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i used to go to a reading group that was housed in a place where a lot of wingnuts also spent time. the reading group was open to newcomers, and occasionally a wingnut would decide that it was not sufficient to quietly spectate this different kind of wingnuttiness, and that they should participate in the conversation.
my tendency (i had a lot of experience with SSI recipients of various sorts) was to shut these folks down as quickly as possible. the two most anarchist-experienced voices in the room, however, would listen to these folks and try to get something out of what they were saying that was relevant to the conversation and the group. that didn't always work, but it did a lot more often, and was also funnier, than i would've ever expected.
part of this story is the idea of responding to someone's good intentions, even if their words get in their own way.
does that count as criticism of me, or of the wingnuts? or both?
let's go with both. :)
your turn!

signed, thecollective .4