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Hunter Biden spitting truth (lemmy.world)
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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (4 children)

'Take charge'. Explain what you mean by this.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago* (3 children)

    As examples (as "taking charge" can take multiple forms across mutiple goals): table and/or moderate meetings to come to consensus on goals, coordinate members for coordinated actions toward social goals, source funding for operations if funds are needed, speak on behalf of your group (or coordinate group messaging) toward other groups. To name a few generic things. Specifics depend on what you want done.

    To try and sum it up: "taking charge" is providing impetus, and potentially aligning community power, toward making headway to some social/political goal.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    English is not a language of domination and hierarchy you need to be careful to avoid expressing that.

    You might say 'initiative' if you were being careful and conscious.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I don't know what exactly you mean by "English is not a language of domination and hierarchy" or how that really relates to what I was saying or what I originally asked you. "Taking charge" is a extremely common idiom in English.

    I will concede that "take initiative" is a more neutral phrase, but you have turned to nitpicking my diction, even after I spent another full comment explicating the meaning and intention of the original question.

    So it is my turn to ask what you mean by sidestepping my question? If you are uninterested in answering the question, just say so. I have done with someone else in this very post. But don't think you can confuse me with literary legerdemain. You don't answer questions by saying "you could've phrased it better."

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago*

    Sorry was originally writing that sarcastic because I assume nobody is literate and I should at least be having fun.

    If I completely rewrite what you asked and assume the best, sure in some cases. Its not exactly what I want, but close enough. But you didn't actually write what I'm responding to here, so...

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