Trump winning supports the genocide of every LGBTQ+ person in all of North America, be it directly or indirectly. No one wants what is happening in Gaza. But, I have to say the potential genocide (in the sense of complete erasure of culture as well as open murders with little to no consequences sense) here is even higher.
I have the unfortunate circumstance of being a trans woman in GA. I already have had to completely shut off most contact with people, both work and personal.
I’ve already had rocks thrown at me in an attempt to kill me (this was years ago, even). I already feel like I have to carry a gun. If things go the way they seem, I will even have to order in groceries because it will further empower the people that hate my existence.
The foreign policy is shit, no question. However, I don’t like the possibility of being raped and murdered by some asshole that thinks he understands Co² emissions after watching some video.
I have a lot to say here, especially as a very blue collar machinist. I will refrain, though.
In conclusion: by “avoiding” the genocide in Gaza (which would have in my opinion had a much higher chance of being resolved with Democratic policies), you have also doomed people like me to maybe live in fear for the rest of our lives.
I hope you look back on this, and see how self centred you sound. I’m sorry you’ve had bad experiences, but comparing having rocks thrown at you (this was years ago, even), to the weight of us backed military drones shooting you in your hospital bed isnt helping
most people on this planet dont even get a vote, and that includes a lot of people in the us. American liberals will blame anything and anyone for their failing before looking in the mirror.
this post was obviously written by the russian agent who uses my account while I’m sleeping. No one really agrees with me, I’m not even real.
How self-centered of them to worry about their own life.
I’m sure you’re going to throw yourself between an IDF soldier and a Palestinian any time now, right?
Replying here at this date and time 2 months later to state that Trump forcibly passed an executive order to erase the identity of all trans people in the US. Nah, I don’t think this was very self centered.
I hope for the best for your safety, sanity, and well being. Fuck this “interesting times” nonsense.
I have to reply here because SDF was down for a while and federation is still catching up. I want yout to know, though, you’ve kept me laughing and that has helped me a lot, so thanks for that.
Thank you for doing the same.
The laughter is the release and therapy we’ll be needing going forward.
There’s a reason people’s are cursed “to live in interesting times.”
Me as a child:
Wow! History was horrible at times, but so interesting, too! Just imagine if we could have seen that first hand!
Me now:
No, not like that.
In conclusion: by “avoiding” the genocide in Gaza (which would have in my opinion had a much higher chance of being resolved with Democratic policies), you have also doomed people like me to maybe live in fear for the rest of our lives.
Doesn’t matter. They get to LARP with their purity politics. The lives of American minorities don’t matter to them.
The democrats do not care about American minorities
Dumb fucking children
I’ve taken to calling them out as exactly what they are: virtue signallers. Like you said, they’re just larping about caring about these people, and boy do they get salty when they have to deny it.
How about we stop the blame game and stay focused on fighting for both (and to be honest many more) causes?
There was always going to be a fight, it was only a matter of how we were going to fight.
All three branches of the federal government is under MAGA control. There is no fighting back.
stay focused on fighting for both
We’re going to see both ends played against the middle. I fully expect to see wave after wave of (often AI generated) images and testimonials, depicting Arab men and Trans Women fighting each other tooth-and-claw, while I’m told I need to apologize for the savagery of these two groups.
There was always going to be a fight, it was only a matter of how we were going to fight.
The conflict lines are already shaping up. Palestinian Rights Activists robbed Trans people of their freedom and dignity. Trans Activists sacrificed POC on the alter of convenience. The only way forward is to abandon both causes and accept a compromised second class citizenship mediated by a bunch of straight white wealthy bureaucrats. Otherwise, we’ll get the business end of the police baton while the media reports us all as violent dissidents and human shields.
We still have the 2nd amendment. That’s the one thing conservatives will not take from us.
Conservatives don’t have to take away the 2nd, it benefits them a lot more than it benefits you.
Still better than nothing
100%
“We may not have democracy for very long now, but at least the school shootings will continue”
I’m pro school shooter 💪
Until the fighting starts.
Sure they will.
Yeah, I was telling my partner that the conservatives will probably come for our guns before the democrats. Especially if Trump gets elected. But hopefully I’m wrong.
Don’t know why you got a downvotes, Hamburger Hitler said he’d take them without due process
Funny sidestory here:
A week or so ago they had an AMA with someone in Gaza on Hexbear where someone dared to ask the question what the situation was with LGBTQI+ rights right now.
Dude replied: “oh there are no gay people in Gaza, because everyone’s religious here”
Made me frown but upvotes galore and I think they now ran a pretty succesful gofundme for him
This is the only AMA that I found that involved a GoFundMe and had the lgbt mentioned in the thread.
If this is not what you’re talking about, could you find the original thread?
Oh gawd what I won’t do for Lemmy
Here’s the thread in the AMA
And here’s the GoFundMe thread
edit: not really related to the OP anymore but here’s another sad blip from this forced marriage
Maybe you can realize that comparing genocides doesn’t really help you.
“I don’t care about that genocide because it is happening thousands of miles away and doesn’t affect me even though it’s my money funding it, but I do care about this genocide that’s not yet happened but might happen to me”
If you can excuse one genocide then you can excuse them all. It doesn’t suddenly matter because it’s your life at stake.
I understand your point. The reality is that I should have made the meme both “yes.” I’m not trying to detract from the horrors in Gaza. The reality is that my own personal situation suddenly became more real than it ever had before, and I had some knee jerk reactions. I by no means intended to excuse anything. The point here was that by electing that moron, multiple genocides have not only been enabled, but encouraged. I also wanted to bring up conversation around the other legal definition of genocide, which is cultural erasure (See: Uyghurs) that very much is in the cards for people like me.
Think about this ad, which was nationally aired that not only discourages the mental healthcare of prisoners, but deliberately attacks the entire idea that people that are trans need help or are, in fact people:
https://youtu.be/lhnHt1NB0M0?si=78yAlrtfC1ZNikrJ
The preemptive Trump administration, through this ad, has explicitly stated that every trans person in any state of being is to be reviled, hated, and denied any respect. Policies are likely imminent that will likely put trans people at risk regarding rights, physical safety, legal representation, and overall well-being.
For reference, this is a thing: https://elan.school/ - it is heart breaking, but the infrastructure and desire to force young LGBTQ+ people into a system like this is already there. It is already happening. Now, with all 3 branches of government fully under the control of people that want to see this happen (with things like conversion therapy camps), there is no logical reason why they wouldn’t just implement such.
Yes, noone has ever prioritized their own safety or sacrificed for the sake of political gains: these are psychologically impossible positions
Dumb shit like this is why Trump won. Grow up or expect to lose in the future as well.
Trump won because rich people wanted him to, not because of niche memes on statistically insignificantly known websites.
Posting on lemmy is the equivalent to when I used to post on Final Fantasy themed bulletin boards in the mid 90s
Maybe that your post that given us the remakes
may God have mercy on my soul
All of these so called anti fascists sure do seem excited about a fascist being elected
None that I can see, but you keep beating that strawman.
Can you explain to me exactly what you wanted. support for what policies, countries defenses, future plans for mitigation of issues?
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How about both. 2 in 1 combo
Jeebus. Trans machinist in Georgia? That’s a hard row to hoe there, hun. I ran a shop during 2020 and about half my crew was black. The political insanity ripped it apart.
Born and raised in Alabama, we moved to a northern state this summer. You need to think hard about getting out. We are not registered as Dems, but instead independent. Probably going to remove face pics from fet. Don’t fly a pride flag. Figure if you’re white, you’ll be okay for a while. Probably be a while before they come after LGTBQ. Maybe things get better, IDK.
Keep your head down and your powder dry.
Our family motto is: Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Seriously. Move north or west. It ain’t that expensive for someone with blue collar skills. Especially if you can take some people with you.
Yeah. It has been really rough. I realistically can’t work for someone else at all. Glad I have some really good contracts that keep my poor 40 year old Hurco churning stuff out.
I’m putting our little play farm together and then I’ll be doing machining again. Have a potential contract for remote work that would be real nice. Otherwise, I’m going to have to go work in a shop for a little while and save up so I can build my own shop.
Luckily, I pass as a standard machinist good 'ol boy. Just have to keep my mouth shut and let them assume.
I’ve always heard and seen good things from Hurcos but have never ran one. I’m hoping to find a nice old Fadal mill and maybe an Okuma lathe here in the rust belt.
Yeah where’s all the fucking dipshits that were on here before yelling nonstop about Kamala not getting their vote because of the genocide in Gaza, hmm? I guess Russia doesn’t need to employ them anymore.
More like canceled their ChatGPT subscription
They’re still here, for some reason. Maybe everyone thought the election would take a few days to call and so they paid for a few more days of disinformation?
They’re now advocating for violence. A civil war would be a great way to destabilize the US.
this meme implies that lives of americans has more worth than lives of gazans. your rage is justified but outlawing essential healthcare for lgbtq+ is not the same as a hostile military force genociding and ethnically cleansing you. bad meme all around.
They don’t care as long as it doesn’t affect them. Did you ever see dem voters wish death to biden or obama. They are brain washed into thinking lesser evil is better. Evil is evil no matter what. Trump 4 years and then maybe dem another 4 years and the cycle repeats.
Yes, we all know that enabling TWO genocides is much better. That must be what you think, considering that’s the direct result of your stance. The situation in Gaza was never going to change, but as for what COULD change, by fucking god, you sure made it change. It’s thanks to virtue signalers like you that we now have foreign genocide with a side of domestic trans-hunting.
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They don’t care as long as it doesn’t affect them.
That’s you one post ago. Looks like someone was projecting.
Lets clarify your stance here. Dems are brainwashed and don’t care about Gaza because it doesn’t affect them… but you don’t care about what happens to Americans because it doesn’t affect you… 🤔
You’re taking a stance against genocide in Gaza… but that same stance indirectly extends the genocide… 🤔And that’s not to mention the longer term affects caused by Trump’s stance on things like fossil fuels and climate change.
It was a statement and yours was crying, tone defines how people take it. Dk what you mean by projecting cause I’m neither in America nor Palestine.
No. My stance is most Americans are brain washed into thinking they have to vote for capitalism.
What happened to Americans? Were all american lgbt people exiled in 2016?
What stance did I take that increases the genocide? Are libs so brainwashed, that they can’t comprehend anything except voting any one of the two? I’m no American, i don’t vote there.
You think dems get their funds from forests or alaskan mountains? Saying we are better than them doesn’t mean dems implement any laws to better the climate. Can you reference any climate change policies biden govt implemented that may reap benifits?
All I’m saying people should unite to end this stupid capitalist capitalist world.
It was a statement and yours was crying, tone defines how people take it.
It’s called accusing, as in calling you out for your blatant hypocrisy.
Dk what you mean by projecting cause I’m neither in America nor Palestine.
Surely you can’t be this dense? You can’t actually believe that’s what I meant, can you? That’s plainly stupid. You’re projecting because you show the exact lack of empathy you accuse others of.
Were all american lgbt people exiled in 2016?
Were there bounties on trans people prior to 2016? Were there blanket bans on abortion? Were there calls to bring back fucking asbestos? It’s called escalation.
What stance did I take that increases the genocide?
The same one that drove 20 million more people to abstain from voting than four years ago, leading to Trump’s win.
Are libs so brainwashed, that they can’t comprehend anything except voting any one of the two?
Don’t comment on things that you’re this clueless about.
Can you reference any climate change policies biden govt implemented that may reap benifits?
Nope, but you know what I can reference? Trump policies that had detrimental effects on the clime, such as withdrawing from the Paris agreement. Didn’t see that kind of shit under Biden.
All I’m saying people should unite to end this stupid capitalist capitalist world.
“All I’m saying is that the half of the US that gives a shit should stand up against both the other half and the government itself!” It’s not 1793, we can’t just behead our leader and start fresh. Besides, you sure as shit said a lot more than just that.
Did biden improve climate change was my question. Waiting for an answer.
You’re looking for someone to blame for Trump winning and decided to blame the wrong people because you’re angry and need an easier target. Not the 70 million Americans who voted for Trump eh? Not the Harris campaign staff who refused to let Palestinians endorse Harris at the DNC and were trying to get their community to join them?
No, blame other victims because only your suffering counts. We’re ALL suffering.
I don’t mean to belittle your justified concerns, but Mexicans and Canadians would like to remind you that North America != USA.
And to imagine that this doesn’t affect either of those nations is very short sighted. Remember that there is a self declared queen of Canada based entirely on Trumpism and QAnon BS, as well as the potential mass detaining of innocent Mexicans.
I absolutely agree this will impact all of North America, but equating the US with North America is simply incorrect.
Oh, it’s worse than that for Canada. Trump during his last term tanked entire sectors of our economy with executive orders he spat out like tweets. Those “deals” were all taken apart in International court filings but the damage was already done.
Remember we are a very big landmass staffed by only a sliver more people than exist in the state of California. If the US goes under we will be ripped apart as no more than collateral damage.
And more genocide in Gaza!
