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Dark-mode screenshot of a tweet from jared a. loggins, @loggins__, with a small profile photo of a man in a dark shirt with crossed arms. Text: "Solidarity is not something I do for you because you might do it for me when the time comes. No, that's called patronage. Solidarity is building collective power on the premise that something which has happened to you should happen to nobody." Posted 7:42 PM · 5/14/21 ·…

Solidarity Is Not Patronage, Says Tweet

A 2021 tweet by jared a. loggins separates real solidarity from patronage: building collective power so what hurt you happens to nobody. Grown-up wisdom for the Twitter age.

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Dark-mode screenshot of a tweet from jared a. loggins, @loggins__, with a small profile photo of a man in a dark shirt with crossed arms. Text: "Solidarity is not something I do for you because you might do it for me when the time comes. No, that's called patronage. Solidarity is building collective power on the premise that something which has happened to you should happen to nobody." Posted 7:42 PM · 5/14/21 ·…

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