• MolotovHalfEmpty [he/him]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      You don’t understand. By throwing more than half the country under the bus they toxified the republican brand electorally, which will allow them to win more marginal seats in order to get important legislation passed like compromising with fascists on only the partial eradication of minorities from public life.

  • Homestar440 [he/him]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    fucking WHY?! do you think you’re gonna earn any kind of respect from the fucking NAZIS? who are you even trying to please, you fucking morons! GODDAMIT, being the lesser of two evils isn’t supposed to be your explicit goal, you pieces of garbage! just do something good, just once, as a goof. jesus christ

    :agony-mescaline:

  • InevitableSwing [none/use name]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    extremely revealing of the centrist brain that anyone could frame this as a “compromise.” with whom? it’s an executive agency. democrats control the executive branch. you’re ceding power to people who have no leverage.

    Tweet

    • Evilphd666 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      They have the Senate and the Presidency. How is this not just flat BLOCKED from ever getting to Biden in the first place?

      Then these Democrats have the nerve to brow beat progressives who won’t :vote: for them.

      This type of waffling from “The Top” weakens any Democrat down the line trying to protect trans rights. It throws red meat to the fascists and signals it’s open season on the queers right when 2024 campaign season starts getting in gear.

      Then you got the DSA simpletons that try to hand wave away and play “harm reduction” with the libs by being a de-facto arm of the DNC to prevent progressive escape to other more welcoming parties.

  • adultswim_antifa [he/him]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    1 year ago

    After years of hateful barrages from republicans that seem to have surprisingly little traction, republicans seem to be doing surprisingly badly running for office on this. So republicans haven’t been able to win political power to do something like this. So Biden’s just going to give them something anyway? This is fucking stupid. Can you imagine a republican just giving the left something we want? Fuck, can you imagine democrats giving the left something we want?

  • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    1 year ago

    What’s weird to me is how overall unpopular alot of the anti trans and general anti LGBT shit is for regular people. This seems like a very bad move politically on top of morally. I don’t really get it. I mean I guess trying to rationalize libs is a losing battle tho

    • Rod_Blagojevic [none/use name]@hexbear.net
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      Is it unpopular? I’m witnessing a huge increase in ambient transphobia. I think most of it is unexamined and doesn’t have real commitment behind it, but that’s not any different than most peoples’ political inclinations.

      • GreatWhiteNope [she/her]@hexbear.net
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        In my experience, Boomer libs (the only base democrats actually pander to) are pretty transphobic.

        Criminalizing gender affirming care seems to be crossing the line for them, but they’re pretty TERF-y about inclusivity.

      • JoesFrackinJack [he/him]@hexbear.net
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        I’ve seen some polls suggesting it is pretty unpopular. Lots of blue seats were won againdt major transphobes these last two years in some surprising places. I also think anecdotally having to hear anyone irl harp on about trans hate or LGBT hate is extremely off-putting for everyone. Most of my family is right wing and there is only 1 person in my whole extended family that will randomly bring up trans issues and everyone tells them to shut up lol. It’s just not a real concern for a lot of people.

        The thing is too is this type of hate is way more prevalent online, we’ve been bombarded with it. But when the right has actual sieg heiling nazis showing up to rallies/protests against drag its an extremely bad look for even the less moderate right wingers.

        I think it depends too on where you live. Some places are definitely just always going to hafe anyone not cis