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[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Next time you aren't sure whether someone is being hostile or mean to you, just hold back on what your hypothetical response would be until you're sure what the intent was.

In my case I was earnestly answering the question. "The West" describes that continuation of institutional power which I described as a blob.