• ArcturusRoot@lemmy.world
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    Also to add, there is an unfortunate number of Liberals who are quickly walking back any support for trans folk.

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      Not only do these people fail as allies and as compassionate human beings, but they’re also very stupid if they don’t see that defending trans rights is the front line of the fight against fascism right now, and we all need to be there fighting it. They’re not going to stop at taking rights away from trans people. It’ll be you next.

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        defending trans rights is the front line of the fight against fascism right now

        Yeah, it’s this kind of delusion why people aren’t loyal to you.

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          Nobody wants your fucking loyalty. They want you to wake the fuck up and get it through your skull that we’re all in this shithole together, and you need to start lending a hand instead of stomping on other’s backs to get yours. Because one day, you might need the rest of us to come save you too.

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            That’s not true. You people expect me to agree with you on everything or else I’m a nazi.

            If I dared to suggest we prioritize reducing the disparity in wealth over fighting a culture war, you people immediately assume I’m an enemy.

            You don’t just want loyalty, you crave it. You’re dependent on it. You get mad whenever you don’t get it and throw tantrums until you do or get rid of the person.

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              Trans rights is simply human rights for trans people. It’s not a culture war issue; it’s a human rights issue.

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              If I dared to suggest we prioritize reducing the disparity in wealth over fighting a culture war

              Are you incapable of breathing and chewing bubble gum at the same time? Why not both?

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                Because they like to use “we have bigger problems to worry about” as a way of shutting down people calling attention to problems.

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                  Why should I feed this homeless person in front of me when there are millions of children dying in starvation in Africa. In fact by giving food to this homeless person who is probably homeless because of his fault, I am in fact wasting food that could otherwise be across the world at this same instant so I actually won’t do anything other than finishing my burger because I’m snackish. /s

                  Fuck that was hard to type but it’s not too far from how some people actually think

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              That’s not true. You people expect me to agree with you on everything or else I’m a nazi.

              So what nuace is missing here? Or any topic.

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      Unfortunately it‘s not a struggle between left or right anymore but up and down instead. Especially in the US.

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        So it’s still left vs right

        The problem is that in the US you don’t have a left party. Just a right one and a fascist one

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        It’s always been a game for the poors, this ol’ crab-bucket squid game bullshit. Seems like the only way out is to scare the tippy-top to their core. (No spoilers!)

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      In what way are liberals walking back support for Trans? I’ve seen the comment from Gavin Newsom about athletics, but does that mean he has walked back all support? Or just in that one area?

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      They weren’t liberals then. They were just going along with what they thought was more popular at the time.

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      wait, are you telling me the liberals weren’t steadfast absolute allies? that they didn’t really believe in helping us, or anything else, ever?