I’m old enough to remember how Reagan ignored AIDS because his whole administration branded it as a “gay plague”.

So, yeah, Reagan was a true conservative.

“Full”? That’s a blatant lie. Fuck that.

But alright, don’t let nuance stop you from enjoying another 4 years of fascism I guess.

And let me say, if you think people like RMS are fascists, then please and by all means, go fuck yourself.

Yes, stupid.

Because helping actual fascists gain power because their opponents don’t think trans women should participate in women’s sports is stupid.

JFC you would be OK with sending brown people to gas chambers just to make your point. What the fuck.

He’s not. But people seem to believe we should crucify anyone six degrees from anyone remotely right wing now.

Doesn’t make him a fascist tho.

I couldn’t care less about that asshole. My issue is with the people in the list, some of which aren’t even related in any way to Omarchy.

And I’m honestly tired of people whose only contribution to FOSS is manufactured drama, targeting actual contributors because they didn’t pass their purity test, which apparently involves never posting anything ever, or knowing exactly all the opinions and positions of all the people in an organization they donated money to. Even worse, we have Stallman in the list, and whatever opinion you have about the guy, he was never linked to Omarchy, and we would likely never had FOSS as we know it without him.

So yeah, fuck this performative drama shit, brought to you by some guy who hasn’t contributed anything relevant to FOSS, ever.

Ah, another witch hunt in FOSS world. Some things will never change.

I’m sorry, are you suggesting that you don’t even try to review the code?

Then why would anyone need you in the cycle? You are clearly replaceable.

If the point is that single issue voters are morons, yes, absolutely.

So does coreutils.

Enjoy abstaining and being “sent to camps” regardless, whatever the fuck that means, but this time along with a bunch of brown people.

Average .ml response, of course. Everything is fascism, so let’s give actual fascists free way to take over the country.

Right, because Biden himself directed cops to arrest them.

Republican voters would consistently cast their ballot, no matter what. Democrat voters are less reliable. Doing nothing is, in practice, a vote for republicans.

Now, if you would rather not vote for no trans women in sports, and instead let the candidate who supports that, plus cuts in Medicaid, ICE raids in Hispanic neighborhoods, and a data center right at your door, I’m sorry to say but you would be a self centered moron.

Republicans taking extreme stances on identity politics was always just bait to drag their opponents to their own court. And it worked beautifully. For the past ten years or so, it’s all been like that. Affordability, healthcare, work rights, all have been eclipsed by fucking identity politics, and I’m tired of it.

Why are we even focusing on performative bullshit when the vast majority of people are hurting in very specific and actionable ways? And by “we” I mean anyone left of center.

Why?

Maybe you should try to sell this PoV to everyone else who is being actively hurt by Republicans and the current administration.

Some of these candidates are against trans people in women’s sports, and that’s pretty much it. Tell me again how does that compare to deporting people who have been living in the country for decades, or not being able to afford clean water or electricity.

That sounds a lot like “fuck everybody else if I’m not getting mine”.

Do you think many legislators and activists who fought to abolish segregation were pro LGTBQ? No fucking chance. Yet they were unequivocally better than the alternative. Fifty years later, here we are, debating if we should let literal nazis take congressional seats because the opposition hasn’t taken a pro trans stance. What a joke.

If housing was a right, anyone could have as much of it as they want.

If healthcare was a right, anyone could have as much of it as they want.

If fucking air was a right, anyone could have as much of it as they want.

Right. So your point is that the EU should track people like China does. Got it.