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That can be criminalized quite easily How exactly could trans sympathy be "criminalized"?

by WillPostForFood 10mo ago

nkrisc 10mo ago
Declare “trans” a terrorist organization.
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- stronglikedan 10mo ago
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  - mmh0000 10mo ago
    Incorrect. That’s exactly how it works! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_transgender_people_under_the_second_Trump_administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_transgender_peo... https://www.them.us/story/trump-admin-fbi-trans-nihilistic-violent-extremists-terrorist https://www.them.us/story/trump-admin-fbi-trans-nihilistic-v...
  - hiddencost 10mo ago
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  - rsynnott 10mo ago
    I mean, clearly it shouldn't be how it works, and is not how it works in sensible countries, but, as people have noted, it does seem to be what ol' minihands is going for in the US.
  - nkrisc 10mo ago
    That’s exactly how it works. Who will stop them? A Congress who has ceded all authority to the executive?
- dragonwriter 10mo ago
  You can't just declare an identity a terrorist organization. I mean, that makes as much sense as declaring an idea like antifascism a terrorist organization, which is clearly impossible.
  - protocolture 10mo ago
    Years ago I got into/started a fight in a city. After the fight, the brawl was blamed on the other participants, all of whom were wearing emo clothing. Black shirts, band logos, jeans. The local police went as far as enacting a local anti gang ordnace, identified the emo wear as gang colours, and with 2 hours notice, advised that those colours were not allowed in the city for 48 hours. The security guard who helped break things up was chatting to me about it, laughing at it like it was a common consequence. A local taxi company was cleaning up, as they accepted each emo kid, in groups of 1 - 4 and took them home to the suburbs. 20 taxis lined up, picking up kids. Probably my first political WOW moment. I had never seen ~120 people pay for the consequences of the actions of a few. True to their word, was 48 hours or more until I spotted them in the city again. Governments can make any law they wish, cops tend to enforce any law they wish. Courts and appeals take time. There is nothing preventing that same city from declaring pride flags or trans icons as gang symbols. This wasnt even in the US. Same shit could happen anywhere, Trump could declare them terrorists identified by their symbols and tattoos, he could enforce inspections of their social media at airport checkpoints. Considering what was legal and enforced in the US in its history there's really nothing off the table going forward for persecuting anyone.
  - nkrisc 10mo ago
    Or fentanyl a WMD.
mmh0000 10mo ago
What's great about Wikipedia... There's an article for EVERYTHING!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_for_homosexuality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_for_homosex...
- WillPostForFood 10mo ago
  Not sure how passing a law that makes homosexuality punishable by death, 1: would be easy 2: would apply to sympathizers 3: would be possible
  - sapphicsnail 10mo ago
    It's been done before
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why-o-why 10mo ago
Have you ever heard of the US FBI and its head, Pam Bondi? Here's how she did it: https://www.advocate.com/politics/pam-bondi-trans-equality-bounties https://www.advocate.com/politics/pam-bondi-trans-equality-b...
dxdm 10mo ago
Laws against the "promotion of homosexuality" are how public support and education are suppressed, and could easily extend to transsexuality if that's not included already.

That can be criminalized quite easily How exactly could trans sympathy be "criminalized"?

nkrisc 10mo ago

Declare “trans” a terrorist organization.

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stronglikedan 10mo ago
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- mmh0000 10mo ago
  Incorrect. That’s exactly how it works! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_transgender_people_under_the_second_Trump_administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_transgender_peo... https://www.them.us/story/trump-admin-fbi-trans-nihilistic-violent-extremists-terrorist https://www.them.us/story/trump-admin-fbi-trans-nihilistic-v...
- hiddencost 10mo ago
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- rsynnott 10mo ago
  I mean, clearly it shouldn't be how it works, and is not how it works in sensible countries, but, as people have noted, it does seem to be what ol' minihands is going for in the US.
- nkrisc 10mo ago
  That’s exactly how it works. Who will stop them? A Congress who has ceded all authority to the executive?
dragonwriter 10mo ago
You can't just declare an identity a terrorist organization. I mean, that makes as much sense as declaring an idea like antifascism a terrorist organization, which is clearly impossible.
- protocolture 10mo ago
  Years ago I got into/started a fight in a city. After the fight, the brawl was blamed on the other participants, all of whom were wearing emo clothing. Black shirts, band logos, jeans. The local police went as far as enacting a local anti gang ordnace, identified the emo wear as gang colours, and with 2 hours notice, advised that those colours were not allowed in the city for 48 hours. The security guard who helped break things up was chatting to me about it, laughing at it like it was a common consequence. A local taxi company was cleaning up, as they accepted each emo kid, in groups of 1 - 4 and took them home to the suburbs. 20 taxis lined up, picking up kids. Probably my first political WOW moment. I had never seen ~120 people pay for the consequences of the actions of a few. True to their word, was 48 hours or more until I spotted them in the city again. Governments can make any law they wish, cops tend to enforce any law they wish. Courts and appeals take time. There is nothing preventing that same city from declaring pride flags or trans icons as gang symbols. This wasnt even in the US. Same shit could happen anywhere, Trump could declare them terrorists identified by their symbols and tattoos, he could enforce inspections of their social media at airport checkpoints. Considering what was legal and enforced in the US in its history there's really nothing off the table going forward for persecuting anyone.
- nkrisc 10mo ago
  Or fentanyl a WMD.

mmh0000 10mo ago

What's great about Wikipedia... There's an article for EVERYTHING!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_for_homosexuality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_for_homosex...

WillPostForFood 10mo ago
Not sure how passing a law that makes homosexuality punishable by death, 1: would be easy 2: would apply to sympathizers 3: would be possible
- sapphicsnail 10mo ago
  It's been done before
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why-o-why 10mo ago

Have you ever heard of the US FBI and its head, Pam Bondi? Here's how she did it: https://www.advocate.com/politics/pam-bondi-trans-equality-bounties https://www.advocate.com/politics/pam-bondi-trans-equality-b...

dxdm 10mo ago

Laws against the "promotion of homosexuality" are how public support and education are suppressed, and could easily extend to transsexuality if that's not included already.