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I believe in Absolute Mutual Sovereignty, which is my own term meaning there is no inherent right to impose ones will on others. I don't force others to anything and nor do I accept others forcing me to anything.
When someone has a selfimage, who am I to say what it can or can't be? I view it as inherently immoral to try to coerce other beings to have specific selfimages. It doesn't even cross my mind that a certain being should view itself with the identity I choose for it; and to then push that identity on it OVER ITS OWN is an obvious violation of what I believe are it's basic rights over itself.
The violation part is why I am intolerant of intolerant people. I feel I am defending a being's right to choose their own things about themself from someone(s) who is reaching beyond themself to try to impose their will on someone who does not want it. One is specifically a victim in need of defense and the other is specifically an aggressor doing something immoral.
And so beyond purely 'not overreaching to force others', there are levels of good someone may be. If someone identifies with specific pronouns, I can go out of my way to make sure I do them correctly (and remind others). This isn't just 'allowing them to be themself without pushback'; it is empowerment; helping them be who they identify as.
Aka forcing others and bending them to ones own perception of reality is the worst and violates their personal freedom. 'Not trying to push anything on them' is morally acceptable but niether bad nor good. And then actively empowering the being to be who it wants is a good thing toward them, morally good, and builds up ones environment by raising the entities that make it up.
just my belief system. enjoy :)