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Teri resigned from the IMT many months ago, on March 10, for reasons totally unrelated to the situation in Canada, and became a sympathizer. Sympathizers pay dues and receive a subscription to the paper. They have no membership rights or responsibilities - because they are not members. See here for a screenshot: https://postimg.cc/8fSBJh4J

It is worth noting that Teri has not followed her own advice and has ignored offers by local comrades to speak with her in person or on a phone call. She criticizes the IMT’s democratic processes but has not, in fact, attempted to use any of the internal democratic channels.

PHX IMT

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From what I know of Teri, she has tirelessly helped to build the branch for many years before becoming a sympathizer. Voices like these cannot be dismissed as "oh, they're just another rando", unless one takes the most pedantic and hair-splitting viewpoint.

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Jul 14, 2022·edited Jul 15, 2022

That's not what they said, though. They point out that Teri resigned well before this, evidently for reasons totally unrelated. They point out that this is a lie: "I am leaving because of how the leadership has handled this process from the original EC response to now."

The fact that this post is dishonest about that begs the question of how much of the truth is being distorted here to conjure yet another attack.

Also, informing your readers that means to address worries and accusations exist inside of this organization, and that efforts were made to do so, is "pedantic and hair-splitting" to you, and you say they call her a "rando"?

Are you always so dishonest when you have disagreements with someone?

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There's a post addressing sympathizer status

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Jul 13, 2022Liked by Chen Xiangling

Imagine being called out for real instance of abuse and neglect and going "UMMM NOOO ACHTUALLY" embarrassing behavior for an organization

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Jul 13, 2022Liked by Chen Xiangling

amazing, in case anyone reading has second thoughts, the IMT *itself* shows up and shows its whole ass in the comments. as if to prove the point. just amazing. no self awareness.

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Jul 13, 2022·edited Jul 13, 2022Liked by Chen Xiangling

Attacking a person without addressing their arguments is a cheap tactic for discrediting them.

At no point do you deny the facts of the situation in any meaningful way.

As far as I can tell, fightback pulled a classic abusive tactics to Deny, then Attack, then reverse the Victim and Offender.

Attacking abuse victims on ideology is not a good look. Nor is attacking someone's membership to avoid addressing their ideas.

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Seriously? *This* is what the phoenix branch's board think is "worth noting"? (I'm assuming you aren't actually speaking for the whole branch, but merely for the local board?)

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Yeah it is p cringe

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The lack of self awareness by you is amazing.

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Is this Nick from the Phoenix Branch?

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Nah, im Nikolai, from Australia. Just a random person with communist leanings that added tee a while ago.

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Jul 14, 2022·edited Jul 14, 2022

Variations of Nick and Nicholas are pretty common across the world, so I doubt it.

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I'll wait for him to reply, thanks.

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Ad hominem

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Ah thanks, good to know.

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Does anyone know why Jamie's blog is gone?

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