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I’d argue that for many (way too many) of us it’s the constant attacks by those on the right to our freedoms that can cause much of what is described. It’s har

I’d argue that for many (way too many) of us it’s the constant attacks by those on the right to our freedoms that can cause much of what is described. It’s hard to feel safe and content, when you see your very rights being removed on a daily basis.

macintux 2y ago
Both sides feel their values are under attack. I don't know how to fix that disconnect. A national dialog might help, but the politicians on at least one side have no interest in bridging the gap.
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- krapp 2y ago
  Both sides may feel it, but it isn't equally true for both sides. One side suffers, the other co-opts the language of the suffering.
  - macintux 2y ago
    Even if you’re right, and I’m inclined to agree, that still means a conversation is necessary. For all that it’s gained us, changing from 3 national networks to an infinite number of entertainment-masquerading-as-news silos has done immeasurable damage to the U.S.’s cultural coherence.
legitster 2y ago
> It’s hard to feel safe and content, when you see your very rights being removed on a daily basis. There's someone literally on the other side making this exact same argument to their camp. Maybe both are true, or maybe neither.
- MissTake 2y ago
  Not seeing how being asked to use my pronoun is somehow akin to making it illegal to get married, use toilets, or even keep my job. One one side people are angry at losing their long held privileges that have been abused, on the other side we’re looking for respect and basic human rights. No one on the right side of the argument is at risk of losing their job, being physically attacked, or having actual rights being taken away just for existing. Me? As a trans woman I’ve been verbally assaulted, lost a job, and constantly have to justify my existence with each new job, just because I’m trans. That’s in 12 years I’ve been out as a trans woman. Before then, in over 25 years of adulthood, I never once had a single issue.
- archagon 2y ago
  What rights are being removed from the other side?

macintux 2y ago

Both sides feel their values are under attack. I don't know how to fix that disconnect. A national dialog might help, but the politicians on at least one side have no interest in bridging the gap.

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krapp 2y ago
Both sides may feel it, but it isn't equally true for both sides. One side suffers, the other co-opts the language of the suffering.
- macintux 2y ago
  Even if you’re right, and I’m inclined to agree, that still means a conversation is necessary. For all that it’s gained us, changing from 3 national networks to an infinite number of entertainment-masquerading-as-news silos has done immeasurable damage to the U.S.’s cultural coherence.

legitster 2y ago

> It’s hard to feel safe and content, when you see your very rights being removed on a daily basis. There's someone literally on the other side making this exact same argument to their camp. Maybe both are true, or maybe neither.

MissTake 2y ago
Not seeing how being asked to use my pronoun is somehow akin to making it illegal to get married, use toilets, or even keep my job. One one side people are angry at losing their long held privileges that have been abused, on the other side we’re looking for respect and basic human rights. No one on the right side of the argument is at risk of losing their job, being physically attacked, or having actual rights being taken away just for existing. Me? As a trans woman I’ve been verbally assaulted, lost a job, and constantly have to justify my existence with each new job, just because I’m trans. That’s in 12 years I’ve been out as a trans woman. Before then, in over 25 years of adulthood, I never once had a single issue.
archagon 2y ago
What rights are being removed from the other side?