In the face of ‘eradication’, one trans activist is preparing to fight – and she’s sick of silence and neglect from her supposed allies. Raquel Willis tells Io Dodds why Republican bathroom bans are everybody’s problem
I see we’ve learned nothing from the election. “I’m less shit than my opponent” is not a winning play.
Instead why don’t we ask why over a third of the electorate doesn’t bother voting? For either side.
I see we’ve learned nothing from the election. “I’m less shit than my opponent” is not a winning play.
What does this have to do with inflation aka the reason democrats lost?
Saying you need more votes than just the trans community and their allies to beat the GOP is not saying “I’m less shit than my opponent”.
Instead why don’t we ask why over a third of the electorate doesn’t bother voting? For either side.
I did, they said they don’t care about politics.
Move the goalposts if it makes you feel you’re forming a better argument; the by-line from your and prior comments was about infighting and criticism of the party, and that they don’t represent the people the party claims to cares about. Inflation wasn’t part of this discussion, but it honestly reinforces my point. “Tariffs bad” yes tariffs are bad, what is the party going to do about the real economic harm that voters feel from rising cost of living? Gaslight them some more? Point to line going up on the S&P as ‘progress’ and then wonder why working poor stay home every cycle? Maybe that’s why they’re disinterested in politics?
I haven’t moved the goalpost. The prior comments were talking about infighting and criticism of the party and your comment brought up the recent election specifically.
Democrats lost the recent election because of inflation experienced during Bidens term.
Infighting and criticism creates apathy that lowers voter turnout. It is a key component of FUD, an effective strategy that is used in online communities like this one.
Both are true.
