none of us are free until all of us are free.

I've seen a depressing trend of Democratic politicians embracing anti trans talking points and compromising gender affirming care for young people.

Burn the DNC to the ground, these impotent acts of betrayal of the voting base that fail to meaningfully activate anyone in return are the unmistakable indicators of a terminal disease in the party.

The sooner we do it, the sooner we can start building a real party on the left in the US.

This isn't redeemable or reformable.

Trans rights are human rights. What would be the point of opposing fascism if it's not to uphold human rights?

Giving up on trans rights is the definition of losing to fascism.

Fascism is an ideology that's turtules all the way down. Once you exclude one group you have built the social infrastructure and mechanisms to exclude any other group. The only defense is to accept and include all groups.

Mamdani needs to become mayor of New York already to show these clown democrats how to do their jobs.

You guys don't get it. We need to concede the civil rights of a marginalized group to defeat fascism!

Sure, but it is kinda funny how every time people start to get close to attacking capitalism or supporting socialists rising in power, suddenly there's a big wave of hate and outrage at trans people, gay people, migrants, etc.

It's almost like they want us to butt-heads with a majority of the population about issues that population will never budge on because the average American has the attention span and compassion of a broken chunk of drywall and only know how to fight.

I have been saying this for a long time, do not abandon advocacy for the rights of marginalized people, but if we want to actually bend society to protecting and respecting those rights, we have to bend it against corporate influence, we have to elect anti-oligarchs, socialists and economic progressives to our local seats of power and influence, we have to kick the legs out from under the foundation of the system that will come for trans people, it will come for gay people, it will come for brown, black and interracial couples, it will come for the mentally handicapped and it will come for women and children, it will come for your video games and your weed and your furry art. One-by-one, every single right and freedom will be lost if we don't start using our strongest weapon against their most vulnerable weak-point, which is by not spending money on luxuries, saving cash away from the banks and corporations who want to "borrow" it.

Our interpersonal narratives with each other need to keep focusing on how the wealthy are the ones making us hate each other, they're the ones driving up the price of eggs, they're the ones making us scared of trans people, they're the ones running congress and senate, they're the ones making gas cost so much, they're the ones taking chunks out of our paychecks and giving us NOTHING in return.

Again, all anyone knows how to do is argue and fight so we have to channel that at the right targets instead of meeting it head-on or we will keep getting stuck in this spiral that has seen only losses in the last decade.

I get it, but conservatism has taken over by ratcheting the country to the right. They've been patiently putting people in positions of power from dog catcher up to the presidency for the last forty years.

Progressives aren't satisfied with ratcheting the country to the left. It's all or nothing.

Welcome to your civilization. Where your rights are used to further agendas.

Edit:Not Progress

Ratchet effect, in real time. This is what harm reduction and blue no matter who buys you. Democrats are not your friend. The system cannot be reformed. We cannot vote our way out of this. Trans people need to arm up. Allies need to arm up. Look out for one another. Stay safe and good luck.

Not what they mean at all. It's just that social issues are secondary to winning the war.

This means putting it off until Conservatives can no longer stop us.

(Not trans btw, just believe in trans right)

Democrats should really just embrace pro-gun politics and win over both right-wingers and left-wing gun owners.

Not only Democratic politicians, I see it here in the Fediverse all the time. People seem to think that the Democrats winning is more important than human rights.

I just don't understood that kind of dogmatic thinking.

Honestly and in all seriousness, I don't think trans rights matter enough to drop them. Like these people aren't in favor of e.g. trump because of trans rights. They are in favor of trump. Why? There is no actual reason. We are talking about people who want the death penalty and a small government??? Who want to cut spending and vote for the guy who spends more money??? they are worried about the quality of life of workers and vote ice cold capitalist into power??? Trans rights don't matter for them, it is a story that they can tell themselves. It is a "reason" because "idk i am just really frustrated and I don't know how to deal with the mental discomfort of acknowledging that my behavior especially my political behavior supported the creation of the situation that I strongly dislike" just isn't comfortable for them.

Trans rights are more than extremely important but politically, they just don't matter. Dropping them will change nothing, but make us worse people.

As an AAPI kid, I am more than used to liberals and leftists abandoning and shitting on us at the drop of a hat. In a just world? That wouldn't fucking happen. In the world we live in? I'll settle for not being actively attacked. Let us fight the slow burn fight just don't actively harm. Just so long as it wins elections and does overall harm mitigation.

But that isn't the case. Democrats increasingly try to be "republican lite" and it just doesn't fucking work. Because the DNC seems to believe the bullshit that the republicans are full of "bush era republicans" and "mavericks" who all hate what the party has become and are just looking for an opportunity to do the right thing. And they completely ignore that all those "mavericks" still vote lockstep with the magats (barring one or two personal issues) because they actually also want the hate and suffering but don't like that it isn't them who are leading the charge.

But when one candidate is running on the gas chamber for all trans people and the other candidate just wants to rough them up a bit? The hateful shitheads aren't going to settle for less. But to everyone else? "Both sides suck".

Transphobia IS gender fascism

That's like saying they need to give up on the mentally and intellectually handicapped in order to fight the original Nazis... it was who they killed first!

We dont have to give up on any single group to fight MAGA morons. Just start calling MAGA what they are, the pedo party.

Oh my friend. You haven't figured out that the Democrats are just really "right light" without a backbone?

Would've they been better than Trump? 100% yes. But anything can be better than Trump's Republicans.

There is no real social left movement in the US. Maybe Bernie and AOC get close to it but still quite centrist.

So, the Democrats are the right throwing some social crumbs around but supporting regressive policies. Once people realize that, a real social movement can start.

But you see, throwing trans people under the bus is a necessary step to finally convince the people running the camps that we're on their side. I'm actually reducing harm. I'm a good person.

"Let's meet in the middle and only oppress people 50%"

Personally, I don't see a difference between combating fascism, and gender rights, gender affirming care, and recognizing people as the gender that they feel most comfortable as. I also don't see a difference between combating fascism and LGBTQIA+ rights in general.

Fascists would have all of those rights stripped away from people. So bring pro LGBTQIA+ and being against fascism, is essentially the same thing in my mind.

The thing about it is, you can be against fascism, but not pro LGBTQIA+, but it would be, in my mind, impossible to be pro LGBTQIA+ and not be anti fascist.

So anyone who wants to deny LGBTQIA+, gender affirming care, or the recognition of people's gender, but who is self-proclaiming to be against fascism, is either under some confused notion of what fascism would entail, trying to find some "middle ground" which doesn't really exist, or they're still fascist, but only if their way of life is what's being promoted under fascism, and we can it something other than fascism.

All of those people can suck my dick.

LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights.

EDIT: I want to add that I'm not LGBTQIA+. I just believe that anyone who is, should have the same rights to be just as happy, or as miserable, as everyone who isn't. I am an ally. I am a humanist.