If you’re part of a collective, both of the following can be true at the same time:
- (1) There are great individuals in your group.
- (2) The group has deep structural problems.
Acknowledging (2) doesn’t negate (1). Don’t victimize yourself on that premise. (2) is simply (2), and it’s probably worth paying attention to.
Just a recurring thought I have whenever folks take collective belonging too seriously.