Democrats seem to think that the issue — which carries life-or-death stakes — is too divisive to address.
    • Irremarkable@fedia.io
      8·
      8 个月前

      There’s a difference between recognizing that defending democracy is absolutely the #1 thing to be talking about and doing that and entirely going “blah blah” at basic human rights

      • yeahiknow3@lemmings.world
        7·
        7 个月前

        Trans rights are literally human rights. I’m fairly certain the Democratic platform is to protect human rights. How would it benefit us to focus on one particular niche right among the others, many of which are way more important?

        • the right to clean air
        • the right to clean water
        • the right to medical care
        • the right to free speech
        • the right to choose your own gender
        • the right to remain silent
        • the right to eat pizza in the shower
        • the right to affordable housing
        • the right to education
        • the right to stick things in your butt
        • the right to listen to music
        • the right to eat random debris
        • the right to have cats
        • the right to own blankets
        • etcetera
        • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
          10·
          8 个月前

          I’m fairly certain the Democratic platform is to protect human rights.

          *offer void for Palestinians and trans people.

            • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
              9·
              8 个月前

              Thread’s about how the party ignored the rights of trans people. And I’ll notice you ignored what I said about Palestinians. Human rights also includes foreign policy.

              • yeahiknow3@lemmings.world
                4·
                8 个月前

                Any defense of human rights is a defense of trans rights. I’m not sure why you find this confusing. Maybe you want these rights to be enumerated for pandering purposes?

                • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  9·
                  8 个月前

                  Any defense of human rights is a defense of trans rights.

                  Hogwash. It’s completely possible to defend human rights for some and not for others. Which is why you keep ignoring what I keep saying about Palestinians. How are their human rights holdin’ up? How are Democrats’ defense of human rights a defense for Palestinians’ rights?

                  Oh yeah, they’re selling weapons for the genocide of Palestinians. Turns out, “any defense of human rights” is not the same thing as “defending all humans’ rights.”