Who defines "American culture"? What is American culture? What are "Christian values"? Who defines it? There is no clear answer, however, there is an implied answer which everyone knows. We are talking about "white supremacy". So yes, this is racist. Infact, defining the need to "preserve" something that is defined by a DIVERSE group of people belonging to ALL races, religions, ethnicities and cultures, as not racist, is infact, lazy.
I wouldn't say there is no clear answer. It's just that the answer is very broad and complicated. American culture has an emphasis on family and freedom. The value of the individual. The ability to be free from prosecution for speaking your mind. And a load more besides. I don't see how it is inherently "white supremacy".
I have been an immigrant to the United States and know all about their immigration system. And I mean, I know every rule and loophole, there is. The legal immigration system in the US is very, very, very controlled. Infact, it is easier to be an illegal immigrant than a legal immigrant. The legal system definitely needs fixing. I agree that illegal immigration needs to be checked.
However, MAGA, do not want any immigration at all, particularly, non-white immigration. You may think that is not the case, but you need to look at what Stephen Miller, that fucking snake, was doing in the white house. His entire agenda was to stop legal immigrants and infact create a "self-deportation" scheme, where they make lives so hard and uncertain for legal immigrants, that they leave.
It happened to me. I left. I left, and immigrated to Canada.
Legal immigration
should be very controlled. The idea is that immigrants coming to the country need to be a net positive for the country. That requires proper assessment and observation. The fact that illegal immigration is easier is a failing on that side of the equation, not necessarily a failure of the legal immigration process. I agree that MAGA by and large is opposed to immigration, because they see the importation of other cultures to be a net detriment to American society.
One cannot call themselves pro-life when you are against, social welfare, because it is "socialist". These pro-life people are pro-life because it offends their religious sentiments. They also like to impose themselves on others. They are pro-life as long as the baby is in the womb, but god forbid the single mother needs help to raise the kid, then it is - "pull yourself up by the bootstraps, we don't ask for handouts blah blah blah".
I always find this argument bizarre. The Left latches onto it like it's a gotcha. Pro-lifers are typically right leaning, and right leaning people typically put an emphasis on individual achievement and personal responsibility. As soon as you realize that, you can understand why someone can be pro-life, and also anti- social welfare. Or at least, for reduced social welfare. The idea for them is that social welfare is a safety net of last resort, meant to sustain someone until they get back on their feet. Social safety nets both in America and Canada are extremely exploited.
No medical treatment - hormonal therapy or surgery, is done on minors, particularly pre-pubescent minors. That is the standard of care, established by medical professionals. There may be some rare cases here and there, but they have been leveraged to push MAGA propaganda. Given it is based on lies, yes, it is transphobic.
Surgeries are not performed before age 18. Hormonal therapy is not started, until puberty is achieved.
I'm not sure what you're saying here. First you say it's not done to minors. Then you say it's the standard of care. Then you say it happens, but it's rare. Then you say that saying it happens is a lie. Hormone therapy and puberty blockers absolutely have been used on minors, quite frequently. Top surgery has been performed on teens under the age of 18, with parental consent.
When hormone therapy should be started is a matter of debate among doctors. Some believe it should be introduced before puberty starts, others immediately after it starts.
Are you saying that MAGA members, are fully accepting of transitions, given this information? No, they are not. So yes, they are homophobic and transphobic.
The information you gave was disjointed and contradictory, so setting that aside.... There are MAGA who are against transitioning, in it's entirety. And there are those who accept it, outside of youth, when people are mature enough to make their own medical decisions. MAGA is a spectrum, like any large political group.
Hatred is not always bad. Progressives hate MAGA ideology, because it is a corrupt, racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ultra-religious, ideology, that has no respect for the truth. Progressives don't hate people, even if they are Trump supporters. Progressives also vary widely, on the left-right scale. MAGA on the other hand, is an ideology that is cultivated out of hatred for individuals, and people - LGBTQ, Immigrants, Non-whites, Corporations, Media etc., They are the only cult here.
I think you're wrong. I've seen some really nasty hate spewed from progressives at individuals who don't toe the progressive line. I've honestly seen more hate from them than from MAGA. How many people have said Rowling's comments about the trans issue amounts to genocide and that she should be eliminated? She's not even MAGA! She's generally left-leaning in her political views, but her advocacy of female rights puts her at odds with trans advocates.
Most of MAGA doesn't want people to die for their views. Progressives often blanket call MAGA as bad a Hitler. You don't consider that hate? At the very least, it's a very poor understanding of history.
Progressives vary widely on the left-right scale the same MAGA does....which is to say there's some outliers, but it's mostly concentrated on one side of the spectrum.
They are
both cults.