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What, in practice, was too crazy and left in the Biden administration? (Honestly asking)

by galactus 2y ago

bagels 2y ago
Defending trans people apparently was a bridge too far for many, for one.
- nobody9999 2y ago
  >Defending trans people apparently was a bridge too far for many, for one. Which is ridiculous. Trans folks are less than one percent of the population. Why shouldn't they be allowed to be who they are? Given the tiny number of these folks, it really shouldn't make any difference to anyone who's not trans anyway. But, apparently, some folks, who appear to believe that their trained-in prejudices are the laws of nature, feel the need to tell other people how they should live and, even more egregiously, try to force them to do so. That's not liberty. That's not individual rights. That's not religious freedom. Rather, it's busybodies trying to tell other people what to do.
  - jimininy 2y ago
    The problem isn't the people, it's the policy. e.g. https://4w.pub/male-inmate-charged-with-raping-woman-inside-california-womens-prison-cdcr-confirms-pregnancy https://4w.pub/male-inmate-charged-with-raping-woman-inside-... The only reason this could happen is because of policy that prioritizes self-declared "gender identity" over sex, and over women's dignity and safety. That's the actual problem, not people just quietly living their lives.
arandomusername 2y ago
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- lancesells 2y ago
  There's 2x the amount of border apprehensions under Biden than Trump. I'm sure more people are trying to get into the country under Biden than trump so let's say the control is pretty even but not uncontrolled. https://usafacts.org/topics/immigration-border-security/ https://usafacts.org/topics/immigration-border-security/
  - ImJamal 2y ago
    The number of border apprehensions is irrelevant. The only thing that matters is the number of illegals who enter the country. If 0 illegal immigrants enter the country that would mean there are 0 border apprehensions. Would that mean the border was less secured? Everything indicates there were less illegal border crossings under Trump than Biden https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/02/11/trump-biden-immigration-border-compared/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/02/11/trump-...
    - lancesells 2y ago
      The parent comment said "uncontrolled". It also boggles the mind that immigrants are the issue while the 1% own as much as the entire middle class, while the bottom class owns nothing at all. When you pay more for groceries, or rent, or gas do you think it's the immigrants making it expensive?
      - arandomusername 2y ago
        What do you think illegal border crossings are if not uncontrolled immigration? Cost of groceries/gas are a separate issue. Does not mean immigration isn't. And do you think immigrants do not make rent more expensive? If you increase the demand, without increasing the supply, what do you think happens?
      - ImJamal 2y ago
        You are sounding a bit demeaning. Do you really think people are only capable of caring about one issue? Regardless, immigration can harm the poor by having increased competition for low paying jobs. Bernie Sanders called open borders a Koch brothers plan to get cheap labor. This is especially true of illegal immigration since they will naturally be paid less because there is a legal risk.
tomp 2y ago
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What, in practice, was too crazy and left in the Biden administration? (Honestly asking)

bagels 2y ago

Defending trans people apparently was a bridge too far for many, for one.

nobody9999 2y ago
>Defending trans people apparently was a bridge too far for many, for one. Which is ridiculous. Trans folks are less than one percent of the population. Why shouldn't they be allowed to be who they are? Given the tiny number of these folks, it really shouldn't make any difference to anyone who's not trans anyway. But, apparently, some folks, who appear to believe that their trained-in prejudices are the laws of nature, feel the need to tell other people how they should live and, even more egregiously, try to force them to do so. That's not liberty. That's not individual rights. That's not religious freedom. Rather, it's busybodies trying to tell other people what to do.
- jimininy 2y ago
  The problem isn't the people, it's the policy. e.g. https://4w.pub/male-inmate-charged-with-raping-woman-inside-california-womens-prison-cdcr-confirms-pregnancy https://4w.pub/male-inmate-charged-with-raping-woman-inside-... The only reason this could happen is because of policy that prioritizes self-declared "gender identity" over sex, and over women's dignity and safety. That's the actual problem, not people just quietly living their lives.

arandomusername 2y ago

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lancesells 2y ago
There's 2x the amount of border apprehensions under Biden than Trump. I'm sure more people are trying to get into the country under Biden than trump so let's say the control is pretty even but not uncontrolled. https://usafacts.org/topics/immigration-border-security/ https://usafacts.org/topics/immigration-border-security/
- ImJamal 2y ago
  The number of border apprehensions is irrelevant. The only thing that matters is the number of illegals who enter the country. If 0 illegal immigrants enter the country that would mean there are 0 border apprehensions. Would that mean the border was less secured? Everything indicates there were less illegal border crossings under Trump than Biden https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/02/11/trump-biden-immigration-border-compared/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/02/11/trump-...
  - lancesells 2y ago
    The parent comment said "uncontrolled". It also boggles the mind that immigrants are the issue while the 1% own as much as the entire middle class, while the bottom class owns nothing at all. When you pay more for groceries, or rent, or gas do you think it's the immigrants making it expensive?
    - arandomusername 2y ago
      What do you think illegal border crossings are if not uncontrolled immigration? Cost of groceries/gas are a separate issue. Does not mean immigration isn't. And do you think immigrants do not make rent more expensive? If you increase the demand, without increasing the supply, what do you think happens?
    - ImJamal 2y ago
      You are sounding a bit demeaning. Do you really think people are only capable of caring about one issue? Regardless, immigration can harm the poor by having increased competition for low paying jobs. Bernie Sanders called open borders a Koch brothers plan to get cheap labor. This is especially true of illegal immigration since they will naturally be paid less because there is a legal risk.

tomp 2y ago

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