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GOP senator introduces bill to legally erase transgender people
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If centrists wanted to be upset about bigotry against trans people, they could have started when they were blaming trans people for Harris losing. They could have started when their candidates were parroting Republican "boys in girls' sports" bigotry in their own ads.
The indignation here rings hollow because like all the pretended morals of centrism, it is hollow.
For the first time in history we had a president address trans issues in a state of the union. No democratic politicians have enacted legislation against Trans - in fact quite the opposite. But here you stand grandstanding again.
Get over blaming centrists for all your problems and enjoy the next four years
Tell me, how happy were you to see the bigotry you agree with at all times repeated by candidates in your own party?
Like what? Got any examples?
Edit: I see just down votes. Anyone got examples??
https://youtu.be/TKBJoj4XyFc?t=714
Colin Allred and Vicente Gonzalez, in their own words.
My examples were posted before you made this edit. And you are whining about exactly one downvote.
I remember these now. I find those two candidates and their messaging despicable. However I should caveat: these are two small town local races. They run in stark contrast to the messaging from the President.
I understand the Dnc is a big party tent. In an ideal world I'd love to see a true progressive party take hold in America. The DNC needs a thorough shake up. Im feeling pretty glum about it atm tbh
Allred was running for US Senate. Gonzalez was running to represent TX-34 in the US House of Representatives. I gave you their names and you can use google.
Yeah, big enough for anti-trans hate and not one but two Cheneys. But fuck progressives.
And an ideal world is your prerequisite since it means shutting out progressives until that happens.
I personally didn't shut down progressives. When I say ideal world I'm just stating my preference. As in I'd really like to see a progressive party. Non the other way around.
Tell us again how Allred and Gonzalez were running for city council and dogcatcher.
I already called them despicable. Do you want me to suck your dick too? I'm pretty done with the Dems too. I dgaf any more
After trying to pretend that they were running in backwater races of no consequence.
So what
So the cowardly betrayal of trans people exists at a higher level in the party than your lies indicate.
You seem to be under the false impression that I am here to defend the Democratic party. Let me dispel any notion of that: I am not. Two things can be true at the same time: the democrats can suck and the Republicans want to drag us to hell. I dont know what the answer is tbh. My goal is to minimize harm in a FPTP system. I only have so many options in front of me. Not participating is also a moral choice, but a moral choice that carries serious consequences. It doesn't matter anyway. Democracy is way past us at this point if the next four years are what I expect.
Lying to minimize the betrayal of trans people does point in that direction, yes.
Yea man. You got me. Hoooollyyyy shiiiiiitttt.
If you don't like people pointing out when you lie, don't lie.
It's the only options we got in a FPTP. If you think not participating absolves you of any moral agency then you are just naive. I never said the democrats were champions of trans issues. I said steps were being taken in the right direction. They were very small steps, but it was something. Democracy demands vigilance and active participation. Its only as strong as it's participating individuals. The same goes for any other polity, so don't delude yourself in thinking that we are immune to corruption in any alternate system either.