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Will Bunch expresses what I've been thinking since Trump was elected. American democracy is under attack from within. The fascists who yearn for an authoritarian government in the media are promoting it, and the media who supposedly don't support it fail to recognize it. They are busy trying to follow the political playbook of the 20th century.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hi, also a middle class white dude making responsible decisions and, white dude to white dude, you're stuck a little too much up your own ass.

Great, you went to some risqué drag shows. Good for you. Do you think ALL of them are like that? Are you so short sighted that you cannot fathom experiences outside of your own? Do you feel like your small sliver of understanding means you should dictate a parent's ability to make their own decisions on what is appropriate for their child?

And do you not understand that the children at drag shows is just a transphobic smoke and mirrors meant to prey on the "morally superior" yokals like yourself? These fascists are stripping away the rights of transgender people, making them scared for their very lives, because people like you are eating up this complete bullshit.

And just shut up about BLM. It's not your place, it's not MY place, to tell a marginalized and oppressed people when they can and cannot protest. Just because you think the treatment of the individual is "justified", it does not matter. What an absolutely absurd and arrogant thing to say, really.

Seek more understanding before you choose to open your mouth on issues that you obviously do not understand. You cannot get haughty with folks that respond to you with anger and insults because you've clearly chosen ignorance over understanding. You need to come to terms with just how selfish and self-indulgent your views are before you can ever understand these issues you have chosen to insult with your callowness.