The enemy of my enemy can still be my enemy. The Taliban and ISIS want to kill each other, that doesn't mean one of them is magically my friend. They're both still my enemy.
Taliban is still better than ISIS. ISIS is an actual CIA operation made to be crazy . . Taliban is a bit more reasonable because they are a more legitimate group.
Sure, but that still doesn’t make them a friend, or even an ally. They still hate you too, you just have opportunities to play them against each other.
When my stronger enemy tries to destroy my weaker enemy, I side with my weaker enemy to prevent the stronger from becoming unstoppable.
and I don’t think he’s a classic TERF right now either
The thing is, TERF can be a gateway drug to more reasonable positions. By repudiating them and anathematizing them, you may make yourself feel good, but it's not doing much good in the outside world.
The enemy of my enemy can still be my enemy. The Taliban and ISIS want to kill each other, that doesn't mean one of them is magically my friend. They're both still my enemy.
Taliban is still better than ISIS. ISIS is an actual CIA operation made to be crazy . . Taliban is a bit more reasonable because they are a more legitimate group.
The comparison doesn't really hold water, because both are basically non-entities.
Now imagine a world in which both are immensely powerful, more powerful than you faction, but they also fight each other.
What is the way you can best take advantage of that?
When my stronger enemy tries to destroy my weaker enemy, I side with my weaker enemy to prevent the stronger from becoming unstoppable.
The thing is, TERF can be a gateway drug to more reasonable positions. By repudiating them and anathematizing them, you may make yourself feel good, but it's not doing much good in the outside world.