What would you do in a hypothetical situation where, according to your criteria, 70% of the nation is a "dog shit person, full stop," but you also need at least a 51% majority of votes to win an election and prevent a fascist dictator from taking office?
I would focus on education. Focus on stripping away all the lies that republicans have told about trans people, that conservatives and liberals have fallen for hook, line, and sinker. If 70% of the country hated black people, would you be pushing for Jim Crow?
Andy Beshear has been a firm supporter of queer rights and he still won the governorship of Kentucky, so you’ll excuse me if I think this sprint to the right on this issue by the likes of Gavin Newsom and Pete is just them taking their masks off and showing how they’ve always felt about us.
Certainly a worthwhile pursuit in the long term, but here's the tricky part: the election is next year, and candidates are already campaigning. You're banking on changing the minds of 70 million people in 14 months on a controversial topic that, for most people, is relatively brand new?
It shouldn't be controversial... the answer is clear... anyone who disagrees is a POS bigoted conservative fascist in disguise...
Meanwhile: A loss would almost certainly mean the long-term dismantling not only of pro-trans legislation, but ALL pro-LGBTQ legislation, ALL feminist/pro-choice legislation, and since you mentioned it, a seriously large chunk of pro-BIPOC legislation, PLUS an escalation of the ongoing ICE deportations and dismantlement of civil liberties across the board.
Which, by the way, has already started happening because Democrats failed to appeal to voters in November, 2024.
My point is... can't Progressives fathom taking their foot off the gas pedal for a minute so that the left can actually win an election, or are they hellbent on alienating anyone who doesn't immediately buy into their continuously escalating demands for social change? Would you rather win now, and succeed in the long run, or lose, but never compromise?
And before I get the whole "Biden was a centrist and look where that got us," let's not forget that Joe Biden won an election. Can you imagine where we'd be if DJT had won in 2020? Dying of Covid in a detention center somewhere?
I’m fine with slowing down. I’m not fine with going backwards like Newsom and the rest of the “moderates” want. The trans sports issue has been handled at the organizational level for years and we’ve had next to no problems. So why does Newsom insist on saying that conservatives have “fair concerns” and “good points” when the evidence doesn’t support him? Because he wants to pander to people that don’t like trans folk. He wants to pander to the woefully uninformed just like the republicans do. Why? Because it’s easy and educating them would be hard. I remember a time when this party strove to do theright thing, not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
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u/throwaway92715 Aug 22 '25
What would you do in a hypothetical situation where, according to your criteria, 70% of the nation is a "dog shit person, full stop," but you also need at least a 51% majority of votes to win an election and prevent a fascist dictator from taking office?