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I can't blame the author to trying to focus on the best aspects of how to reach across the political spectrum (even within the same party), but I'll be honest a

I can't blame the author to trying to focus on the best aspects of how to reach across the political spectrum (even within the same party), but I'll be honest and say that some ideas/positions are fundamentally incompatible with a liberal society. For example, the current crop of social conservatism to seem to be dead set on putting inspectors at the entrances of public restrooms because of pseudo-fears over transgender people (specifically male-to-female transsexuals). Clearly, it's not about protecting children, women, and the elderly. It's about shaming a minority into submission since we've been making gains in terms of the national discussion. Hell, the fact that Caitlyn Jenner got some conservatives to rethink their ideas signals that certain virulent ideologies are on their way out. So, all they got left is to demonize. Worse still, there's no compromising with these people on such legislation like ENDA. They always want more protection to discriminate in private settings where they would be in violation of existing protected class laws. If such people want to have a seat at the table then they need to stop assuming that transgender people are monsters first and foremost. If that's not in their agenda then there can be no depolarization or compromises, ever. You can't debate the humanity of another person, either they're human or they're not.

yompers888 11y ago
>Clearly, it's not about protecting children, women, and the elderly. It's about shaming a minority into submission since we've been making gains in terms of the national discussion. It would be fruitless for me to speculate on the particular aversion you mention to transsexuals, but in general you'll gain a better understanding by looking for a motivation other than malice; that's seldom the explanation. The real rationale may be short-sighted, ignorant, wildly unfair, and unlikely to be advanced by the outlandish actions taken, but nonetheless there is some underlying thought process, and most people care far too much about themselves to go out significantly out of their ways to deliberately do harm to others.
- norea-armozel 11y ago
  The fact of the matter is they are open about their malice. Search on Youtube for the South Dakota senator's remarks in response to someone's skepticism of his bathroom bill. He basically states that trans people are effectively bad or broken people. If he's saying that sort of bunk then there's no room for debate for him, he's made his mind up. For me, talking to or trying to compromise with these kinds of people is like compromising with a robber: he's still gonna steal your stuff even if he doesn't beat you up or kill you.

yompers888 11y ago

>Clearly, it's not about protecting children, women, and the elderly. It's about shaming a minority into submission since we've been making gains in terms of the national discussion. It would be fruitless for me to speculate on the particular aversion you mention to transsexuals, but in general you'll gain a better understanding by looking for a motivation other than malice; that's seldom the explanation. The real rationale may be short-sighted, ignorant, wildly unfair, and unlikely to be advanced by the outlandish actions taken, but nonetheless there is some underlying thought process, and most people care far too much about themselves to go out significantly out of their ways to deliberately do harm to others.

norea-armozel 11y ago
The fact of the matter is they are open about their malice. Search on Youtube for the South Dakota senator's remarks in response to someone's skepticism of his bathroom bill. He basically states that trans people are effectively bad or broken people. If he's saying that sort of bunk then there's no room for debate for him, he's made his mind up. For me, talking to or trying to compromise with these kinds of people is like compromising with a robber: he's still gonna steal your stuff even if he doesn't beat you up or kill you.