Do you think this week's election results will get that message through to the Democratic party?
BigMacHole @sopuli.xyz - 2mon
As a WELL PAID Democratic Strategist ONE Key takeaway from the Past Elections is that there's a LOT of Sad Republicans we can Grab if we ANGER literally EVERYONE WHO ALREADY VOTED FOR US! THAT"S the Winning Strategy! It's not like if we PISS OFF our Voting Base they'll Sit Out ANOTHER election!
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supersquirrel @sopuli.xyz - 2mon
What if Ezra Klein wears very fancy leather shoes and smiles while he says we have to betray trans people? Now we are talking about a cold, hard sober business and growth minded perspective we have to give lots of space to and nod in agreement with.
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Marcela (she/her) - 2mon
The right bears a grudge to the modern world in its entirety, and it pours money and energy into something they call ideological realignment. They want to bring about a shift in Zeitgeist that will make basic rights as we understand them in the post-world-wars era, and constitutional democracies as we understand them since the French Revolution obsolete.
Trans rights are not "subculture dramas" or "identity politics" but an application of these rights to people who are non-cisgender. We have the right to live our life in peace, get medical treatment and not getting discriminated against because of who we are. There is a specific type of person who because they are deeply transphobic while not styling themselves as right-wing or fascist, they project their views on the "silent majority", and dare tell us to shut up about democracy because our rights specifically are going "too far" in the democratic direction.
Guess what? There is not a "too far" in the inclusion and participation direction. Only in the opposite direction there is a "too far", and we know what lurks there: Absolute barbarism. In fact trans rights have not been acquired by trans people themselves but with the solidarity of a critical mass of cisgender moderates, who stand in favor of constitutional rights and the rule of law. The transphobic voices were and are extremist, even if they have taken the power.
Mamdani's win should settle this debate forever, as it is a big'ol'fat Fuck-You to the first category of people. The unscrupulus authoritarian who is effectively an alt-right adjacent, and prone to turn Nazi as soon as the political climate is favorable.
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Nat (she/they) - 2mon
Yeah, if my right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is too far for them, they're not fighting for anything worth backing.
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WhatGodIsMadeOf @feddit.org - 2mon
People should forget about these subculture dramas and unify over understanding that marketing is the enemy of humanity and freedom.
Modern life is psychological warfare. Freedom is understanding.
Stop putting faith in people that want to make money off you and use your culture for profits.
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grue @lemmy.world - 2mon
Ad-blocking is praxis.
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etherphon @lemmy.world - 2mon
Thank you sometimes it feels like people are fighting a war against themselves.
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compostgoblin - 2mon
Not until they stop taking money from billionaires and PACs. Look at who some of the best and most consistent advocates for trans people are: Bernie, AOC, Zohran. What do they have in common? They are democratic socialists who don’t take big money, and they are despised by Democratic Party leadership
Teknevra in queer_defense_front
Democrats Can’t Blame Trans People for Their Own Failures
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/democrats-trans-rights-election-analysis/Do you think this week's election results will get that message through to the Democratic party?
As a WELL PAID Democratic Strategist ONE Key takeaway from the Past Elections is that there's a LOT of Sad Republicans we can Grab if we ANGER literally EVERYONE WHO ALREADY VOTED FOR US! THAT"S the Winning Strategy! It's not like if we PISS OFF our Voting Base they'll Sit Out ANOTHER election!
What if Ezra Klein wears very fancy leather shoes and smiles while he says we have to betray trans people? Now we are talking about a cold, hard sober business and growth minded perspective we have to give lots of space to and nod in agreement with.
The right bears a grudge to the modern world in its entirety, and it pours money and energy into something they call ideological realignment. They want to bring about a shift in Zeitgeist that will make basic rights as we understand them in the post-world-wars era, and constitutional democracies as we understand them since the French Revolution obsolete.
Trans rights are not "subculture dramas" or "identity politics" but an application of these rights to people who are non-cisgender. We have the right to live our life in peace, get medical treatment and not getting discriminated against because of who we are. There is a specific type of person who because they are deeply transphobic while not styling themselves as right-wing or fascist, they project their views on the "silent majority", and dare tell us to shut up about democracy because our rights specifically are going "too far" in the democratic direction.
Guess what? There is not a "too far" in the inclusion and participation direction. Only in the opposite direction there is a "too far", and we know what lurks there: Absolute barbarism. In fact trans rights have not been acquired by trans people themselves but with the solidarity of a critical mass of cisgender moderates, who stand in favor of constitutional rights and the rule of law. The transphobic voices were and are extremist, even if they have taken the power.
Mamdani's win should settle this debate forever, as it is a big'ol'fat Fuck-You to the first category of people. The unscrupulus authoritarian who is effectively an alt-right adjacent, and prone to turn Nazi as soon as the political climate is favorable.
Yeah, if my right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is too far for them, they're not fighting for anything worth backing.
People should forget about these subculture dramas and unify over understanding that marketing is the enemy of humanity and freedom.
Modern life is psychological warfare. Freedom is understanding.
Stop putting faith in people that want to make money off you and use your culture for profits.
Ad-blocking is praxis.
Thank you sometimes it feels like people are fighting a war against themselves.
Not until they stop taking money from billionaires and PACs. Look at who some of the best and most consistent advocates for trans people are: Bernie, AOC, Zohran. What do they have in common? They are democratic socialists who don’t take big money, and they are despised by Democratic Party leadership