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Not being taken seriously, mocked for my views and people not believing a word I say. (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
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I don't want to complain too much since in all honesty this isn't even remotely a serious enough topic. As I've gotten more and more educated in ML and adjascent knowledge, I've tried explaining to people my views, why they make sense and how they apply to the urrent world we live in. I push back when people claim outrageous things and I get mocked in return and called a fool. Not being taken serious is harder than I thought and I knew this would happen kind of, but never expected for people, family, friends to actively not take any of this seriously. Should I just accept that ML views are so radical that people don't even want to hear them? Or should I push forward?

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your comments, it's gotten clear to me that I was too aggressive and wasn't using the right approach when talking about certain things, I auto assumed the other person would receive what I'm talking about with open arms which was the wrong course of action. Will adjust my framing and discussion to meet the person halfway next time.

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[–] 19 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

I had similar experiences at a Dutch uni. I was mocked, stalked, isolated, terrorised and bullied into a deep and depression (with attempts) by people who claim they are “being political”, and “progressive”. These people also defended HR-policies (at a conservative uni) like DEI, and sustainability, and slandering me as if I was against “diversity”, even though I am literally a daughter of an immigrant, am an immigrant myself and have always lived with other immigrants and have not attacked or mentioned diversity. These people were also affiliated with my former supervisor who targeted me, she and her husband are now found guilty of academic misconduct, harassment and abuse. Sadly this all had a severe impact on me derailing my studies and life as a whole. Dear OP, I think its best that you find a political party or group within your country/area, or a group of likeminded people in IRL. Isolation is what reactionary lunatics want, pls get organized for your own sanities and quality of lifes sake.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Reading this was hard, I hope you are doing better now comrade and have the support and kind people you deserve. Thanks for you message 🙏

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  • [–] 8 points 7 months ago

    Thank you for your concern :) . I have recently taken the steps to get my life back. Im also becoming a more active member in a marxist party of the country I am residing in. Ill be teaching the young about marxism, and help organizing. I hope you also find your tribe where you can feel heard and respected.

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