Richard Nixon tried to nuke North Korea because he was drunker than a skunk and Kissinger had to tell the joint chiefs of staff to ignore him.

https://www.businessinsider.com/drunk-richard-nixon-nuke-north-korea-2017-1

It’s not trans people we need to worry about. It’s putting mentally weak and fragile men in charge of things.

“There are 150 ICBM missiles that are being controlled by that Air Force base and by these individuals.”

“I do not want someone who doesn’t know if they are a man or a woman with their hand on a missile button.”

His “argument” is that trans people are inherently unstable because they are trans (really, questioning, but that distinction doesn’t matter to him).

This is what queer people are dealing with: the constant pathologizing of our very existence to the point where we’re viewed as a threat. This is why I can never accept people who continue to vote for these dangerous assholes: they either benefit from or are indifferent to the suffering this rhetoric engenders. It’s not a difference in opinion and deserves no such protection.

Does that mean it's now the LGBTQICBM community?

Cis people have launched more missiles at people in general. Better ban any sort of similar treatments for cis military members too.

I remember when they said letting women in the military would do exactly the same thing. They don't even make new arguements anymore.

I sure the trans community just wants to be treated fairy, and be able to pee in the restroom they are comfortable with. This guy is a hateful fearmonger.

I would be more scared that a right wing white supremacist would launch nukes at everyone. Their existence is about hatred of others. Trans people’s existence is about trying to love themselves. I’m not scared of trans people, if you are then please ask yourself why you are. Are you afraid they would retaliate for how you treat them?

So could non-trans soldiers. The problem isn't trans, it is (ICBM) arms control. Or transphobia.

Every accusation is a confession with conservatives.

This should be a career ending statement, it's fallacious and trying to incite hate against the Trans community! However, I have a feeling this fool who speaks out of pocket garbage will get more votes than a saner candidate. 😬

It's a transpocalypse. I have become Blahaj, destroyer of gendered bathrooms.

The congresspukes who bitch the loudest about the military are cowards who never set foot in a MEPS station themselves.

I'm not saying that you have to have served to have a valid opinion, but I am saying that this guy is talking out his ass.

Well I say conservatives shouldn't be in the military because they aren't sure if they are America or Russian and could launch missiles on everyone.

Man has trusted millitary personnel with ICBM missiles for years.

Moment there's a possibility they could be trans, becomes fearful they could do something that they were already capable (or incapable) or doing.

Sounds like a "you" problem to me.

So were the crew of the Enola Gay all trans?

Nuclear strikes ordered by cisgendered people: 2

Nuclear strikes ordered by transgendered people: 0

Also, if you want the Democrats to keep the Senate, you should be rooting for Matt Rosendale to make as loud of an asshole of himself as possible, because him getting the Republican nomination would be a huge boost to Jon Tester, and the more stunts he pulls like this, the better his chances.

So if only trans people can launch the missiles, it seems like he should be pushing for more trans people in the miltary.

thank god i got out of montana. this is ridiculous.

I'm not entirely sure if I have no clue what trans people really really want or this guy, but I'm willing to bet my money on "this guy".

Projecting again, hes thinking about the white supremacists in the military he knows which threaten to nuke leftists, and assuming left wing people are as shitty as he is - as usual.

I'm old enough to remember "Do you really want PMSing women in the military?" and this has some of the same energy.

ICBS is more like it. And this guy's got plenty to spare.

Not that people like this guy would ever actually hear this, but I love this bit from the article

Despite the stereotype that trans and nonbinary people don’t know what gender they are, they usually have put more thought into their gender identities than cisgender people have and have explored that aspect of themselves to a greater degree. Many transgender people know they are men or women with as much or even more certainty than many cisgender people, and nonbinary people don’t have the problem of knowing “if” they’re men or women because they can be just as certain that they are neither.

It's okay, those ICBM missiles are protected against unauthorized launch by a PIN number just like an ATM machine.

He's nuts.

Ofc no sane trans person would wish to ICBM on non-targets, duh!

Projection.

Huge trans phallic shaped objects, falling out of the sky and hitting everyone!

If I were to describe Rep. Matt Rosendale of the 2nd District of Montana in an image it would be ....