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> But who out there is preaching proper pronoun usage WITHOUT supporting legislation for protection of trans people? This is maybe not the best example. But c

> But who out there is preaching proper pronoun usage WITHOUT supporting legislation for protection of trans people? This is maybe not the best example. But certainly there are a lot of groups who have a veneer of helpfulness, but whose actions are self-serving. Their words say one thing, but their actions another. Then there's groups who mean well, but whose actions are ineffective. I.e. enacting these laws they hope will reduce homelessness, but do nothing to actually address homelessness (because they don't understand the issue).

steveBK123 5y ago
An example here would be the people who protest the breakdown of homeless shantytowns (from which bussing to shelters is provided) but also protest any new shelter being built in their zip code. Or protest about educational inequality & segregation being so unfair, but vote for low taxes while making sure their kid gets into the better gifted&talented school which also has a huge PTA budget as all the rich locals get zoned into it and can increase the per-student budget for THEIR kids through direct contributes..
- deanCommie 5y ago
  Oh those are GREAT examples, you're right. There are so many people who would march in support of homeless and poor, but vote against any legislation to build more low-income housing that would actually help them, because it would also decrease their own houseprices or raise their taxes ever so slightly.
  - steveBK123 5y ago
    There's also well meaning but poorly thought out activist maximalism. Like blocking new construction of a building on say a former McDonalds site that will be 30% low-income housing. The activists demand it be 50%.. 80%.. 100% or don't build. So sure that would be more low income housing, but it may be above the threshold where its profitable for a developer to take on the project. The delays/fights also may deter developers in that neighborhood generally. Meanwhile - how much low-income housing did the former McDonalds provide?

steveBK123 5y ago

An example here would be the people who protest the breakdown of homeless shantytowns (from which bussing to shelters is provided) but also protest any new shelter being built in their zip code. Or protest about educational inequality & segregation being so unfair, but vote for low taxes while making sure their kid gets into the better gifted&talented school which also has a huge PTA budget as all the rich locals get zoned into it and can increase the per-student budget for THEIR kids through direct contributes..

deanCommie 5y ago
Oh those are GREAT examples, you're right. There are so many people who would march in support of homeless and poor, but vote against any legislation to build more low-income housing that would actually help them, because it would also decrease their own houseprices or raise their taxes ever so slightly.
- steveBK123 5y ago
  There's also well meaning but poorly thought out activist maximalism. Like blocking new construction of a building on say a former McDonalds site that will be 30% low-income housing. The activists demand it be 50%.. 80%.. 100% or don't build. So sure that would be more low income housing, but it may be above the threshold where its profitable for a developer to take on the project. The delays/fights also may deter developers in that neighborhood generally. Meanwhile - how much low-income housing did the former McDonalds provide?