SwampYankee

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[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 153 points 8 months ago (7 children)

registered sex offender status for educators distributing it

If a book in your classroom or school library has anything beyond a heterosexual peck on the cheek, congratulations, you're now a sex offender. Not a joke.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 3 points 8 months ago

Free speach is a philosophical concept. Its not like freedom wasnt invented until the Americans decided to write the constitution.

So is freedom of association, and there is a give and take between the two, and other rights for that matter.

Im not gonna have this discussion rn cos frankly im sick of having it.

You and me both.

But that being said many (socially progressive) nations have done independent studies (for the purpose of their socialised medicine) on the effectivness of said various treatments and found no statisticly significant improvement in health outcomes (self harm, suicide, depression etc).

I've seen the one from Finland? Sweden? in the 80s trotted out over and over again as if science doesn't progress. More recent studies show that gender affirming care is extremely effective in improving mental health outcomes. Here's just one on puberty blockers and hormones that says 60% less incidence of depression and 73% less incidence of suicidality: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35212746/.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 5 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Well, I was making fun of your speech patterns but I would understand if the mods want to delete my comment. I think there's at least some understanding of intent here on lemmy. You clearly either don't understand gender dysphoria and are proud of your ignorance, or you are just legitimately transphobic. Or maybe a little bit of both. Regardless, getting moderated on an internet forum is not a violation of your free speech either. You said it, I responded to it. We're having a conversation. Free speech. You don't get to yell the n word in the lobby of a hotel either.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 7 points 8 months ago

I mean, Trump conservatism is clearly influenced and informed by post-modernist philosophy. Social constructivism is there in spades. Identity politics predate all of this and have been used by both sides extensively over time. Cultural Marxism... I'm not even sure what it is - sort of an amalgam of critical theory and (((them)))? Okay, you got me on that one.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 0 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Oh okay, so trannies are your thing... whatever, colonialism and white supremacy were examples. You can say whatever you want, dude, and you clearly have on any number of occasions. Don't mistake us calling you out for your bullshit for suppression of your free speech. As a self-proclaimed retard, I'm guessing you probably don't fully understand the issues you're talking about. I'd be more likely to call you ignorant, which is fine, because ignorance can be cured.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 38 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

If they actually move as fast as Trump has promised to, the next four years are going to be absolute chaos. Anything that relies on federal funding will be mired in uncertainty - 23 million people work for federal, state and local governments.

Edit - not to mention the tens of millions more who work for contractors and consultants who have contracts with federal, state, and local agencies

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You can apply all of this to the Trump conservative movement, except that systemic oppression and power imbalances are treated as natural, and thus (at best) not something we need to be concerned about.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 27 points 8 months ago (8 children)

Sorry you took our opposition to colonialism and white supremacy personally. Maybe you should think about why. That's clearly not the intention.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 51 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry, we'll be getting rid of it.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 28 points 8 months ago (38 children)

Did we huwt youw feewings?

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Maine & Louisana voting for some eldritch terror, apparently.

[–] SwampYankee@mander.xyz 96 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Surely even Trump voters must wonder

I'm gonna stop you right there.

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