My daughter’s America has become apocalyptic — safe states scattered, broken up by vast stretches of hostility

  • @[email protected]
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    291 year ago

    I haven’t read the article yet but damn that’s a sobering title. We must do better in the US (and the world). Really frustrating that we keep falling into the same bigoted patterns rather than treating everybody as inherently worthy of bodily autonomy and respect. Batshit that people are making this out to be a states rights issue.

    • BrooklynMan
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      261 year ago

      Batshit that people are making this out to be a states rights issue.

      like slavery? and this surprises you?

      • @[email protected]
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        191 year ago

        No, that’s why I said we’re falling into the same bigoted patterns as before. It’s not surprising but it is absolutely batshit that we keep rinsing and repeating the same cycle :/

        • SpaceBar
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          1 year ago

          It’s because regressives only have a few plays in their playbook.

          "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

          The law cannot protect anyone unless it binds everyone; and it cannot bind anyone unless it protects everyone."

          Trans people are the new constitutionally unprotected out group. So far, they can legally be discriminated against, and those who vote republican will focus on that. They won’t focus on how they’re being failed by the Republicans in economic matters.