I’ve seen a depressing trend of Democratic politicians embracing anti trans talking points and compromising gender affirming care for young people. This is extremely concerning as states and the federal government are undermining access to care now more than ever. Democrats standing by trans people has far more dire consequences now than ever, yet we’re being treated as politically disposable by people who used to campaign on lgbtq issues like Gavin Newsom and Pete Buttigieg.
I can’t say I’m surprised. Liberal papers like the New York Times has been uncritically promoting unscientific transphobia for years that claims alternatives exist to gender affirming care. My guess is that people see a person transitioning as an unfortunate thing, desperately wishing there was another way. They ignore the fact that gender affirming care is both the best treatment for dysphoria, and one of the most successful treatments for any mental condition ever discovered.
To put it simply, making gender affirming care harder to obtain for kids will kill many of them. Kids being kept from care by their parents already drives people to suicide, and a slimy politician preventing supportive parents from helping their kids will do the same. Every time I see people claim these guys are our best shot at beating fascism, I die inside. I have no doubt that they’ll eventually axe care for all adults like everyone who was originally “worried about fairness in sports” is currently pushing for. The only way they won’t is if we make it a costly issue for them.
Your principles result in death and suffering so yes shame you. SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!
Your principles result in mass suffering and death, as well. It’s just more neatly tucked overseas and out of sight. The US economy notably relying on child slavery? No big deal if nobody acknowledges it and the courts don’t give a fuck. Large amounts of undocumented immigrant labor? Who cares if the Democrats never lift a finger for them? An open Zionist committing a genocide? But he’s tirelessly working towards a ceasefire! Not to mention Ukraine, which Biden largely abandoned before leaving office… keep telling people to be less radical and to fall in line harder. It’s working super well.
This country is a fucking joke. There is nothing feel good about voting, it is the absolute opposite of a representative democracy - while people like you settle more and more every cycle.
What are you doing to depose Trump now? What did you really do prior to the election? Did you try to shift Democrat policy? Did you try to get Biden to address or reconsider his open, long-standing Zionism? Did you unquestionably support the Zionist in 2020 over Bernie? Did you push for a primary in 2024? Or did you mostly just sit online and shame people back then too? It’s time to switch it up, in my opinion.
But I see you’re busy calling anarchists tankies - your energy is directed towards fringe people online and not focused toward your preferred party and people who can make a positive difference in said party. It’d be fun to see you demand accountability from everyone equally, but there’s no shame coming from me… just confusion…