i can’t even guess as to why they went quiet. not one guess at all. we will never know.

edit: well they’re not quiet now once they get called out

  • SwingingTheLamp@midwest.socialEnglish
    6·
    4 hours ago

    Perhaps a better, real-world example is that this moral calculus says that the Democrats should abandon trans people and trans issues. The logic is inescapable: Trans issues turn away a lot of voters, and it’s a really strong talking point for the other party. If they win, the Democrats could protect the LGB community, and women’s rights.

    Surely it’s better to protect the LGB community and women’s rights, but not trans people, than to protect none of them, right?

    (NB: This is rhetorical. I don’t believe it.)

    • SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 hours ago

      Exactly. When every national poll shows things like trans rights are more nationally popular, because they want to chase the republican vote so bad than to concede anything to their leftist base.

    • Aqarius@lemmy.world
      41·
      3 hours ago

      It’s not rhetorical. It’s literally currently being proposed as a strategy by the “Harris went too woke” crowd.