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I don’t think that I would ever hear or see this woke stuff if it weren’t for the MAGAs on this site repeating what FoxNews or other right wing media is reporting. I know it exists in the real world. I’ve met people that have trans kids, I know some G&L people, none push any sort of agenda, although I have met some that do. I’ve yet to experience any of the “they/them”. I live in a somewhat liberal area, so assume most that aren’t in or close to urban areas are personally experiencing
I know several trans people. At least one I would consider more than a casual acquaintance and more of a personal friend. I’ve known lots of queeer people over my lifetime as well. The vast majority of those folks just want to be left the hell alone and live their lives. They don’t really care all that much about pronouns or whether trans people play sports, they just want the same rights as everybody else.
The Republican Party started this focus on trans people with the bathroom bills in the wake of the SCOTUS ruling in obergefell vs Hodges. It was very much a deliberate strategy to get their base riled up over an imaginary problem, and trans people are a very easy target. The only reason that democrats or people like myself ever talk about trans people is because we feel obligated to defend them from right wing attacks.
On a similar note, my girlfriend also has close personal ties to the Puerto Rican community in pittsburgh, and a lot of those folks are legitimately scared. As Puerto Ricans, they were born as US citizens, but they have brown skin and speak English with accents, so they are worried about being targeted.
The point I’m getting at here is that the horrible shiit that Trump and the Republican Party is doing affects real people in real ways. Trump has brought out the worst in this country by stirring up bigotry and hate against people who are already struggling, and it’s fukking revolting. That’s why I refuse to play the “both sides” game, because I don’t care about that one thing he did right that one time. His overall impact on the country and our political discourse and the cultural landscape is far too damaging. I’ll take the democrats with all of their flaws in a heartbeat.
post edited by MyWar - 2025/02/23 12:15:41