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I...I can't believe people are downvoting stuff like this. We're virtually in the same position - I am also transgender, and would have to pay hundreds of doll

I...I can't believe people are downvoting stuff like this. We're virtually in the same position - I am also transgender, and would have to pay hundreds of dollars for HRT if I was down there, alone. There are unfortunately a lot more biased, seemingly pious individuals here, who are just downvoting these kinds of comments without even providing proper criticism. That's what 'patriotism' gives you. Amurrrica! I've even had folks directly misquote me and put words in my mouth to argue with me. I've never even seen that on HN.

sysbin 7y ago
I'm doubtful any of the downvotes are coming from people that have experienced what's offered for being in situations of misfortune in life. I sometimes think I have ptsd from the way everyone in the USA is quick to assume the person suffering is responsible for their own suffering; accusing when they've never experienced anything of the sort by how their life happened to play out. Makes seeking help harder than when I first attempted in the USA. I sometimes wonder if the USA adopted the blame victim psych by assuming that would be a solution of saving human & social resources.
WkndTriathlete 7y ago
I can only speculate why people are downvoting, but I suspect it's because sysbin's comment seems to suggest a particular state of mind: - Ignorance of the First Amendment - Extreme sense of entitlement and expectation that others should do as he/she expects regardless of how the other person feels about it Phrasing it as "I was surprised to find that doctors in the US can refuse treatment to transgenders based on their religious beliefs" would probably have led to far fewer downvotes.
- sysbin 7y ago
  Hypocrisy is what you're preaching right here. People downvoting me for expressing (what "they" consider a first amendment right) by voicing my opinion that Canada has it better for not restricting healthcare based on religious ideology. That's hypocrisy against my USA and Canadian right. People are scum when they use religion as an excuse to allow someone's health to be worse than if religion didn't exist to result in the maltreatment compared to a person with an illness they find tolerable by their beliefs for following treatment protocol accepted in the medical community. I can voice that opinion in Canada or in the USA. Canada has it better for trans people. I'm sure "scum" in USA will not care about that because they're a bunch of narcissists.

sysbin 7y ago

I'm doubtful any of the downvotes are coming from people that have experienced what's offered for being in situations of misfortune in life. I sometimes think I have ptsd from the way everyone in the USA is quick to assume the person suffering is responsible for their own suffering; accusing when they've never experienced anything of the sort by how their life happened to play out. Makes seeking help harder than when I first attempted in the USA. I sometimes wonder if the USA adopted the blame victim psych by assuming that would be a solution of saving human & social resources.

WkndTriathlete 7y ago

I can only speculate why people are downvoting, but I suspect it's because sysbin's comment seems to suggest a particular state of mind: - Ignorance of the First Amendment - Extreme sense of entitlement and expectation that others should do as he/she expects regardless of how the other person feels about it Phrasing it as "I was surprised to find that doctors in the US can refuse treatment to transgenders based on their religious beliefs" would probably have led to far fewer downvotes.

sysbin 7y ago
Hypocrisy is what you're preaching right here. People downvoting me for expressing (what "they" consider a first amendment right) by voicing my opinion that Canada has it better for not restricting healthcare based on religious ideology. That's hypocrisy against my USA and Canadian right. People are scum when they use religion as an excuse to allow someone's health to be worse than if religion didn't exist to result in the maltreatment compared to a person with an illness they find tolerable by their beliefs for following treatment protocol accepted in the medical community. I can voice that opinion in Canada or in the USA. Canada has it better for trans people. I'm sure "scum" in USA will not care about that because they're a bunch of narcissists.