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Oh my, your writing is so incredibly articulate and apt. The insight you manage to pack in—somehow without falling prey to verbiage, and yet still remaining warm—is so inspiring. I don’t think I have quite seen post-woke so well put. Thank you for all that you do.

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Sep 23, 2022Liked by Scout Rainer Wiley

We’ll said! I spent a decade as an active contributor to anti-oppression movements, but in recent years, I dropped out of the movement because of all of the ad-hominem attacks against straight white men. In reality, I felt pushed out. It makes me sad that I don’t feel comfortable in these spaces anymore, like I’ve lost a huge part of my identity.

I’m glad I found your writing, because you’re someone who makes me feel welcomed back into the fold. You see the way out of the divisiveness and vitriol, and are an example of someone who wants us to do better, but not at the expense of decency, kindness, and respect.

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Beautiful and lucid! One of the most potent pieces of your writing I have read thus far! Thank you for this nuanced and heartfelt articulation of such a complex and important perspective!

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