afterimage

10mo

just quote me next time

It is true the Republicans are using more openly reactionary rhetoric and your fears are valid as a trans person

But you need to temper the legitimate fear with realism. A common Democrat tactic after Oct 7 was to bring up the inevitable genocide and discrimination LGBTQ people will face in his re-election, specifically trans. Trans people are a marginalized group but the idea of trans people being criminalized and rounded up writ large is a scare tactic to vote for a Biden rather than meaningful change in health care policy at the federal level

The likely outcome with be Democrats continue to be used as a “lever” against Red states while they slowly shift to the right to not appear “too woke” as they do on every social issue the past 20 years. As they have for Gay people, black people. Just 4 years ago they promised black people true change and all we got on paper was increased police budgets.

Marginalized groups of any stripe will continue to fight for better conditions as long as a state that operates on profit, long when me and you grow old. This isn’t the election to end all, it wasn’t in 2020 nor in 2016 like Democrats. They want to use you as tokens to secure another vote at the ballot box just to not take action because they don’t want to appear “too leftist” to suburban white voters that may vote Blue.

The situation is bleak and realistically it may get worse for a bunch of groups before it gets better. But the Democrats being in office isn’t “fixing” it, and I know you’re gonna say I’m “both siding” it, and I’m not. There are differences between the two parties but neither will magically resolve your fears.

There are trans socialists and communists who oppose Biden and stand in solidarity with Gaza, im not gonna go in on that comment but your identity doesn’t shield you from being worth more than the next person, regardless of how hard it is to see how connected your government is to their suffering, and how little you care

Peace

Snowboy

10mo

b**** got the nerve to tell a palestinian woman that they need to hold their nose and vote for a racist pedophile that murdered my kin

SignedTwice

10mo

Nah how much worse can it get

sponge

10mo

it always can

darkest before dawn

SignedTwice

10mo

We already lived thru Trump and you can argue it’s worse now.

Not buying the sky is falling if you elect the other guy trope again, voting 3rd party

sponge

10mo

Oh i agree with dubbing that “Lesser of two evils” bullshit

i’m just saying things are headed a certain way regardless of the demon that gets elected come november

We just gotta be prepared for the fallout if we can

emocean

10mo

I honestly didn't even read your comment fam my comment was not in response to you but to a common sentiment I've seen online over the last month or two

I appreciate your reasonably-toned and empathetic comment, though. I think you make some good points. Ultimately, though, I don't believe Trump will be any better for Gaza than Biden has been/would be. And throwing my vote away by voting third party or not voting (esp as I live in a swing state) just makes little to no sense for me as someone with actual stakes in this election. I understand that the worst-case scenario for trans people if Trump gets elected is not LIKELY, but I am certain that it would be a net negative for trans people overall.

SignedTwice

10mo

Exactly, Biden winning again is going to have us on a better path? Yea okay

afterimage

10mo

Im not voting for Biden or Trump based solely on Gaza like yourself. I’m a communist so i fundamentally disagree with him on a lot of stuff. The U.S foreign policy as a whole is based off imperialism and economic exploitation of other countries which is why most communists reject foreign conflicts Amerca is in. Israeli occupation is just oneexample.

That is valid to feel like you are “wasting” your vote but truthfully it will be a waste either way. This isn’t meant to demean or belittle you honestly, but I understand it can feel secure knowing you made an attempt when Democrats are telling you Republicans are the equivalent to the next Hitler

Ultimately you personally have to do whatever works to take care of your own mental health. Materially it has no benefit but that isn’t something you or I can change in the next 4 years

emocean

10mo

I unblocked just to check if they deleted it and it appears they did, but just for anyone else reading, Snowboy told me to kill myself. Twice!

sponge

10mo

u must be new to this internet thing bredren

emocean

10mo

I unblocked just to check if they deleted it and it appears they did, but just for anyone else reading, Snowboy told me to kill myself. Twice!

sponge

10mo

that’s some funny s*** right there

Snowboy

10mo

twice!

emocean

10mo

try actually responding to my perspective in a constructive way!

emocean

10mo

you can do whatever you like. but idk how you can't see the way you talked to me in this thread is absolutely deranged and out of line. I'm gonna go ahead and block you now, have a nice day!

sponge

10mo

Keep yourself safe king