• Mac@mander.xyz
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    2 months ago

    Gonna be hard to work against anything when you’ve been executed for knowing a trans person and not reporting them.

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      2 months ago

      Hitler talked about helping the “Volk” while supporting the system that kept them subservient to capital. The analogy here is not exact, but Democrat politicians are not exactly real trans advocates even if individuals sometimes are. He’ll they allow big, loud transphobes to have plenty of voice in their party, they are courtkng Republicans, lauding endorsements from reactionary war criminals. As in the UK, trans people are on th3 chopping block of this faux-progressive party and it is extraparty advocacy that really keeps things afloat.

      Work locally to support trans people. Build mutual aid networks, build groups that do direct action, make unions pro-trans, protect events that normalize being trans. Kamala Harris isn’t doing shot for trans people except appropriation and a smile while yelling you that the naked transohkbia rampant in the party and everyday life is just the price you pay for freedom: or else.

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        2 months ago

        You are correct.

        and I would prefer to keep gays, trans, and women alive while we work at the local level in the meantime.

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          2 months ago

          Voting for Kid Killer Kamala ain’t doing that. And there is no meantime, organizing requires your help right now.

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            2 months ago

            Oh so you think i should vote for Trump who will kill them himself?

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              2 months ago

              You should vote for neither and should spend your efforts and time thinking about this to work against them and for our mutual liberation.

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                2 months ago

                Ahhh, there it is. A Trump supporter in disguise.

                Btw, the two aren’t mutually exclusive.

                I wont be replying again, feel free to have the final word.

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                  2 months ago

                  Given that I oppose Trump and am not voting for him, it requires a bit of dishonesty and mental gymnastics to call me a Trump supporter.

                  Please do your best to engage in good faith and directly address what I say. Sometimes we internalize the logic of our oppressors and this can lead to incorrect actions and prevent having the right positions and coherent solidarity with others. I think that is what is happening here.

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                    2 months ago

                    Simple question: Who do you think would be better for the country as president? Neither isn’t an option, because one is happening, no matter what. Equally bad isn’t an option either, as no 2 people are completely identical. It doesn’t matter is objectively false, as they will do things differently, and those differences are not equivalent.

                    The fact is actively telling Kamala supporters not to vote is indirectly voting for Trump, and vice versa, whether you yourself turn up or not.

                    If you truly believe it doesn’t matter, there’s no reason to tell anyone to not vote, as voting and doing the other actions you recommend are not mutually exclusive.