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California’s governor has become an anti-Trump comedian. It’s 2017 all over again.
(www.theguardian.com)
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lmao. this reminds me of how conservatives have co-opted therapy language - Jan 6th insurrectionists who used to be "facts don't care about your feelings" assholes are now filing legal briefs about how being in prison has given them Trauma, and they should be released from prison because they have Anxiety and Depression.
this is more patronizing and condescending bullshit. just once I'd like to meet a centrist/moderate Democrat who doesn't talk to people on their left like they're children. seriously, it's not that hard. try it sometime.
the canonical example of harm reduction actually working is needle exchange programs to prevent the spread of HIV, hepatitis, etc.
a crucial thing about those needle exchange programs is that IV drug users wanted them. they fought for them to be established.
with actual harm reduction, you don't need to browbeat the people who will experience the reduced harm into accepting it.
you're trying to frame "no one is allowed to criticize Newsom for being transphobic" as somehow being "harm reduction" for trans people? give me a fucking break. trans people in this thread are trying to tell you that Newsom represents increased harm targeted at them.
if that's not enough, and you want other examples - Katelyn Burns:
Parker Molloy:
Alejandra Caraballo:
and that's just the first 3 politically active, American trans people who I thought of, and who I know are on Bluesky, where it's very easy to search their username plus Newsom to find what they've said about him.
don't delude yourself about "harm reduction". what you're actually doing here is the white savior complex, but with trans people instead of non-white people.
You are putting so many words in my mouth that I won't need dinner. I'm happy to have reasoned discourse, but your starting point makes that impossible, as you'll just accuse me of being defensive. This is not arguing in good faith.