If you indicate to X group, directly or otherwise, that they’re not welcome in your community, then most people who identify with X are probably gonna take you at your word and stop showing up. Some people might be like you and be willing to push past the unwelcomeness for the greater good, but these people are rare, and are not numerous enough to prevent a schism.
Ultimately, you can’t make a place welcoming for every single identity without sacrificing things. If the X is “neo-nazis”, then trying to make the place welcoming for them is a mistake that would drive out everyone else. But if X is like, “Belgians”, then all you have to do is not be racist towards Belgians.
If you indicate to X group, directly or otherwise, that they’re not welcome in your community, then most people who identify with X are probably gonna take you at your word and stop showing up. Some people might be like you and be willing to push past the unwelcomeness for the greater good, but these people are rare, and are not numerous enough to prevent a schism.
Ultimately, you can’t make a place welcoming for every single identity without sacrificing things. If the X is “neo-nazis”, then trying to make the place welcoming for them is a mistake that would drive out everyone else. But if X is like, “Belgians”, then all you have to do is not be racist towards Belgians.