Why is dictating gender the government’s business? Where are all the Republicans who always objected to the government intruding into people’s lives? Was it all bullshit from all of them? Was there not a single Republican for whom this was more than a veiled demand that they be allowed to be a bigot and an asshole?
And where are the protests over this? Think how tough transgender people have it, and how much tougher the Nazi government is making it for them. Think how this is denying people basic rights. There should be mass protests in support of transgender rights. There’s so much irrational hatred and cruelty. All of us who can see the inhumanity should be doing something, even some little thing, to help trans people and obstruct this program of cruelty designed to drive people to despair.
Yep, it’s all bullshit. A simple translation:
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Fiscal conservatism / small government = cutting benefits for poor people and minorities
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States rights = allowing states to harm minorities through segregation and slavery. Only applies if the state level action harms poor people and minorities (then the federal government kicks in)
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Freedom of speech = conservatives can say whatever they want without consequences; minorities get cancelled or much worse.
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Keeping government out of the bedroom - conservatives can marry their child brides; the rest lose access to abortions and porn and eventually contraception and gay and interracial marriage.
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Just another step in the genocide of queer people in America I still see people on Lemmy deny is happening.
Fascists feel no obligation to truth or reality, nor do they feel encumbered by a need to be consistent in their beliefs and statements.
The cruelty is the point and it’s FUCKED UP that there’s this many humans who are so fucking broken that they get off on hurting other people.
I couldn’t agree more. Trump and his goons are simply bad, bad people. I’m a public school teacher and rest assured the only thing I can and will do to counter this monstrous behavior is treat all my students with respect and kindness and be on the lookout for students who might need additional support in these bizarre times.
