• Muyal_Hix@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Why is it that when democrats don’t get what they want they lash out against the actual left, instead of the far-rightists (who are actually making things worse)?

    I still see democrats blaming “Bernie bros” for costing them the election, which is seriously wrong.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if eventually some of them begin to blame “the woke” for their defeats

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      9 months ago

      Look at the LGB drop the TQ+ “movement”

      LGB peoples saying that trans and queer people co-opted “their” movement. In reality it was a failing movement that was catalyzed by the actions at the Stonewall Inn on June 28th 1969.

      The establishment has always been trying to demonize and blame the radicals.

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        As a queer man it makes me really angry that there are queer people who won’t even learn the fucking history, trans people were instrumental at the start of LGBT civil rights. If anything lgb drop the t is an attempt to co opt the movement.

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          Yes there are even people who try to assert that Marsha Johnson was “just a gay man” as if she was not a trans woman and had been recognized as such by her community for mad long.

          Stonewall was a riot. Bring your own brick. We can share bricks tho if youre running short

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          9 months ago

          Check out the history of the brothel that saved Seattle in the late 1800s. The madam’s quote was, “All our ladies are dressed in white.” But there’s a photo all of the women in the brothel, some of whom are dressed in black.

          She did some other amazing and progressive things for that time period. It’s a fascinating piece history for this city.

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        9 months ago

        LGB peoples saying that trans and queer people co-opted “their” movement

        Small interjection, but every time I went to the LGBdtT subreddit, it was mostly straight people “sticking up for” LGB people, and not really a place for discussing sexuality at all, just railing against trans people.

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      Why is it that when democrats don’t get what they want they lash out against the actual left, instead of the far-rightists

      why would they attack those they are most closely aligned with? It makes perfect sense for them to lash out at those who actually threaten their existence…

      https://truthout.org/articles/fascism-is-possible-not-in-spite-of-liberal-capitalism-but-because-of-it/

      https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/14/liberalism-and-fascism-partners-in-crime/