Protection of democracy is paramount. Everything else - everything - is secondary. There are a hundred things that need to be fixed, and that has to happen after.
The fact that this needs to be said is a testament to the efficacy of Republican culture war bullshit. Instead of talking about the world-ending issues like crumbling democracy, environmental collapse, and the rise of the techno-nationalist oligarchs, we are discussing… trans rights. Shoot me now.
There’s a difference between recognizing that defending democracy is absolutely the #1 thing to be talking about and doing that and entirely going “blah blah” at basic human rights
Trans rights are literally human rights. I’m fairly certain the Democratic platform is to protect human rights. How would it benefit us to focus on one particular niche right among the many, many others?
the right to clean air
the right to clean water
the right to medical care
the right to free speech
the right to choose your own gender
the right to remain silent
the right to eat pizza in the shower
the right to affordable housing
the right to education
the right to stick things in your butt
the right to listen to music
the right to eat random debris
the right to have cats
the right to own blankets
etcetera
All of these are rights. They’re all important. Not all of them matter to a single parent working minimum wage in Michigan. We need to use our brains folks.
Oh so Democrats are adopting policies to intentionally harm trans people now? To you not campaigning on something automatically means the candidate will work against that thing?
Can you explain? My impression is that democrats have fervently (and often to their own detriment) defended trans people from republicans. What are you talking about?
I agree with you regarding Biden on Israel. Most Americans remain staunchly and irrationally pro-Israel. Obviously public opinion is changing but slowly.
Thread’s about how the party ignored the rights of trans people. And I’ll notice you ignored what I said about Palestinians. Human rights also includes foreign policy.
Protection of democracy is paramount. Everything else - everything - is secondary. There are a hundred things that need to be fixed, and that has to happen after.
After.
Yes, even for that. Because secondary.
The fact that this needs to be said is a testament to the efficacy of Republican culture war bullshit. Instead of talking about the world-ending issues like crumbling democracy, environmental collapse, and the rise of the techno-nationalist oligarchs, we are discussing… trans rights. Shoot me now.
Fuck off with the dismissal of human rights.
If that’s what you got from my comment the Republicans have radicalized you.
There’s a difference between recognizing that defending democracy is absolutely the #1 thing to be talking about and doing that and entirely going “blah blah” at basic human rights
Trans rights are literally human rights. I’m fairly certain the Democratic platform is to protect human rights. How would it benefit us to focus on one particular niche right among the many, many others?
All of these are rights. They’re all important. Not all of them matter to a single parent working minimum wage in Michigan. We need to use our brains folks.
*offer void for Palestinians and trans people.
Oh so Democrats are adopting policies to intentionally harm trans people now? To you not campaigning on something automatically means the candidate will work against that thing?
They came around on immigration. They’ll come around on trans rights. Wonder who’s next.
Can you explain? My impression is that democrats have fervently (and often to their own detriment) defended trans people from republicans. What are you talking about?
I agree with you regarding Biden on Israel. Most Americans remain staunchly and irrationally pro-Israel. Obviously public opinion is changing but slowly.
Thread’s about how the party ignored the rights of trans people. And I’ll notice you ignored what I said about Palestinians. Human rights also includes foreign policy.