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In a leaked recording, State Senator Elena Parent (D-42) said she’d vote for Republican transgender healthcare bans because trans rights are too “unpopular." (bsky.app)
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The video is yet another case of Democrats resenting their base for expecting them to stand up for anything.

In a leaked recording, State Senator Elena Parent (D-42) said she’d vote for Republican transgender healthcare bans because trans rights are too “unpopular."

"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"

The insane flipping back and forth in the video of declaring yourself pro-lgbt whilst signalling you'll vote for anti-trans legislation, to then attack the person asking them obvious questions by declaring that the question implies because Republicans are in charge that they should adopt opposite positions and they're not going to vote for things that are "unpopular".

The democratic politician distilled: You need to vote for me because I support you and I'm not as bad as Republicans, but when it comes down to it I will throw you under the bus and get mad at you for asking me about it and implying I might not be a good person.

But swearing is a no-no so I'll say Heck as I support you being oppressed by the state.

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[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 13 points 2 hours ago

With Democrats like these, who needs Republicans?

[–] TheChickenOfDoom@lemm.ee 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

And this is why this country has gone to hell. Sorry, "heck."

We're going to get every fucking Dem on MAGA's side because "baww, re-elections!" Fuck this shit. Get a fucking army, march into the White House and remove that fucking convicted felon from it who never should have been eligible for running for president in the first place, get Harris in there to fix his bullshit, and get this country back on track.

If that doesn't happen, there's going to be a mass exodus from this country because we're absolutely goddamned fucked. Oh, sorry, "absolutely gat-durned clucked." I forgot swearing was illegal now.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 44 minutes ago)

Hahaha oh my god march on Washington to install fucking Harris. LMAO

[–] UpperBroccoli@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

You need a new party that is everything the republicans accuse the democrats of being.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

We have a couple. The Democrats keep suing them off of the ballots.

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 hours ago

heck

Willing to help kill trans kids, but cursing is too far!

[–] PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 hours ago

It's obviously not popularity that she is worried about be cause support for universal healthcare is bi-partisian and consistently polls extremely well, but you bet your ass this representative would find some reason to oppose it if it was ever in danger of passing.

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago

"You can go right to heck. I don’t think I will lose re-election based on you screaming at me"

And I don't think I will vote for a representative who feels representing my interests is a burden.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 hours ago

Can you link the recording?

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 45 points 7 hours ago

Because this information is very buried, for any curious:

She is serving specifically in the Georgia state senate.

[–] teagrrl@lemmy.ml 29 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Not surprised, democrats never actually did all that much to protect transgender people anyway. Support from democrats has always been paper thin at best (and I am being very generous here).

[–] AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social 27 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Democrats hated "the gays" too until like 15 years ago.

It's the same as rainbow corporatism. It's all a facade used for political expediency. It's never actually about human rights. Both parties deserve the fates they get. Unfortunately they'll do everything they can to take us down with them.

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 44 minutes ago

A lot of those Dems who hated gays 15 years ago are still in power, btw. They never got primary challengers and just remained in power for decades.

[–] droplet6585@lemmy.ml 12 points 5 hours ago

Empty Husk party.

[–] inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 hours ago

Right to heck

What a fucking loser if she can’t even say hell she never supported trans rights in the first place

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I'm a Republican Voter who would NEVER vote Democrat because I'm a Republican but I APPRECIATE them Trying to cater to ME instead of their ACTUAL voters!

[–] vfreire85@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

swap "republican" for "bolsonarist" and "democrat" for "pt-ist" and you've got brazilian politics in a nutshell.

[–] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 26 minutes ago

You can do this on every liberal democracy.

[–] Thebigguy@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 hours ago

What a coward