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I developed the phrase Sovereignty Before Solidarity long ago because I could easily spot how superficial many allyship practices, and even solidarity and multi-identity coalition-building movements were. These movements were negotiated by very specific touch points, where individuals were assigned to negotiate between communities, without much actual trust. As an analogy, where these communities should have intersected like a zipper, it appeared more like diamonds with their tips meeting. The idea was for folks to develop the power in their spaces, and when the time was right to come to the table as equals to discuss communal needs, find common ground, and advocate for needs each other's unique needs that weren't of the common interest. But in the meantime, there would be a heightened degree of communal self-reliance, and success would hopefully begin to be shared and replicated across communities in order to achieve the critical mass we needed for systemic change, common purpose. The zipper would start forming. But now as inter-communal bonds are rupturing, we are regressing back to the divisive cultural battles that everyone loves to hate. Welcome to the era of irritation.

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