no "interlopers," there are no "turncoats" in this fight except those who *pretend* to be for enlightenment values, and then abandon reason, treat individuals as members of groups ("enemies," "friends"), and reject skepticism completely, demanding undying LOYALTY./6

No one gets a free-pass to behave badly, or treat other people badly, and I expect the same in return. People who would spend one minute of their time worrying about whether I'm competing with them in this space are not fighting the same fight I'm fighting 7/

Such people are also not people I want or need in my life. I am repulsed by the vengeful and the petty; when drama surrounds a person, it acts like a forcefield pushing me FAR away, and when I go, I'm GONE. 8/

If you have a problem with that, look in the mirror, that's where you'll find the person deserving the blame. Get her some help./END