I'm not really into politics
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Everything is political. Trans people need you to talk and act like it is, so politiphobia can't be used for transphobia. Engaging in politiphobia is a microaggression against trans people.
THIS is literally the exact kind of bullshit that makes people not take you seriously, whether you like it or not.
Politiphobia IS NOT a thing!
There's almost no way to use the word 'microaggression' without sounding like a self-important twat!
How about we focus on securing some actual rights for trans people before we start trying to deliver awkward/juvenile ultimatums regarding micro- anythings? 🧐🧐🧐Posts like this miss the forest for the trees to a dangerous degree, imo
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THIS is literally the exact kind of bullshit that makes people not take you seriously, whether you like it or not.
Politiphobia IS NOT a thing!
There's almost no way to use the word 'microaggression' without sounding like a self-important twat!
How about we focus on securing some actual rights for trans people before we start trying to deliver awkward/juvenile ultimatums regarding micro- anythings? 🧐🧐🧐Posts like this miss the forest for the trees to a dangerous degree, imo
Using inclusive language is part of the political process to change laws and get rights.
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The thing is, no matter who has the power nothing changes, so why care?
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that's quality
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Reminds me of a time I was arguing with a friend in a pub. He didn't vote and thought it was pointless etc. I was saying:
Me: "Have you been to <city> recently?"
Him: "Yeah"
Me: "Have you noticed a the amount of homeless people?"
Him: "Yeah, it's getting really bad now isn't it"
Me: ...
Him: "What's that got to do with the government?"
At this point, a random woman leaned in to comment.
"You know, I agree with your friend. HE shouldn't vote."
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The thing is, no matter who has the power nothing changes, so why care?
Buahahah, meanwhile TACO and USA being seen as idiotic reactive country right now due to Trump xD
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When your choices are Democrat or Republican, it makes sense.
Does the US really not have any other political parties? Is there some sort of rule that says that there can only be two political parties.
I don't understand how there can be so much dissatisfaction with the current options, and that dissatisfaction has existed for so long, and yet there are been no other parties formed to take advantage of that displeasure and offer themselves as an alternative.
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You don't have to be "into politics" to hate the state of current situations. We can all feel left behind when infrastructure fails, society piles on, prices skyrocket and basic homes are out of reach financially.
You can get into politics minimally, you don't have to nerd out on it, but everyone should have a basic understanding of the political system.
It's like complaining that your house constantly catches fire but never bothering to realise that your extension cable monstrosity is causing the problem. A basic understanding of the electricity would have prevented the fire in the first place, and learning about electricity now would prevent future fires. But instead you just complain that your house catches fire every other week.
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Everything is political. Trans people need you to talk and act like it is, so politiphobia can't be used for transphobia. Engaging in politiphobia is a microaggression against trans people.
I think you sort of have a point but it's been lost by the word salad.
Anyone who ever unironically says the phrase microaggression automatically sounds like an absolute twit
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Does the US really not have any other political parties? Is there some sort of rule that says that there can only be two political parties.
I don't understand how there can be so much dissatisfaction with the current options, and that dissatisfaction has existed for so long, and yet there are been no other parties formed to take advantage of that displeasure and offer themselves as an alternative.
It takes time to grow a new party. With first past the post voting there is no time to do that in. Since any new party will take voters from the party you allign more with and guarantee the party you align less with wins. And none of the 2 major parties are interested in changing to a system that would give themselfs less power. Those poor people over there are stuck with psycopatic fasistic party that is afraid of everything and everyone, and a megalomanic ignorant party that degrades into in-fighting any time they have any power.
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Does the US really not have any other political parties? Is there some sort of rule that says that there can only be two political parties.
I don't understand how there can be so much dissatisfaction with the current options, and that dissatisfaction has existed for so long, and yet there are been no other parties formed to take advantage of that displeasure and offer themselves as an alternative.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Is there some sort of rule that says that there can only be two political parties.
No, but I think the issue lies with their system of government. As a presidential republic they don't have parliamentary government where parties enter coalitions to form the executive, so smaller parties have no good way to get established and share executive power and responsibility while growing.
Couple that with the voting system which also favours the trend to only two parties, and there you have the mess.
PS: They have the Green Party and the Libertarian Party, but they remain at the fringe and largely irrelevant. No seats for either of them.
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The thing is, no matter who has the power nothing changes, so why care?
That's not true. Lots of things change when Trump is president. They get worse.
You want hope, but fear should be enough.
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You don't have to be "into politics" to hate the state of current situations. We can all feel left behind when infrastructure fails, society piles on, prices skyrocket and basic homes are out of reach financially.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]You don't have to be into "water" to hate the state of being thirsty. We can all feel parched and frustrated when we don't drink it, don't pay our water bill, or eat a cup of salt every day.
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When your choices are Democrat or Republican, it makes sense.
So, in your mind AOC and Trump are exactly the same person?
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So, in your mind AOC and Trump are exactly the same person?
something something genocide
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So, in your mind AOC and Trump are exactly the same person?
They're the worst candidates from either direction lol
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THIS is literally the exact kind of bullshit that makes people not take you seriously, whether you like it or not.
Politiphobia IS NOT a thing!
There's almost no way to use the word 'microaggression' without sounding like a self-important twat!
How about we focus on securing some actual rights for trans people before we start trying to deliver awkward/juvenile ultimatums regarding micro- anythings? 🧐🧐🧐Posts like this miss the forest for the trees to a dangerous degree, imo
You seem very emotional about their word choice. So how about I reframe it.
Avoiding voting is a luxury because you're not going to be killed by either administration. And failing to vote is a passive attack on those who will.
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So, in your mind AOC and Trump are exactly the same person?
No. AOC and Trump are outliers on either end of the spectrum.
But as a whole the difference between how Democratics and Republicans do politics is nothing more they semantics.
Lobby money, bribery, insider trading, sexual scandal political controversy work just the same on either side of the aisle.
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Reminds me of a time I was arguing with a friend in a pub. He didn't vote and thought it was pointless etc. I was saying:
Me: "Have you been to <city> recently?"
Him: "Yeah"
Me: "Have you noticed a the amount of homeless people?"
Him: "Yeah, it's getting really bad now isn't it"
Me: ...
Him: "What's that got to do with the government?"
At this point, a random woman leaned in to comment.
"You know, I agree with your friend. HE shouldn't vote."
I on the team of this woman when it comes to quite a few people
