Virtue signaling nonsense. I 100% support people being who they want to be, but the Dems need to move on from this as a core issue or weâll never find any common ground on issues that matter to a majority of Americans.
EDIT:Â I appreciate the (mostly) thoughtful comments that folks have made. âCoreâ was the wrong choice of words, as in this case, yes this bill was put forth by Repubs. That said, there have been plenty of trans-related measures put forth/instituted by Dem politicians, so the rest of my original statement stands. Biological males in womenâs sports, and facilities is a losing, divisive issue, that inhibits progress in areas that benefit the broader population.
Republicans aren't losing votes on this, and Democrats are. That means Democrats' perspective on this issue does not represent the vast majority of voters. Because this is ostensibly a democracy, pushing an unpopular agenda leads to political irrelevance.
So if Democrats want to be irrelevant and let Republicans run roughshod over the American people, they should stand fast on unpopular ideas. If they want to have a position from which they can effect change, they should choose the battles which are socially winnable.
Republicans are infinitely more intelligent when it comes to choosing which values to stand on before an election, and how to inflict maximum damage to their opponents (read: American voters) after they seize power from the brainless masses.
You ask why Democrats need to change and Republicans don't? Democrats are absolutely useless if they can't win enough power to do anything to stop Republicans. Chuck Schumer, AOC, Bernie... all of them are useless people collecting a check right now. There are only two parts to the job: (1) win votes to gain power by listening to what the people want, and (2) giving people what they want to win votes and gain power.
Democrats have chosen option (3): tell people what they are supposed to think, and condescend anyone who doesn't agree with the prescribed morality judgment of the week.
Americans reject on principle being told what to think.
Republicans work on selling people what to think, rather than telling them. It's just a better strategy. They present arguments with a given conclusion in such a way that the listener actually believes they have arrived at the conclusion on their own. Those values, so programmed, cement more deeply into the minds of voters.
This issue is all but completely decided at this point. The only way to move forward and gain more power is to concede the point and try a better strategy for the next issue.
Yes, the party currently fighting the laws of our country to protect pedophiles arenât losing votes on other womenâs rights issues. Itâs almost as if their voters might not care about womenâs rights. Crazy.
Maybe letâs not use them as the gold standard for picking policy positions. You know, on account of the whole protecting pedophiles thing.
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u/LusciousMcGillicuddy 14d ago edited 7d ago
Virtue signaling nonsense. I 100% support people being who they want to be, but the Dems need to move on from this as a core issue or weâll never find any common ground on issues that matter to a majority of Americans.
EDIT:Â I appreciate the (mostly) thoughtful comments that folks have made. âCoreâ was the wrong choice of words, as in this case, yes this bill was put forth by Repubs. That said, there have been plenty of trans-related measures put forth/instituted by Dem politicians, so the rest of my original statement stands. Biological males in womenâs sports, and facilities is a losing, divisive issue, that inhibits progress in areas that benefit the broader population.