There is no way they aren't just straight up going to come for us.

Edit:For Cis comrades, spread the word and emphasize the seriousness of this to everyone you can. Making sure people actually know about this is the most important thing as the majority of people just dont know anything or pay attention.

  • Quimby [any, any]
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    2 years ago

    I see two things to do (but I'm not trans, so I can't speak for my comrades):

    \1. support trans people. financially, emotionally, logistically... whatever you're able to do. and, ask trans people what they need. (again, I'm cis, so like, this stuff is my best guess, but I'm also asking my comrades "hey, I'm here for you: how can I help?)

    \2. much less importantly: bully terfs. I'm a believer that bullying works. I don't mean "shame" them, the way liberals do. I mean bully them. If someone starts to complain about trans people in sports, make fun of them for being unathletic, cowardly, dumb, wanting a participation trophy... whatever.

    also, the rhetoric of "why are we always talking about trans people??"--throw that right back at them. "hey, you know people are having real problems right now? there's an opioid epidemic, and gas prices are through the roof, inflation, covid... why are you so worried about trans people? ugh. you liberal elites. worrying about trans people when real Americans have bigger problems. "

    • p_sharikov [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I think bullying tactics are actually highly inadvisable from this point on. Bullying only works when you're in power, and even then it tends to achieve compliance, not genuine agreement. When you're no longer in power, bullying rhetoric gives your enemies an opportunity to claim that you were the instigator when they attack you. And those libs you bullied into compliance will not back you up, because they never really changed their mind.

      The types of rhetoric I'm seeing in trans spaces is going to be disastrous in the hyper conservative America we are headed towards.