Every advancement in human civilization has been the fought tooth and nail by the conservatives. I myself wonder why they bother spending so much energy. I think they know as well as the rest of us, that progress will happen eventually.
Trump Bans Transgender Athletes from Women's Sports
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The pot calls the kettle black.
Hitler came to power by uniting a disparate group of political factions by giving them a common enemy to blame for their suffering. Criticism of the Nazi ideology was censored and was punishable in courts of law. Most of the German people did not subscribe to the Nazi philosophy, but they gave tacit obedience because that kept the target off their backs. The state controlled media would not tolerate opposing opinions. He encouraged the population to support Nazism by appealing to the emotions of the masses, as opposed to logic and reason.
He further consolidated his position by indoctrinating young Germans through propaganda in the education system, when they were too young to make critical decisions on their own, and when they were at an age where they believed everything they were told by those in positions of authority.
The 'progressive' Left has been using these same tactics for decades. Instead of Jews, they espouse that all of society's ills can be blamed on wealthy White males. The rest is just window dressing.
While the number of trans women athletes participating in organized sports is small, opposition to their inclusion is not.
In the 2024 US Presidential election, 63.9% of those eligible to vote were sufficiently interested to exercise their privilege, 2.7 % less than in 2020. Harris received 48.3% of the popular vote, or 30.86% of eligible voters. Trump's popular vote plurality is small, but the 'don't give a shit about politics' demographic is the majority.
What HAS changed in recent years is the sources from which young people receive media. Most of them don't watch network television anymore, and those who do seldom watch TV news. Printed newspapers are dying, as are printed magazines. Older people still receive news from these sources, but they are generally immune to having their decisions be influenced by media or advertising.
No they haven't.
This is just the dishonest oversimplification and white identity victimhood politics of MAGA.
The response to something needs to be proportional to the magnitude of an issue.
Not based on its popularity.
Not true.
Facebook, the largest social media platform's demographic actually skews older.
Yes it is true most dont watch TV news these days, but it is true that most are affected by social media sound bites and clickbait.
Something the MAGA right actively and successfully pushes.
I agree that this particular case is irrational, immoral, misogynist, and dangerous. But in general, my thesis is still valid.
My point being the Federal govt. is often at the forefront of culture issues. The semantics of what is called was not key.
I'm guessing you think some people believe this issue was part of a greater culture war because that is the language you hear from Fox News and conservative media. They have to push headlines.
I don't know any conservatives who use the phrase culture war. As far as transgender athletes being prohibited from competing in women sports, there is a broad coalition is support of the prohibition. Most Americans just look at an issue and evaluate. There's no big culture war other than in the mouths of a few politicians, media commentators and people on the fringes.
if an individual chooses to address people the way they want to be addressed out of common courtesy, that is not a problem
Just do not tell me I have to do it
as mentioned
the same (ex misogynist) can be said for:
the expansion of the state
wealth redistribution
equality of outcomes - you missed the mark - equality of opportunity is an achievable goal
money printing
irresponsible govt spending
irresponsible govt borrowing - your lot can not seem to understand simple math- this will end very badly
nationalization of industries
biased media - with tax dollars in Canada - WTF ??? - scary as hell
over regulation
open borders- this is just plain ridiculous
being soft on crime
net zero - this went off the chart on the stupid meter. it should have died at the back of the envelope stage. but No
re-writing history
bastardizing science
radicalizing university and college campuses
and prioritizing ideology over common sense
none of these failures can be described as progress
I myself wonder why "progressives" bother spending so much energy on failures
it is rather annoying and very concerning
we tried the loonie left experiment for 9 years in Canada and the results are undeniable - failure
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'Trans women are real women' is an opinion/ belief, rather than a truth.
What is believed to be true, however, has always been more important than what actually is true, which requires proof rather than faith.
What is believed to be true, however, has always been more important than what actually is true, which requires proof rather than faith.
Its only the conservative run provinces are failing, low jobs, big debt, big cuts....
If righties really cared about women’s sports, they would be advocating for equal pay, equal coverage, equal endorsements but they don’t so you really know it comes down to that weird obsession they have with what’s in your pants.
No. The only reason righties all of a sudden “care” about women’s sports is because some trans athletes wanted to compete.
So you’re against mixed doubles tennis?
Maybe you play beach volleyball with all guys but I prefer the co-ed version.
How about auto racing? Was Danica Patrick competing with men, not against them? Face it, there’s plenty of sports where women competing against men. Righties are just weirdly obsessed with what’s in your pants (genitals, money etc.).
I was just replying to your statement that women and men can’t compete against each other in sports. Which I proved was false. And no, you don’t get to define what a sport is. I actually don’t really care, as this is an American issue. It’s just funny how all of a sudden women’s sport becomes the most important issue to righties. And how Trump makes righties think this is some yuge victory.
As for seeing rainbow flags and genitals everywhere, that sounds like a it may be a personal issue. I’ve yet to encounter either of those in my daily routine. And I doubt you’d have a problem with it if it were say, hot 24 year old women parading around exposing themselves, instead of the people you hate.
Being a woman CAN potentially be an advantage in open wheel auto racing. Most, but not all, top tier auto racers are short men who weigh less than average. There isn't a lot of space in an F1 cockpit, and a driver with less mass but equal skill will be faster in the same car, or with equal equipment.
It's my understanding that it isn't as much skill or tradition which keeps women out of competitive racing. They tend to not deal as well with the G Forces associated with the cornering speeds.
There are a number of athletic competitions where women CAN compete with men on an equal basis. In all of these cases, size, speed and strength are not determining factors.
On Survivor, one of the last few immunity challenges often involves hanging above the ground from a horizontal bar for as long as possible. The 110 pound spinner always defeats the 200 pound muscle jerks in that one.
He's trolling you, bro.
When a guy misspells his own handle, I generally take what they have to say with a grain of salt, but I do enjoy sharing 'not safe for forum' jokes with 'Schlong' by PM.
Who’s trolling who, bro? Bucktee replied to my post first, not the other way around. My original point stands. Righties don’t care about women’s sports because there’s no money in it. Maga saw a way to take advantage of righties hate for trans to grift and get votes.
