American Fascism And The Groomer Panic

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Nazism, fascism and LGBTQ persecution
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Prolification of anti-trans bills
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Anti-LGBTQ violence in 2022
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Hateful rhetoric and the incidence of hate crimes
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Gender-affirming care statistics
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Boston Children’s Hospital
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Molestation statistics
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[@jessip8654]

As a kid my dad had a teacher who hated left-handedness so much that she tied his left hand behind his back and forced him to use his right. Thankfully his parents stepped in and put a stop to that. We humans are so weird about to most inconsequential things.

[@oldghettoway7500]

They did this to my mother in china.

[@furiousdestroyah9999]

For real, nobody wants to know about actual important issues but god forbid somebody is left handed, they aren't attracted to the opposite gender or whatever else, those are the truly important, world ending issues

[@lizardpeople17]

My husband should have been left handed. He was ridiculed so much by the authority figures around him that he forced himself to learn to write with his right hand. But every other activity that involves handedness he is left dominant. I think this has contributed to increased anger issues in his life.

[@suave5692]

It's funny how deeply our culture is permeated by fascism; even long before the actual movement, fascist ideas were present in the society. God forbid someone stands out from the crowd, that's too dangerous for the whole societal ideology.

[@Brian-tn4cd]

One of my teachers who's left handed got hit whenever he used his left hand in class he told me, and my mom got chastised in when using her left hand for a while

[@Talsbynians]

“Math scores are down in 4th and 5th graders… these kids don’t even know how to do algebra” the hard right says while simultaneously pushing bills to defund education

[@66Supreme]

Because there teaching them LGBTQ shit instead of math & science. Republicans dont support defunding schools, you are either talking out your ass or just misinformed.

[@robinleebraun7739]

I taught 5th grade. There’s no algebra. I would be willing to bet that there’s no Republican who can do algebra, not to mention calculus, trigonometry or any other advanced math. Morons.

[@yawninghamster7238]

Indeed, they're anti-progressive, otherwise known as regressive. Everything they do makes humanity worse.

[@LRCW1]

Algebra is not grade school level math. It is not taught until High School.

[@driksarkar6675]

@@LRCW1Where I live, it’s very common for people to take an Algebra class in 7th grade, but I still don’t know anywhere in the US where it’s taught separately in 4th and 5th grade.

[@benhaller97]

To me, the craziest thing about these people is that they'll scream "groomer" at gay and trans people, but then say nothing or actively cover up sexual abuse perpetuated by family members, conservative politicians, and pastors. I used to think it was a bit too much of a generalization, but now I'm pretty convinced that every accusation by these conservatives is a confession.

[@Xhalph]

I think we should normalize heckling people who rant about "groomers". Every time they utter the g-word, shout a type of clergyman. "PRIESTS!" "YOUTH PASTORS!" "REGULAR PASTORS!"

[@Xhalph]

@@brockmcstuffins Well, the exclusion was more about a lack of familiarity than high expectations.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

Well, Matt Walsh has said some really creepy shit about the breedability of teenage girls

[@hauthot287]

@@SOBEKCrocodileGodbro said it was alright to get a teenager pregnant as long as u marry her 😰

[@jimmyryder8850]

Facts

[@yeetus6952]

Remember, when you are use to privilege, equality feels like oppression

[@yarpenzigrin1893]

Remember that you're being indoctrinated into a neomarxist cult when you hear about privilege and oppression.

[@lol-ih1tl]

​@@yarpenzigrin1893 so you're opposed to the working class uniting against the billionaire class?

[@yarpenzigrin1893]

@@lol-ih1tl Where does that happen?

[@kiedisboughen5318]

​@@yarpenzigrin1893it happens in the left wing. The right wing are re ones giving their money to billionaires

[@LarsaXL]

No it doesn't. Not if you were hanging out with your peers before. Then all that's happened is your peer group got bigger.

[@AnthonyMcqueen1987]

There are starving children in America and this is what politicians in this country are focusing on how pathetic have we become.

[@michaeladkins6]

THey care that they are not aborted. Couldnt care less past that.

[@angelainamarie9656]

They like starving children. Starving children grow up into desperate adults who will work for peanuts.

[@healord51]

At least I can starve with the gender that my horoscope told me to have today...

[@mrwizard5012]

@@angelainamarie9656 They also tend to vote conservative.

[@dingusdingus2152]

There are more than a million homeless as well

[@chrismantis1439]

My friend is a substitute teacher in Florida and the school was forcing him remove books about the holocaust and WW2 during his off period. Actual fascist shit.

[@blacky_Ninja]

Next thing they wanna burn books… 😵‍💫

[@chrismantis1439]

@@priapulida weird flex

[@chrismantis1439]

@@priapulida I can’t the books are gone

[@chrismantis1439]

@@priapulida Define Leftist. Go!

[@chrismantis1439]

@@priapulida Dance Dance! YES YES YES!!!! DANCE FOR ME!!! jajajajajajajaja

[@lizzard5093]

If sexuality can be "taught" or indoctrinated, then I would be straight. I was raised in a very religious, very conservative household and didn't know that being gay was even a thing until I was 13. I was actively sheltered from anything contrary to the nuclear family, and yet, here I am, a lesbian. (Bonus points for having a crush on Sweetpea beauty, the girl from veggie tales)

[@Aarenby]

That's the thing I don't get- we know Sexuality is am innate characteristic.

[@dannymohamed5667]

Then how can you explain you were born in gay if there is no such thing as gay genes or anything in the human body ie dna or genes that makes you as such except for your mentality??? Plus being gay is also destructive and harmful and no species whatsoever survives on it alone saying that it isn't is just a lie

[@allistorkirkland7101]

Hon long as your happy, folks who cant accept you for you can go walk off a pier. :)

[@Aarenby]

@@dannymohamed5667 uhh there are numerous markers of a biological component and you are also making a flawed appeal to murder. But I hope we never find the casue as you lot would try to cure us or something

[@xythrr]

​@@Aarenbywhat did the deleted comment say?

[@borbleborb4586]

“Hospitals are mutilating children” Is anyone gonna tell him about circumcision? 😂

[@MegrelMamba]

Can I not be against both? Or....???

[@borbleborb4586]

@@MegrelMamba i never said that, both are fucked up

[@interbard]

@@MegrelMamba You can, just most of the right seemingly doesn't care that circumcision is genital mutilation.

[@Jynx1927]

“Erm aksually it’s more hygenic and prvents std’s🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓”

[@user-tw3rh9po4t]

@@Jynx1927I don’t see a lie, here. As for the rest of you, when it is done properly, as it usually is, it is amputation, and no amount of comparing it to getting a limb cut off or saying that not all amputations are good will make intactivism any more good.

[@-gemberkoekje-5547]

They don't care about groomers. They don't do this to actual groomers.

[@sophiepooks2174]

Same as they never cared about women's sports, or other people's kids.

[@LordDomielOfElysium]

Yeah, they give them platforms and jobs.

[@Alex-cq1zr]

@@LordDomielOfElysium They defend pro-groomer laws.

[@anthonydelfino6171]

The same people calling us pedophiles are also passing bills that eliminate the minimum age to be married. Every conservative accusation is a confession.

[@bath_foam4576]

​@@anthonydelfino6171 i want that last part lasered on my forehead

[@justjustin7747]

i genuinely believe we're like a year away from fox calling left-handed scissors woke

[@Jack0fAllTrades]

One week away from fox calling, lucky charms, and skittles woke too

[@svrsl7819]

i remember when in 2016 we were a year away from a totalitarian police state that deports all non-whites and puts socialists in concentration camps. thank god/ess that timeline got sucked into a black hole.

[@Ismael-kc3ry]

@@Jack0fAllTradesI mean we had that thing with the m&ms lol

[@rebound1340]

Honestly think they could say that shit any day, left handed scissors are about inclusion. "We're wasting money on a small % of people" is something they could EASILY say tomorrow Not that I agree obviously

[@wwg2005]

​@@Ismael-kc3rythey're also calling Jesus woke cause if his "Woke" Freedomistic Socialist Teachings and Anti Capitalism Values.

[@miltonbixler7944]

I once visited the Erotic Heritage Museum in Las Vegas and I was struck by the entire room of articles on heterosexual cis female teachers who have had sex with 12-16 year-old students or theirs. Between pastors, children's sport coaches, teachers, and family memebers themselves, it would be interesting to see what percent of child sex abuse actually comes from heterosexual people.

[@trainenthusiast5199]

now that's extreme...you got some silver balls. I don't know if I'd head there on my own...

[@JamesSmith-nj2ot]

I'm guessing 96% or higher.

[@imawakemymindisalive13]

@@JamesSmith-nj2otwhich is concerning when you consider that 70% or less of the population is cishet. those numbers don’t match… makes sense considering all the priests

[@raxusveritas]

According to a Zero Abuse Project study, of those who victimize little boys, 80% are straight

[@Monitice]

But that's not good for the propaganda machine ;c

[@mitch-te5ss]

The grooming thing has been around for decades, only getting worse now. I remember being a trans kid in the mid-late 2010's and having my friends parents tell them they weren't allowed to hang out with me because I would "turn them trans/gay"- I was barely a teenager. Just goes to show, I guess, that they really don't give a damn if it was grooming or not- they just hate us. All of us.

[@KindlyKalen]

“The Trans disease is spreading!” “Mom stop being paranoid.”

[@RedFenianPunk1916]

That's something I've seen for decades and, once again, it's getting bad. Times of crisis leads to this all the time. They need someone to blame for society's collapse, so vulnerable minorities are the perfect pariah. Also, you'll no doubt notice, the ones pointing the fingers are always the ones brutalising kids and, in many cases... Yes... Sexualising them!! They need to project all of that onto queer people so they can hid in plain sight. We've seen it all so many countless times before. 🤦

[@jzj2212]

No we just don’t think a man should run 🏃‍♀️ track with a woman 👩

[@geraltrivia9565]

My brothers roommate in college asked to switch rooms because his previous roommate was trans

[@h6fc8ih]

I don't blame them who likes freaks

[@wvu05]

A Fox host saying that someone else wants a dumb audience is the height of irony.

[@gregvs.theworld451]

Oh, they know they want a dumb audience, they're banking on their ignorant, uninformed, uneducated audience not knowing that.

[@MadBinxx]

Always projection. Always deflection.

[@Ninjaananas]

@@MadBinxx Every accusation is a admition when it comes to right-wings.

[@jordanstokes3392]

Yay my side is better and doesn’t do that. 😂 both side are dumb af and if you think you are on the right side you are definitely on the wrong side because both are just shills for the rich.

[@vice.nor.virtue]

when he was talking about alegebra dipping 3 points between 2019 and 2022 I was literally shouting at my PC "BECAUSE THERE WAS A PANDEMIC YOU ABSOLUTE TWATPIGEON"

[@Pats0c]

It's funny how Matt Walsh accuses trans women of being groomers when he's the guy who openly thinks that age of consent laws are stupid It's also funny how many people don't believe me, you can look up "Matt Walsh age of consent" and find a lot of videos talking about it, showing actual clips of Matt saying he thinks it's moronic. I don't know if the people who are asking are being wilfully ignorant or if they're too stupid to take 5 minutes to verify if it's true or not.

[@TreeHairedGingerAle]

The right wing just loves to project.

[@cambriaofthevastoceans6721]

Seriously. Both my best friend and her daughter started their periods at 9, and thats when he thinks they should have gotten married and start getting pregnant...

[@Michael-sb8jf]

I've seen kids that experience puberty early then the average kid their age. They get bullied they get called names. Kids can be the nicest or the evilest creatures. Now we have puberty blocker medication to stop this from happening if the parents do wish you go this route to help their kids out and the non expert politicians want to stop it

[@shadetreader]

Kkkonservatives are ALWAYS projecting.

[@DevinParker]

Every accusation is a confession.

[@Kojiguma]

Imagine calling in a bomb threat on a children's hospital and still thinking you're the good guys

[@PatheticJedi]

Hearing that clubs at school for LGBTQ+ kids held at lunch was not allowed broke my heart. I'm as straight and cis as can be, and even I know that kind of program is essential. Providing a safe space for vulnerable youth when their home life isn't is so crucial to helping them. Fuck anyone who denies something so simple to those who need it most. They're not protecting children, they're actively trying to hurt them. And Marjorie Taylor Greene can absolutely get the fuck out of any conversation about "family values". Just directly out, do not pass GO, do not collect $200, just leave the game and don't come back.

[@IDonotHaveAGoodName]

conservatives only care so much about the children when. They can control people and take rights away. As was seen with the abortion protests, they didn't want an infant to be killed but couldn't care less for the children born in abusive/households that didn't want them. Or by screaming in the face of trans people while holding child beauty pageant.

[@jeromeroberts9425]

Just by putting a kid in conservative quarentaine isn't going to make them any other than who they are. But they don't care about kids, they are property to them.

[@supernimo739gaming7]

There's no such thing as American fascism. America FOUGHT fascism, this guy said american Fascism in the title and 10+ seconds later he mentions conservatives... Like make up your mind bozo. Conservatives are very different from (clowns) nazis and some conservatives are anti fascist.

[@popermen694]

Where I live the middle schools have LGBTQ clubs. Same with the high schools. And everyone’s cool about it. No issues. It’s nice.

[@supernimo739gaming7]

@@popermen694 facts

[@chadzilla45]

"I don't feel like getting shot talking about gender at a Hooter's" is my new favorite quote

[@vincent67239]

7:40 for those looking for the timestamp

[@justinaacuriouswanderer1496]

2:45 Did they forget that a 15 year old girl can get breast cancer and have to remove her breast fat because breast fat reduction reduces breast cancer risk by 95% according to Insider? Oh wait. The GOP doesn't care about that. They care about her carrying breast fat for them anyway. It's not about the girl's or the trans boy's safety. It's about them.

[@purpled4864]

fr i chortled hard

[@alex0_graham]

SAME!

[@mpinline1]

My first thought at that moment was "Children eat free at Hooters on Sunday" is the epitome of child abuse and grooming at the same time.

[@purplehaze2358]

I always love it when rightists say not to politicize hate crimes, because they don't want to accept their culture of bigotry directly contributes _to_ hate crimes.

[@gaiusgracchus7759]

​@Roger McMillan The Stand.

[@Social_Pugatory]

Exactly that. Don’t politicize this mass shooter who just left a manifesto mentioning his Fox News inspirations. You can’t place any blame them even though the mass shooter inadvertently placed blame on them in his manifesto. 🙄

[@ezekielrayfield1512]

how does our contribute to "hate crimes" exactly i haven't exactly seen alot of conservatives condoning violence and in many ways conservatives condemm there extreme side more often while you be hard press to fine a leftist who would condemm ANTIFA.

[@tuesdaywithanh]

hate crimes are kind of inherently political tho :/

[@KarlMarxFanClub]

Excellent point.

[@lesliewolfe7643]

To me "woke" pretty much means having your eyes open to the reality right in front of you. I mean God forbid right?

[@lesliewolfe7643]

@@8wyj I know, it really means alert to social injustice and inequality. It's seemingly also come to mean anything that is socially progressive, so basically slang for liberal.

[@thenexus8384]

​@@lesliewolfe7643and likely slang for "brainwashed" if it's used by a conservative

[@lesliewolfe7643]

@@thenexus8384 You're right, and the irony of that is hilarious to me. I feel like it's just lazy, bumper-sticker politics, using one word to apply to anything and everything you have a problem with.

[@PaolaEP]

I’m from Mexico, my country is not the best with LGBTQ topics. But the US scares me with it’s division and how hateful a lot of the population is 😢

[@PaolaEP]

@@AwesomeHairo really? That’s all you got? At least I can speak more than one language

[@PaolaEP]

@@AwesomeHairo then you would know that it’s hard to speak in more than one language, so why not actually go after an actual point in my statement? Or even better, not saying anything 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@zero116]

​@@AwesomeHairogoes to show how much you give a shit about what @PaolaEP has to say

[@PaolaEP]

@@AwesomeHairo The point of the comment was not my grammar, and your comments show you dont give a crap and would rather go around the internet correcting peoples grammar. I dont give a shit about a comma splice or what ever that is

[@PaolaEP]

@@zero116 thank you

[@natebella5830]

The fact that Tucker Carlson and Libs of TikTok (let alone the rest of them) suffer no consequences for Doxxing people/places and inspiring actual hate crimes is insane

[@vincent67239]

They need to be in prison yesterday.

[@thenotsodiscretewolf2098]

First amendment. A dumb thing in America construction, like free speech is fine but not speech to attack people.

[@vincent67239]

@@thenotsodiscretewolf2098 The phrase, “freedom of speech” has been bastardized to the point that, whenever it is used, it is almost guaranteed to actually mean, “freedom from accountability”.

[@thenotsodiscretewolf2098]

@@vincent67239 yep all it means is you cant be locked up for questioning/challenging authority but don't protect you from sending hate to a group or individual.

[@gregrobinette8620]

​@@vincent67239 freedom of speech means what it says, free to say whatever you want. You people need to learn to think, somehow, freedom is not a good thing, its just a thing, "no restriction" is its meaning. A true free country is anarchy, which is what Washington wanted, its why my people had to die, we had better laws and culture and our men and women didnt squeel like you pigs.

[@dennisyoung4631]

Remember: they will *NOT* stop with one group. They will go after *EVERYONE* who they do not approve of - which will be everyone who not part of *THEIR* group…. More: “good enough” will not just be constantly narrowing, *but it will also become a Moving Target.*

[@LordDomielOfElysium]

“First they came for the communist…”

[@nuclearpancake3683]

mhm and unfortunately trans and queer people (including me) are on the top of the hit list

[@angelainamarie9656]

Damn straight. They started screeching about 'woke' disabled lego people. Next on the eugenics checklist.

[@davishropshire5361]

Louder for the people in the back

[@GenericUrbanism]

@@angelainamarie9656 why do they care about Lego pieces that have disabilities. Do they have the same view on disabled people as the Nazis do?

[@maikatase]

And what pisses me off about this is that Tucker Carlson wasn't fired or imprisoned for any of this vile garbage. Instead he was fired because he talked bad about some corporation.

[@robithesir]

improsned. talk about free speech

[@cewla3348]

@@robithesir the right to free speech does not cover hate speech. that is the biggest (and possibly only, i dont read the usa's rights or whatever) 'except' in whatever number that right is

[@robithesir]

@@cewla3348 hate speech is so subjective. something u might find hateful might be different from me

[@Jeff_Biden]

​@@cewla3348except thats what free speech is lol im pretty sure theres only a few cases where free speech wouldnt protect you

[@ColdBaltBlue]

@@robithesirYour opinion of what constitutes hate speech has nothing to do with the fact that these blatant falsehoods are being used as a way to commit targeted violence against certain groups of people. It’s one thing when someone calls you a stinky boo boo toilet licker, but when someone uses that falsehood, no matter how silly, as a way to conjure hate and violence, you should be imprisoned. It’s not imprisonment for expressing free speech or even telling a lie, it’s imprisonment for inciting violence.

[@claimingagate]

I personally watched a friend getting turned anti woke in real time and he has denounced his queer and allied friends, he used to be one of my closest friends

[@wusaint]

The sad part is...the rise of fascism is obvious yet many act like saying anything of the sort is embellishing.

[@avacadomangobanana2588]

The many you refer to DONT actually pay attention to the news. Direct those people in the right direction

[@cj.17]

@@avacadomangobanana2588 problem is that popular news (i.e. tucker carlson, the most popular news program in america) is not telling the full/true story. even CNN is, at the end of the day, a staple of middle-right capitalist liberalism

[@maire8481]

This. And they act like Nazi Germany was the only fascist country ever. If you broaden the view to include Mussolini, Franco's Spain, or Chile under Pinochet, etc the similarities become even more alarming. And I mean there's a reason we saw ppl on 1/6 wearing Pinochet t-shirts.

[@splabbity]

They always say "you're the real fascists" because Roseanne faced consequences, etc.

[@Drownedinblood]

​@@maire8481 people always forget Japan.

[@UBrickIFix]

As an LGBTQ parent of two adult children, indoctrination is bullshit. Both of our kids are straight. They grew up with two Mom's and they aren't gay. Huh? What? It's SO insulting to us that people think people "choose" or are taught to be gay. I've been pansexual my entire life. Yes, I've known since I was 5, I just didn't know what it was. I had a "boyfriend" in kindergarten. That's ok though? Right? Isn't that sexuality? People need to get their heads on straight. That's not how any of it works.

[@59Gretsch]

We know its complicated how people are sexually oriented and we also know that gays are not just gay at random, other things influence this condition. You must be aware of the high number of lesbians who were molested? Thats not random.

[@northgen1062]

​@@59Gretschi might be talking through my hat, but a lot of women have been molested/raped in general. I think that lesbians have amassed a lot of courage to come out of the closet and because of that they might be courageous enough to talk about their past and call out the people who molested them. That's probably why you hear a lot of them talking about those sorts of events.

[@UBrickIFix]

My wife wasn't molested. I was but I'm pansexual. Have been my entire life. But there is a correlation for some people.

[@mackayladavis4021]

@@59Gretsch You do realize that 1 in 4 women are sexually abused at some point. Why would lesbians be an exception? By your logic, most heterosexual women are only heterosexual because they were molested. Surely you must be aware that male on female is the most common form of pedophilia in the world, with 87-90% of pedophiles being heterosexual men. Not only that, heterosexual pedophilia is state-sanctioned in many parts of the world in the form of child marriages. I would say heterosexuals are a bigger threat to kids than gay people are, and history has shown it.

[@mackayladavis4021]

@@59Gretsch You must be aware if the high number of women in general, lesbians or not, who are molested and abused. Why would lesbians be an exception. Clearly heterosexual men are the problem here, not gay people.

[@frtzkng]

The easiest way to make someone talking about _woke ideology_ shut up is to ask them to define that term

[@jolynekujobackfromprison744]

Absolutely, they can't define it. If they tried really hard, they would find out the term was stolen from black people as it was a word to describe being knowledgeable about systemic racism. Just the fact that they stole this idea for their hateful rhetoric shows them as bigots and racists, a real "are we the baddies?" type of situation.

[@nicholasrosen6342]

Always remember that virtually every conservative accusation is a backhanded confession.

[@ebdgr]

YEP projection, big time.

[@PakeezSlayer]

@@ebdgr Nope, I'm quite happy to date someone who isn't a mentally unstable narcissistic fantasist who takes everything as an insult regardless the context it's written or spoken in and requires a large copious amount of extra attention, but go off I guess 🤪🤪

[@explosion6768]

@@ebdgrOh the irony

[@LandlordAnnihilator]

​@@PakeezSlayer all that yap, and yet so little said

[@dylancoykendall554]

@@PakeezSlayerbig words≠winning an argument

[@MsIs3]

There's something so depressing about realizing people refuse to learn

[@factofthematter7685]

Like learning basic biology?

[@cescobb4647]

@@factofthematter7685 like learning something past "basic" biology?

[@nixen3141]

​@@factofthematter7685 XXY is biology, my friend.

[@factofthematter7685]

@@cescobb4647 Please elaborate. How does a better understanding of biology mean penis = woman? And I'm not talking about the 0.000001 percent of people who were born intersex because we both know that's not what this is about.

[@hellothere-rr7kc]

@@nixen3141 Yes, intersex, klinefelter's, triple X, and other issues affecting the sex chromosomes and characteristics exist, but these are abnormalities that should not be celebrated, but given the proper care they deserve. Transgenderism is a choice. It is a statement of belief that you are something that you are not, and it tends to hurt more than it helps. Why do you think 41 percent of transgender people commit suicide? The desire to be something that they were never born to be drives them to an unreasonable standard, and when that standard isn't met, or they regret their choices, they off themselves. So yes, these people need to learn basic biology, and that being transgender does not make you that gender, nor should people have to recognize you as such. Nor should you even make the choice in the first place: you can be a femininely inclined man, or a tomboy, and it won't hurt you in the long run.

[@tacosauce6234]

I'm a trans woman and a Jew, and I grew up learning a lot about the Holocaust and what happened in 1940's Germany. It is absolutely terrifying how many people in America today are embracing the idea of an evil 'outgroup' that is a threat to American society and family values, and that my existence is somehow a threat to their safety. That and the amount of people who outright deny that the Holocaust ever happened. The quote "those who forget history are doomed to repeat it" has never felt more relevant.

[@Gingersnaps_the_pumpkin_kitty]

And those tend to be the exact same people.

[@Zybran93]

Yeah the recent development in america, russia and other countries with insane propaganda is really worrying. They try to frame a new scapegoat minority to be the cause of everything they fuck up.

[@gregrobinette8620]

​@@Gingersnaps_the_pumpkin_kitty not at all, the HaShoah happened, Kristallnacht is sad, am I the only anti-woke fascist with a brain then? Probably, fuck the US except Kennedy.

[@jimjohnson724]

Produced by decades of under employment, decreasing quality of education, rising inequality...

[@lynxedits1816]

are you in the black block?

[@vickygraham2444]

10 attributes of a Woke mind: 1 You read books and don't burn them 2 You embrace science 3 You are willing to change your mind when new information becomes available 4 You understand that most issues are not black and white 5 You believe in true equality for all people 6 You have empathy 7 You embrace cooperation 8 You respect others' rights 9 You believe culture and the arts have value 10 You care for the planet

[@garym6338]

That’s a very biased (and incorrect) interpretation of what a “woke” mind is. Many people who would consider themselves “woke” (or be considered woke by lots of other people) certainly don’t have open minds and most of them have blinders on and do still see things in black and white. Also, they have selective empathy and are downright vicious and cruel to those who disagree with them and don’t align neatly with their ideology.

[@kiefershanks4172]

Red flags fly when I hear the word "woke" used in a sentence.

[@andiili]

Why

[@kiefershanks4172]

@@andiiliUsing "Woke" is pretty much fascist dog whistling IMHO.

[@dragonfell5078]

I swear to god I hear people say "woke" all the god damn time to the point where it loses all meaning. What does even mean anymore? Because it sounds like "woke" just means "thing I don't like" half the bloody time

[@FacialVomitTurtleFights]

Well that is the most woke thing I have ever read.

[@Urza216]

@Sam Bankman-Zelensky Fascism is an actual political ideology. “Woke” is slang. If being called fascist is a compliment, does that mean you’d call yourself a fascist? I’d certainly call myself a very handsome guy! Is this like how Matt Walsh has “theocratic fascist” in his Twitter bio and we’re supposed be so gullible to think he’s just kidding?

[@DeadMarine1980]

"if I was a parent" I love how adults who don't have kids want to dictate to adults who have kids. My kid saw a drag queen once on T.V. He commented "she looks pretty". And that was it. The world didn't end.

[@NikkiDimesYT]

Nope, your kid's gay now, sorry.

[@pinguinocomentador9743]

Your child is now a degenerate, in the future he/she/they/xe would like to marry a horse

[@anthonydelfino6171]

I remember when I was younger that movies like To Wong Fu and The Birdcage were out in theaters.... now I am gay, but I don't blame those movies for my sexual awakening. But going back for decades we had films like Tootsie and Some Like it Hot that showed men in drag. The attacking of drag now is just a gateway to or extension from the attacks on trans people.

[@natevans8024]

so adults who have kids giving the same shitty advice are somehow less bad? 🙄 some ppl who didnt have kids can still have experience with kids and there's no reason at all they couldn't possibly have some insight 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@lesslycarthan4963]

In the 80s when I was a boy we had wham we had Sylvester we had culture club and queen they didn't turn me gay I agreed with George Carlin more pussy for me

[@reanimationeas342]

As a trans fem, I think that domestic terrorists that target minorities should be locked in prison

[@tfwnoyandere]

^

[@BingusDingusLingus]

Third

[@gremlinbox5655]

@@BingusDingusLingus Fourth.

[@cewla3348]

as a human being, i think that domestic terrorists should be locked in prison

[@slendii366]

Isn’t that a mandatory prison sentence though? I thought they already do

[@isaw9969]

im so scared lol im a lesbian and my parents regularly use the word 'woke' as an anti-word (as in, they hate the 'woke community') and it scares me so much

[@leafphoenix3364]

It wounds my soul every time I hear my family spew hate.

[@Rainfire-forgets-to-animate]

It's so unfair that anyone has to go through that. I wish all the best for you and your future.

[@BigWoodzCBCL]

The term woke is so aggravating cause in the black community is where it started as a term for enlightenment and educating yourself. Being aware of things going on around you other than the standard. The right has high jacked the term and totally screwed up the meaning.

[@cherokeevolfusa2891]

What do you want us to call you then?

[@The-Devils-Advocate]

@@cherokeevolfusa2891I personally call them people

[@cherokeevolfusa2891]

@@The-Devils-Advocate That is very unspecific.

[@The-Devils-Advocate]

@@cherokeevolfusa2891 I tend to look at individuals or humanity as a whole

[@cherokeevolfusa2891]

@@The-Devils-Advocate Well, other people often refer to smaller groups of people and need to call them something unique in order to avoid confusion. Dang, those people are doing really bad things to those people. People really need to do something to help people. Who am I talking about?

[@anthonydelfino6171]

I came out in 2002 and when I did, my family immediately started calling me a pedophile and accused me of molesting my younger siblings. I'm so tired of fighting this fight to show that we're not trying do things to children. And it's so frustrating that things are worse now than I can ever remember them being. I wouldn't shed a tear if something horrible happened to these people out there spewing these awful things against us, and inciting violence in the name of their bigotry. It makes me so angry.

[@justaway79]

Oh my, I am so sorry you were accused of such horrible things, especially by your own family. Thankfully, I have tons of support from my mom. She's the only person in the family who knows I'm queer, but I fear how others would react, especially my dad.

[@elizabethlemon8626]

Bad enough when people don't accept their own family...but to call you a pedophile is twisting the knife. There's a lot more people who love you than hate you. Sorry those people aren't in your family, but they're there nonetheless ♥️

[@anthonydelfino6171]

@@justaway79 I mean my own trauma is part of this, but if you're worried about how people would react to the news, you're probably right to be. Sometimes people surprise you, but you've known him your whole life. If and when you choose to let him know, you should absolutely make sure your life is in such a place that you'll be fine if you need to separate yourself from them. Don't feel bad if ultimately you have to cut your family out of your life, that's what I did, and I have a much better state of mental health for it. I'm glad for you that you have your mom, though. That's always great support!

[@stinkmonger]

we all need to get armed before this shit gets completely out of hand

[@b.p.879]

@@stinkmonger You're right on! Armed minorities are harder to oppress!

[@Stereo6400]

sooooo, with the hospital bomb threats, they are essentially saying they’d rather these kids, their entire families and bystanders (also children, sick ones at that) that have absolutely nothing to do with it dead then transitioned. but yes, they are still “doing this for the kids safety”.

[@Melissa-sx9vh]

I mean, it's the same people who want abortions to be illegal everywhere all while providing no help once the baby is born, we can't expect any kind of logic from them

[@boyznthewoodz770]

I seriously don’t know how anybody can look at Ron DeSantis or even Trump for that matter and think to themselves “yes, this is a strong, virile man who I will follow to hell and back”

[@boyznthewoodz770]

I mean rhetoric aside those two have the slimiest most spineless aesthetics I’ve ever seen

[@natedogg890]

Trump could be used in the dictionary definition of a Demagogue. What gets me is that the madness and stupidity in America has spread across the world like a disease. I NEVER thought we would have far right protests in front of elementary schools here in Canada, or an actual fear for the safety of your daughter that just happens to be a tomboy. The Americans have destabilized the world geopolitically and now they have destabilized it further by poisoning minds with their stupidity and backwardness

[@Hashiriya985]

​@@boyznthewoodz770not to mention little man Ben, all of em look like mommy boys people that wouldnt be able to fry an egg by themselfs without burning down the house ( sorry for my misspells english is kinda hard to me )

[@hypertekextinction7886]

Because the psychology of humans is to be afraid of anything different, and when someone in power says to create full normalcy, every wants to be apart of that false utopia.

[@neikokannai4054]

Oh but biden is better?

[@Jankyo]

Anyone else just depressed watching this? It feels so impossible to overcome this hatred with all the support it gets by tricking their audience.

[@davidevans7477]

Honestly it stems from the ideas being presented to children. If an adult does it, fine, but an impressionable child? Not fine, at all. They should be learning taxes, health, better problem solving skills, not gender identity. That is an adult topic for the fully grown and independent.

[@hartubmoses6645]

@@davidevans7477 What ideas, and who is presenting it to children?

[@youngwolf024]

​@@davidevans7477 so how do we talk about safe sex? When they're adults? Do we tell them to abstain, even if that method statistically failed in the past? What age do we introduce the concept of same sex love? Or of being Trans? Talkibg about these things is q healthy conversation in most other developed countries, why is it when Americans are BEGGING for better education in these things we should hold it back?

[@Ashi.In4k]

@@davidevans7477 So your idea is to send children into the adult world, with a lack of education in safe sex and gender identity and you think they'll just figure it out as they go along? The same demographic that a majority if not all human beings are known to experiment and sometimes even solidify their social, general, economic and political identities? You think the children that end up being transgender, nonbinary ect, as adults, won't have conempt, hatred and disgust towards their educational facilities, goverments and families for refusing to teach them the education that would've been fundemental for their current gender identities? How do you plan to stop these same children from killing themselves because they lack the basic information as to why they feel the way they do towards their current gender identities? Have any of you thought about the repercussions and multiple outcomes and affects this can produce on future generations? Or is all you have "gender identity bad grrrrrr" ???

[@davidevans7477]

@@youngwolf024 How about.... not as children. Say 14 - 16 years old. Fairly common time people had babies throughout most of history. Until then.... NO. Toddlers and middle schoolers should simply tell an adult if they touched there. And trans? Sorry fam, but that surgery doesn't give the result it promises. Male to female can't have kids. Female to male doesn't get the better bone structure for strength. Don't forget brain differences, and other things. Trans is a scam. Just be a girly boy, or boyish girl. If you can't transfer bodies, the surgery is cosmetic only. And a downgrade at that.

[@kawaiiburgio8970]

"First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me" -Martin Niemöller We have to remember what happened to prevent it from happening again, the LGBTQ+ community will just be the beginning for god sake, it literally already happened, we have to stop them, in EVERY way we can, even violence if we have to. We have a moral obbligation to stop them for all the people that got murdered and are getting murdered by fascist all around the world.

[@behr121002]

I agree,.. in the end when reason and education fail, as large scale ignorance and apathy solidifies--as it is doing now, violence against fascist ideology may be the final resort. At the very least, there needs to be a drastic change in tactics and approach on the part of the left/progressives. Those tactics need to turn the tables on the lies and bullshit that the fascistic right/GOP has been getting away with for years now.

[@morganfreeman544]

@@rustycobalt5072 Fascists use bigotry as motive and believe they are superior to the rest of the world, therefore they are not morally bound by international law. Fascists use gruesome violence for what is a nearly useless cause. Why wouldn't you differentiate between fascist murderers? They are systemic issues and genocidal. This argument is eerily close to a "both sides"ism

[@tillandsia776]

This is such an important poem and so distressing how few Americans are familiar with it

[@qr5964]

Real shit

[@ForgotMyPasswd000]

​@@rustycobalt5072 Frankly, I don't care if a trans person kills a fascist out of self defence. Anti fascist violence is not on the same level as fascist violence, fascism and oppression in general has always been fought against with violence. The Nazis in Germany weren't scared of the social democrats, they were scared of the communists who were beating them up in the streets that's why they were the ones to be removed from the conversation the quickest so that there was no opposition in the political area to the horrors they'd inflict onto "undesirables". Even outside of Fascism, the early liberals violently seized power from oppressive monarchs like in France. India gained independence from the British both with the help of peaceful movements but also militias targeting soldiers deployed to crush rebellion. Political movements need force to back them when peace fails, else they are easily suppressed.

[@Destinywings]

There is only one word for hurting innocent people in this way, in a systemic way Evil.

[@bereal6590]

100%👏👏👏✌✊

[@JimiVexTV]

You're right, they should just leave the kids alone.

[@Destinywings]

@@JimiVexTV i know right, but for some reason the conservatives want to keep bringing up genitals and children in situations that have nothing to do with it. Why can't they just keep their 1950s propaganda bullshit to themselves and let the world progress?

[@poasina]

⁠​⁠@@JimiVexTV who is the they you talk of?

[@JimiVexTV]

@@poasina Those who facilitate, or push, a trans identity onto them - rather than encourage self acceptance and love for the body they where born into. Namely medical professionals, who are encouraged to predate them for profit; as well as educators, who may reduce these children to a pet project of sorts - for the sake of inflating their own warped egos, and playing to an unsettling puritanical ideology.

[@orangetherat]

I wanted to add my opinion here as an acrual trans kid here who lives in the deep south; the amount of lies and rumors I have seen is insane. The whole stance of "gromming" and "indoctrinationion" comes from a place of people hating on things their own morals and belifs don't like. I used to actually be in the church, and I will tell you with confidence that everyone around me always talked to me about how I should make sure I only get a husband and I need to stay "pure" for him or I would be disgusting and a sin aganist god, and hearing that from adults for years when you are like 10 is the text book definition of indoctrination. That and the whole "be pure for your husband" is really gross, because why would an adult even think of kids in that way that they need to be "pure"?- like if anything that is a groomers mentality. Plus I truly didn't even know queer people existed during that time, so there wasn't even anyone or anything to "indoctrinate me into the gay agenda," so seeing people say and criminalize us for just existing snd trying to live and get basic human rights is just disgusting in so many forms. Like this stuff hinestly irritates me, and the fact there was a sentor a while back so said that: "transgenderism as a whole needs to be eradicated from public view" and then another qoute bible verses to try and prove why pur exkstance as a whole is disgusting to them is showing how they have this complex and are actually teaching kids that queer and trans ppl are bad. Because hinestky just like racism and sexist, homophobia in every form is a taught behavior by the people around you

[@KrankuSama]

Its important to hear your perspective, just a heads up the fascist nerd who made the comments about eradication is Michael Knowles, he's not a senator or politician, he a talking head employed at the Daily Wire, Ben Shapiro's media company.

[@vascoapolonio2309]

I am left-handed and was punished for it in my first two years in school. Luckly, my family intervenied before it became more serious. Back in the early 70s. We didnt evolved much.

[@jbtube73]

Same. Left-handed here.

[@rje024]

they gotta channel "the devil's work" somewhere

[@armyofninjas9055]

Had a similar experience. It probably influenced my lifelong distrust of authority.

[@DrumWild]

Same. I was in kindergarten in the Midwest in 1970. I got daily beatings for my "transgression," and was told that I was "the tool of the Devil." So it's no mystery as to why I am not a Christian, and why I cannot tolerate them.

[@scottgrohs5940]

Preach, my sinister sibling!

[@jeffhicks8428]

moral panic, mass hysteria, the two cornerstones of US social control for a long time. Fear and psychosis.

[@9UaYXxB]

And nationalism, which undoubtedly has been leveraged to create mass hysteria. But nationalism is a U.S. core feature since inception.

[@robertrissearbeobie5612]

Fuck all republicans, evangelicals, and militia bozos. We are led by misanthropes (republicans , in particular) There is a conscious trait among humans that make us what we should be and by extension do well by each other. This is a given trait among us. The truth is much starker than this. The goodness in our hearts is blackened by a society that permits sociopaths to control our world. How do they control our world without being found? We could have progressed to a higher level of thought and social/economic/political level without them but we didn't and now we wonder why? A sociopath is a chameleon even within the family and social structure. Love is a game. Trust is a manipulation. Harmony becomes that which the sociopath uses to adhere themselves to a similar population and extend their reach to true humanity. It is our innate goodness and willingness to do well and be loved that is used against us. A sociopath knows the words, but is unable to hum the tune. Human traits are complex. Our professions have been inundated with sociopaths to such a degree that we have scientists disclaiming “climate change”, doctors prescribing drugs that kill, and lawyers/judges defending racism. Our society has been truly embedded with that which will destroy us and we stand in awe of this because no amount of common sense or logic can produce its opposite. This is the WONDER of our age and this will be that which will either save the race or extinguish it… There is nothing benevolent about republicans. Let’s all surrender our freedoms to republicans who don’t give a shit about US.

[@VulpineFox7]

Yup

[@jefft5152]

McCarthian tricks (subtle irony there)

[@GigglelandEmperor]

Yes, I agree. I see my neighbors and peers enraptured in bigoted rage all the time! It’s like just because I’m a straight white male im not allowed the same rights and privileges as others! Such mass hysteria I’ve not seen since the red scare!

[@kurtsherer8211]

It's difficult not to be misanthropic with these types of situations.

[@NBATESdgm]

Sometimes I feel like becoming a fascist leader, I mean it's super easy nowadays to succeed. You just gotta make the dumb people cheer.

[@patty4349]

In court DeSantis' lawyer defined "woke" as believing there is systemic injustices and wanting to stop them. So, when forced to articulate it, they know it is not all these idiotic things on the media.

[@59Gretsch]

Name some of those systems of injustice please?

[@dominicfucinari1942]

​@@59Gretsch You just don't know because your favorite publications are funded by Charles Koch and Farris Wilks, who have something at stake if discrimination gets unmasked.

[@Sonjaslostson]

​@@59GretschThe School to Prison Pipeline, the War on drugs, the Prison Industrial Complex, Redlining, voter suppression and gerrymandering JUST TO NAME A FEW

[@59Gretsch]

@@Sonjaslostson Actually it is the "Home to prison pipeline" the school simply inherits the failing of the parents. Stop making excuses for the bad behavior of others.

[@jaredbrown3726]

​@@59Gretschjust reaching for the technically I see

[@LairAstro]

It's insane how we have regressed as a country and turning into what those before us fought for. Book burnings, fascism, fundamentalism in politics. Absolutely unreal.

[@virgilsebaa3660]

Fascism is people sleeping in the streets, large scale poverty, drugs. It's there for long time.

[@MrThhg]

@@virgilsebaa3660 how is that fascism? 🤣🤣

[@virgilsebaa3660]

This means that the oligarchy (Government, politicians, corporations, banks, medias) no longer serves the rest of the people. We are far from a functional democracy but a pure oligarchy living for itself and sucking the blood of others with social and physical violence.

[@factofthematter7685]

You mean keeping pornographic books away from kids? Is that your idea of book burning?

[@mrwhips3623]

You clearly don't even know the definition of real fascism. Take some time to study it and what it actually stands for before you constantly call people fascists! Just stop

[@jessicafitch1548]

As a trans girl, just existing is fucking terrifying. It feels like the entire planet hates me and people like me. I must be a groomer or have been groomed myself, I'm perverted, it must be a fetish, I'm just jumping on a trend... the only jumping that's going to happen is me jumping off of a bridge because I can't fucking take it anymore. My own parents tolerate me at best, I feel more welcome at school where I am laughed at and called slurs but at least my supportive friends are there. And I have it good compared to people in countries that overtly consider queerness a punishable crime (that's where this country is going anyway...) Thank you for making content that reminds me that there are people that don't want to literally kill us off or legislate us out of existence. You help me get out of bed and go to school on the days where I would rather put a bullet through my skull. Even if you're just some guy with opinions and a camera, you made a difference in my life. Thank you.

[@secularhumanistforever]

This is so sad to read you deserve so much better I can't believe that because of religious and conservative bigotry minorities stll have to suffer so much in modern day,you are valid and trans rights are human rights. You must not feel like it,but there are millions of allies who support trans rights and LGBT+ rights in left wing and atheist communities you are not alone. And don't do what you said the world would be worse off without you and you would give hateful people a victory. Stay strong and keep living.❤

[@bobbybob20]

Not trying to be mean but out of genuine curiosity do you really believe you are a woman and it’s just a thought?

[@cuterblueloveuwulilathepig3556]

​@@secularhumanistforever yes, we need to stop anti-sjws.

[@therailheader1896]

As a younger brother of a late trans woman, a kind-hearted, free-spirited, angel who made me laugh, helped me get through depression, and lost her life due to cancer, I too feel this. I'm not trans myself but it hurts to think that the entire world would think people like you and my sister are mentally ill perverts and would want you dead. Things like the Club Q shooting and people making fun of a teenager who was murdered for being trans genuinely make me sick as I fear that something like this might have happened to her. But I like to think that for every person calling you a groomer, more people love you, accept you for who you are, and fight to make your life better, to quote Monty Python "Always look on the bright side of life." So if you ever feel like you want to end it all, remember that there are people who love you, care about you, and I care about you, and don't bother arguing with the people who want you gone because half the time, they have no idea what they are even talking about. I hope this helps, good luck out there.

[@GrantGazi]

@@bobbybob20I’m sorry you didn’t get an answer but your talking to an exhausted young person their. Asking questions like that is a good impulse and you should find someone who isn’t trans to message a question. Be respectful and patience communication barriers aren’t always as simple as speaking the same language or not

[@makaheng]

As a civilized, first world country, Americans should hold these hate-mongers accountable. They need to account for their acts of terrorism in the court of law.

[@Hashiriya985]

Civilized 😂😂😂😂 sorry dude but that was funny

[@Neshoba1337]

The Club Q shooting was a particularly painful event for my wife, she lost one of her childhood friends that day... On her birthday no less. At least he died honorably, trying to save other's lives. But still it shouldn't of happened in the first place.

[@toriitoraa]

Oh my, sorry to hear that... My sympathies

[@probablythedm1669]

First, I'm sorry for your loss. Secondly, it is, quite frankly, terrifying to see the rise in domestic right-wing terrorism and armed right-wing groups in the USA from here in Europe. If I'd see even one of them here we'd all call the cops, clear the area, and surround them with every officer available plus call in the national response team (basically SWAT with helicopters). But in the USA there they can just show up to any protest or event masked and armed for a fight. Like, wtf? That's literally domestic terrorism over here! It's no wonder you have so many shootings every day. You literally allow the terrorists to walk around openly terrorising people! No one can tell which of them are playing dress-up and who have come to act out their violent ideology, until they start shooting and it's all too late! It's horrifying to watch! Stay safe out there! I hope you suffer no more tragedies in your life, and that your country turns from mad faschism before you need a war to get rid of them. We tried that in Europe but now they're on the rise again, as the last generation who remembers what faschists do with power are nearly all gone. :(

[@shadowwolf8496]

@@probablythedm1669this is also do to the fact that many criminals aren’t punished enough to where they won’t commit the crime in the first palcr

[@probablythedm1669]

@@shadowwolf8496 it has well proven that severity of the punishment does not prevent crime. Nearly all shooters even go in with the intention to die, either by their own guns or by cop. You think execution or even life imprisonment would deter them? America locks up more people than any nation, yet violent crime is rampant and mass shootings a damn near daily event. You want a factor for predicting violent crime you look at domestic abuse. But that leaves a lot of police out of a job, because it's rampant in the USA's police force (who coincidentally do a lot of violent killings and use of excessive force). So instead people blame everything but the real problems; which are hateful ideologies, domestic violence and abuse, easy access to guns, and lack of mental healthcare for the people who need it.

[@luisapaza317]

@@shadowwolf8496 I dont think so. But anyways, this tendency is alarming! My best desires from here in America (we are also america, latinoamérica)

[@trevorhill7468]

This is so accurate. My partner and I are gay men and most of the neighbors around our place are hardcore MAGA Republicans -- we always hear them outside ranting about politics. Whenever there's another high-profile anti-LGBT hate crime, I always panic knowing that if these PB or PF goons were to ever go around rounding people up, my neighbors wouldn't lift a finger to help us. FOX and these other rightwing media outlets know exactly what they're doing -- they're not just encouraging violence, they're creating an environment of acceptability for not caring.

[@Godzilla_64]

As much as it pains me to say, you may very well need a gun. At this is coming from someone so deeply worried about the second amendment and how some use it. But for your safety, it would be best.

[@Yahda]

Get armed. I know it’s the last resort for some people, but the only way we can defend ourselves at this point is by using their systems.

[@Godzilla_64]

@@Yahda christ, I couldn't I can't arm myself in good conscience. It's just not for me.

[@aldenheterodyne2833]

@@Godzilla_64 Maybe a good baseball bat then?

[@Godzilla_64]

@@aldenheterodyne2833 well I used to play baseball at one point, so it wouldn't be too bad a idea-

[@calci2679]

Ah so this is why my mother doesn't want me, a grown ass adult trans man, to go on road trips alone. She thinks it's too dangerous for me, as a trans person, to traverse across the country because of transphobia.

[@LRCW1]

I wish humankind could just learn to get along with each other & stop judging others especially on differences. What a boring world this would be if we were all exactly alike. You don't have to like the way someone else lives their life. But you should be tolerant of it. What a wonderfull world this would be if everbody accepted everybody else for who they are.

[@stevenmcdonough7772]

The problem is that those people do not tolerate christians,conservatives and Republicans. It is a two way street. Not only one way.

[@PixelPal26]

As a queer person this video is hard to stomach, but also as a queer person, "Let's get out of here I don't want to get shot talking about gender outside a hooters" was a gift I hope to cherish forever.

[@Katie2986]

😂 I am sorry about this horrible nonsense, but your final words were hilarious 😂

[@frenzalrhomb6919]

@@Katie2986 I'm an Australian , and we don't have any "Hooters" in Australia, so I didn't really understand what he meant by the "getting shot" line. Also, dose the name "Hooters" mean what it implies? I know that this is going to sound stupid, but do they REALLY have half naked Women serving the food and drinks?

[@Katie2986]

@@frenzalrhomb6919 be glad you didn’t know 😁 He literally meant getting shot, by a gun. Because Hooters would be a place to find Alphas (and probably incels). Hooters is about what the name implies, they wear cheeky shorts and teeny-tiny tops, and are very much encouraged to flirt with customers.

[@Katie2986]

@@ahmedkadic4634 sure, you should know I am an LGBTQ ally and a Muslim

[@Katie2986]

@@halko7122 you probably don’t know what a dictionary is so why don’t you google it?

[@thegooddoctor4353]

As someone on the autism spectrum and has difficulty with social cues and norms, AND was in school through the 80s and 90s, it's debilitating. I took shit like this to heart because I mean, hey, they're adults so they probably know what's what right? For decades, I was afraid to let anyone know what tv shows I liked, what movies I watched, what music I listened to because of everything being for girls only and vise versa. I put up a front that I was this metal head/horror movie fan/other misgendered things. But left alone I was listening to Cindi Lauper, B52s, lots of Britpop, watching animated fantasy movies like A Flight of Dragons (yes I cry at the end every time lol). I basically ended up being two people.

[@tessarae9127]

Thanks for sharing 💗 the masking pressure is real.

[@dominicfucinari1942]

I can't believe the neighborhood got away with that. Did some televangelist tell them strictly-enforced gender roles or polarized portrayals of femininity and masculinity would bring them any kind of tidings?

[@sid6856]

So all the weirdos, Gothic / metal heads & all the heavy drug users are now dealing with major mental issues ? Well no 💩 🤣 get help. Today you are a guy, tomorrow you are a unicorn 🦄 🤣😂😂🤣😂🤣 get real & deal with your adversities instead of blaming the world.

[@KravenTheKnight]

As an Aspie, I sympathize very much with this. Hope life is better for you now.

[@newname2664]

You can't stifle yourself like that, people who do that all their lives end up miserable.

[@PaulADAigle]

"Woke" isn't just referring to LGBTQ+ people but the youth that are open to recognizing being such. People among the "cancel culture" and those pushing for change. For instance, my D&D group routinely refers to 'woke people' when complaining about a group of people trying to change D&D to less violence and removing 'evil' characters from the game. Everyone in my D&D group is late thirties or older. I think the most likely correct 'woke' term is specifically "Gen Z". There are numerous people that are LGBTQ+ above that age, but it still leans that way. The Right doesn't want to specifically blame "Gen Z" though, because that would show their discrimination too plainly. "Woke" is generic enough, but still discriminating.

[@alexdesousa7966]

I'm from UK. I've been following what's been happening in US in utter horror and disbelief. What actually puzzles me the most is how can the likes of Tucker Carlson and others like him who have a big influence on people be allowed to say the things they're saying, which incites violence towards other members of society. Isn't that against the law in US? People are being killed because of the words that keep constantly coming out of their mouths. That is surely criminal.

[@cosmosisrose]

stay vigilant. the tories are following suit and it has already resulted in an uptick in violence against trans people here too.

[@missburn]

I also find it strange that most of the time, the people accusing LGBT folks of grooming are the same ones claiming that an accused man is innocent until proven guilty so how does this fit that worldview? It obviously doesn't and I never hear anyone use it against them. Accusing someone of child grooming is pretty intense.

[@angusyang5917]

They only care about groomers if it's somebody they don't like. They will slander all transgender people as groomers. They will straw-man the prophet of Islam as a pedophile. Yet they will do absolutely nothing, or even worse, defend and hide it when a girl is forced into an underage marriage because her parents don't want to deal with the shame of a raped daughter.

[@TedxJit-KingYap]

For my point of view as a high schooler, a teacher with a gay pride flag is just wack, like why are you bringing a flag that 100% about sexual identity to a classroom?

[@Crygear]

Something that is personal *should* stay private, why the hell are you trying to show yourself like a weird narcissist, just live life without annoying others.

[@michace]

@@TedxJit-KingYap Grow tf up, you’re in high school. There’s tons of children who are gay and would appreciate their teachers support. The pride flag is a way of showing solidarity with the queer community.

[@michace]

@@Crygear What should stay private?

[@purplehaze2358]

I've generally noted a trend of behavior from the types of people that associate being LGBT+ with being a groomer or pedophile - that being, they only seem to care about the latter two issues when they're also paired with the former. They entirely disregard pedophilic activity when it doesn't actively involve someone on the queer side of things, but the second there's even a suggestion of the perpetrator being LGBT, they use it as an excuse to promote their inherently bigoted ideologies.

[@XLRAshon]

Yes! Catholic Priests are synonymous with pedophile, fact, but no one of the right ever cares about it or wants to change things

[@Lord_of_Dread]

There's a good reason for that. It's because the right wing are absolutely saturated with paedophiles. The following was not created by me, but is pretty damning. Republican George Nader, Trump adviser, convicted of sexually abusing 10 young boys, trafficking a 14 year old boy to the US for sex, and possession of pornography depicting child sexual abuse and bestiality. Republican Wyoming state Sen. Anthony Bouchard running for Liz Cheney's seat, impregnated a 14 year old girl, marred her at age 15, divorced at age 17 when he was 21, she killed herself at age 20. Republican Anton 'Tony' Lazzaro, Top Minnesota donor and GOP activist indicted for operating a child sex trafficking scheme to smuggle in underage girls. Republican Florida congressional deputy whip Mark Foley - sexting underaged congressional page boys Republican anti-abortion activist Howard Scott Heldreth is a convicted child rapist in Florida. Republican Rick Roeber member of the Missouri House sexually abused his 9-year-old daughter in the 1990s. Republican County Commissioner David Swartz pleaded guilty to molesting two girls under the age of 11 and was sentenced to 8 years in prison. Republican judge Mark Pazuhanich pleaded no contest to fondling a 10-year old girl and was sentenced to 10 years probation. Republican anti-abortion activist Nicholas Morency pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on his computer and offering a bounty to anybody who murders an abortion doctor. Republican legislator Edison Misla Aldarondo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter between the ages of 9 and 17. Republican Mayor Philip Giordano is serving a 37-year sentence in federal prison for sexually abusing 8- and 10-year old girls. Republican campaign consultant Tom Shortridge was sentenced to three years probation for taking nude photographs of a 15-year old girl. Republican racist pedophile and United States Senator Strom Thurmond had sex with a 15-year old black girl which produced a child. Republican pastor Mike Hintz, whom George W. Bush commended during the 2004 presidential campaign, surrendered to police after admitting to a sexual affair with a female juvenile. Republican legislator Peter Dibble pleaded no contest to having an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl. Republican Congressman Donald “Buz” Lukens was found guilty of having sex with a female minor and sentenced to one month in jail. Republican fundraiser Richard A. Delgaudio was found guilty of child porn charges and paying two teenage girls to pose for sexual photos. Republican activist Mark A. Grethen convicted on six counts of sex crimes involving children. Republican activist Randal David Ankeney pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a child. Republican Congressman Dan Crane had sex with a female minor working as a congressional page. Republican activist and Christian Coalition leader Beverly Russell admitted to an incestuous relationship with his step daughter. Republican congressman and anti-gay activist Robert Bauman* was charged with having sex with a 16-year-old boy he picked up at a gay bar. Republican Committee Chairman Jeffrey Patti was arrested for distributing a video clip of a 5-year-old girl being raped. Republican activist Marty Glickman (a.k.a. “Republican Marty”), was taken into custody by Florida police on four counts of unlawful sexual activity with an underage girl and one count of delivering the drug LSD. Republican legislative aide Howard L. Brooks* was charged with molesting a 12-year old boy and possession of child pornography. Republican Senate candidate John Hathaway was accused of having sex with his 12-year old baby sitter and withdrew his candidacy after the allegations were reported in the media. Republican preacher Stephen White*, who demanded a return to traditional values, was sentenced to jail after offering $20 to a 14-year-old boy for permission to perform oral sex on him. Republican talk show host Jon Matthews pleaded guilty to exposing his genitals to an 11 year old girl. Republican anti-gay activist Earl “Butch” Kimmerling was sentenced to 40 years in prison for molesting an 8-year old girl after he attempted to stop a gay couple from adopting her. Republican Party leader Paul Ingram pleaded guilty to six counts of raping his daughters and served 14 years in federal prison. Republican election board official Kevin Coan was sentenced to two years probation for soliciting sex over the internet from a 14-year old girl. Republican politician Andrew Buhr* was charged with two counts of first degree sodomy with a 13-year old boy. Republican politician Keith Westmoreland was arrested on seven felony counts of lewd and lascivious exhibition to girls under the age of 16 (i.e. exposing himself to children). Republican anti-abortion activist John Allen Burt was charged with sexual misconduct involving a 15-year old girl. Republican County Councilman Keola Childs* pleaded guilty to molesting a male child. Republican activist John Butler was charged with criminal sexual assault on a teenage girl. Republican candidate Richard Gardner admitted to molesting his two daughters. Republican Councilman and former Marine Jack W. Gardner was convicted of molesting a 13-year old girl. Republican County Commissioner Merrill Robert Barter* pleaded guilty to unlawful sexual contact and assault on a teenage boy. Republican City Councilman Fred C. Smeltzer, Jr. pleaded no contest to raping a 15 year-old girl and served 6-months in prison. Republican activist Parker J. Bena pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography on his home computer and was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $18,000. Republican parole board officer and former Colorado state representative, Larry Jack Schwarz, was fired after child pornography was found in his possession. Republican strategist and Citadel Military College graduate Robin Vanderwall* was convicted in Virginia on five counts of soliciting sex from boys and girls over the internet. Republican city councilman Mark Harris, who is described as a “good military man” and “church goer,” was convicted of repeatedly having sex with an 11-year-old girl and sentenced to 12 years in prison. Republican businessman Jon Grunseth withdrew his candidacy for Minnesota governor after allegations surfaced that he went swimming in the nude with four underage girls, including his daughter. Republican director of the “Young Republican Federation” Nicholas Elizondo molested his 6-year old daughter and was sentenced to six years in prison. Republican benefactor of conservative Christian groups, Richard A. Dasen Sr., was charged with rape for allegedly paying a 15-year old girl for sex. Dasen, 62, who is married with grown children and several grandchildren, has allegedly told police that over the past decade he paid more than $1 million to have sex with a large number of young. Republican Matt Gaetz - Alleged Sex Trafficker (possible that the allegations were false according to the accuser recently) Republican Dennis Hastert - Pedophile. Republican Roy Moore - Child Molester Republican Donald Trump - Rapist, Possible Child Rapist. 20+ sexual assault cases. Several NDA, Several consistent reports of death threats. Multiple cases tieing him to Epstein even one before his first trial. Infamous rumors of a "pee tape" rumor'd to also be from an Epstein party. Republican state senator Ralph Shortey from Oklahoma admitted to being involved in sodomy with a 17 year old male prostitute and transporting child pornography 68 The list goes on and fucking on

[@rikki635]

Case in point: Matt Walsh and the Catholic Church (also his views on the age of consent in general🤢)

[@CrniWuk]

Exactly! As someone who is working with children in education this is something that concerns me as well. When we look at the research on the subject, for example child molestation, it tells us that the most likely place where it actually happens, is inside the family. Then you have various youth organisations and also religious groups - the catholic church is a prime example but seriously it is not the only one! It is staggering AND frightening, how little is done here considering the amount of perpetrators that walk around here. Bug I guess it just doesn't fitt in to the right-wing-conservative narrative.

[@fickgooglefickthem6884]

Yeah, good one! The inherent and hidden hate is therefore "released" through a canvas. Now they have an assumption and now they "have" to protect someone by the cruelst means. Do You understand this on multiple levels? It will get worse. The final group will be the believers. I'm not saying that all of them are good, not by far(!) but they will target them at the end as much as LBGTQ+

[@nas84payne]

Speaking of Laura Ingraham, her brother Curtis is gay and spoken out numerous times about her hatefulness. This is just a retread of the gay panic panic back in the day. Trans are the trending topic of the day. They were wrong then and they’re wrong now. Another great, thorough video.

[@Cinnovations]

Imagine siding with the Nazis on this issue. They show up to protest drag everywhere, especially in Ohio.

[@thecozyvvitch]

I like how they think this is grooming and brainwashing when they literally subscribe to a religion that has been doing that for centuries.

[@thecozyvvitch]

It’s not a very good one when historically, it was one of the main causes of death. And it’s one of the main causes of oppression today.

[@jtheodorebird]

I'm in Melbourne, Australia: one of the supposed "havens" of queer culture in this country... while just the other day, two trans people were brutally assaulted and robbed - at a pride celebration! I often get comments from people saying "but this is in america!!" yet we still regularly need to protest against anti-trans violence because it still happens. The most difficult thing I find about all this is showing people the awful things that are happening, and actually having them believe it.

[@TempleGuitars]

@@priapulida Bigot.

[@yorkerold]

Yeah but I think things are far worse in the US and UK

[@towniehypnosis7563]

@@yorkerold kindly fuck off, but more politely, just because the problem is closer to you, friend, that doesn't make it worse.

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

This is EXACTLY what I want to say and tell people. Sad that people don’t get that it’s highlighting a recent nigh-global issue, and the nigh- is on a technicality.

[@jinxshadow5218]

This channel has become so important to me. I see so much fucked up shit going on around me that sometimes completely overwhelms me. But here, I can at least find out why and how that stuff is happening, which kind of demystifies it. It’s still scary, but doesn’t seem as inevitable.

[@rustycobalt5072]

Why are ya relying on anyone for your feelings of safety or stability?

[@thegrouchization]

@@rustycobalt5072 Because humans are social animals? It's kind of what we do.

[@stevengill1736]

At least now I have some idea of what "woke" means.....the term makes me uncomfortable. Americans are so uptight, never ceases to amaze me....great video, thank you.

[@aleksandrakrolak]

[@kimmagennis3353]

For me, the most alarming thing is that we do not know how to think for ourselves. As a result, we cannot see how we are being manipulated by other peoples' personal agendas. We are unable to discern the truth, because we do not trust any data sources, and we cannot recognise how our own prejudices misdirect our attention.

[@carlmurphy2416]

That opening speech trying to echo Churchill was cringe as hell

[@brads4606]

"Anti-woke Fascism" - otherwise known as Fascism.

[@supernimo739gaming7]

Or just right wing authoritarianism

[@LegioneSacra]

As an Italian that lived fascism in my ultra far right , let me tell you that fascism will never rise in the states. But you have huge far right problems because of the bi partisan gov. Its really dangerous having only 2 main political party

[@make_me7459]

@@LegioneSacra I agree, especially when 1 goes the deep end and lust for one man. it’s also dangerous to have multiple political parties. Germany had 5.

[@Squatch_Patriot]

Someone over here can’t handle their woke fascism getting its due criticism.🙃👌

[@user-ze1ej5zb6z]

@@LegioneSacra You lived in Fascist italy?

[@austinluther5825]

My husband never mentions to anyone he works with that he's married to a transgender man. He's in the military and is terrified of the wrong person finding out and attacking me and our kids. Luckily, the lab that I work at us staffed entirely by biomedical experts like myself who understand at the very least from a scientific standpoint that trans people are just another kind of person. So, that's nice.

[@trolledfrog6789]

you are not a real women

[@sofaking1611]

Dont ask, dont tell

[@alfredogonzalez419]

He doesn't need to tell anyone and neither do you? Whi would ever find out?

[@hopefulmonsters4407]

I'm sorry you're in such an awful position. You, your husband, and your children deserve so much better.

[@Spubbily01]

I'm autistic and I worry about all this because I know for a fact I'm next.

[@pikaapikachuuu]

As a trans person myself, its a very scary world to live in

[@racvald7872]

groomer

[@tracey9888]

​@@racvald7872was I a groomer when my father tried to punch my ribcage in at 5

[@reanimationeas342]

​@@racvald7872Idiot

[@ceryxfigmenti5377]

@@racvald7872 go follow your leader and be done with it.

[@tracey9888]

@@ceryxfigmenti5377 who

[@scottspa74]

Really liking the new format. Also, the bit about the 'left-handed scissor lobby' was a good quick laugh amid the light shed on a really depressing, disgusting, moment in American history.

[@qwaso_qwaso]

Clearly using a la Johnny Harris format. I think Second Thought should not copying this approach, it's already unique ans special

[@gorpler5900]

@@qwaso_qwaso honestly its a perfect format to gain charitability from a liberal audience to hopefully bring them to the left.

[@onlyusernameleft2]

​@@qwaso_qwaso Johnny Harris is stealing TJs "begin with science and general interest videos and become more political over time" style. It's only fair to take something in return.

[@normalizenatalie]

@@onlyusernameleft2 is that a style or just something two people did

[@masterofalltrades_]

​@@qwaso_qwaso There's no stealing. John Harris doesn't own the format or something. Also JT has better videos

[@adhiambogwengwalchen]

"We must fight the FASCISTS at our schools. We must fight the FASCISTS in our businesses. We must fight the FASCISTS in our government agencies. We can never, ever surrender to FASCIST ideologies!"

[@PrairieWolf62]

Im starting to think you don't like fascist

[@sngedsunflwr]

Thank you it's so awful that they think it's a choice and that we're recruiting. It lets them justify hating us and opposing our rights

[@katherinemorgan841]

On the comment about children failing math. Currently in Texas the math curriculum is teaching children the wrong definitions for concepts and terms. My friends son learned that a cross-section is where two lines meet at a point. That would be a vertex or loosely defined as an intersection. How this curriculum got approved is absolutely beyond me, and the teacher knows it's wrong but her excuse is that she has to teach the curriculum.

[@CinnamonQuills]

There has been a serious campaign on the part of the Right to deliberately undermine public schools with underfunding and nonsensical requirements so that they can push the government into allowing them to privatize primary education to replace "failing" public schools with private ones - like what they've done to institutions and prisons - and fund it with federal tax dollars. As far as they're concerned public schools are a paycheck for them to loot just sitting on the table, and they need to make public education as close to worthless as they can to accomplish it.

[@Dragrath1]

They aren't even hiding that their objective is to prevent the education of youth in anything which could let them fend for themselves and or raise their status in society. In an article last year in Scientific American the discussion on how to counter misinformation was rapidly shifted to how to counter misinformation while avoiding teaching kids critical thinking skills. At one point in the article they explicitly stated their goal is to help insure children grow up to be "good little consumers". In other words they aren't even trying to hide that the war on math, science philosophy and anything which isn't their sterilized false narrative propaganda version of history, is because they want to control the people and keep them dumb. The ability to think and recognize when you are being lied to is dangerous because if people are allowed to think for themselves they know that they will not sit there and be squeezed dry into an early grave. The oligarchs use education as a means of brainwashing indoctrination which, by making the school board who calls the shots elected political positions in the capitalist two party system, ensures that the indoctrination will continue with the façade of "democracy". What is more terrifying is that Texas has a monopoly on school textbook writing which means what happens in Texas soon goes nationwide. After all from their perspective the truth is the most dangerous thing imaginable because the laws of information theory which is the basis for all of physics, computation and mathematics says their entire doctrine is a blatantly fallacious argument equivalent to claiming to have the ability to make a free energy producing perpetual motion machine. That is to say the universe has a strong left bias

[@kokorochacarero8003]

Fascists' oldest trick is to create their own self fulfilling prophecies They set you up for failure and then blame it on whatever group they want demonized/disenfranchised/gone They did the same for black people after slavery was "abolished" to keep them either in debt or imprisoned, just so that they didn't have a choice but to endlessly "work" to repay the debt or to buy their freedom. The work never outpaced the debt generation, nor the BS crimes they were charged with. They later used similar tactics to keep them disqualified from voting, even after they were allegedly granted the right to vote Same shit with contemporary conviction rates

[@Saoldric]

Are you sure it's just not a lazy teacher deflecting blame?

[@letsomethingshine]

Shouldn't that teacher be blaming "the textbook" not "the curriculum"? The curriculum only tells you WHAT to teach about, not the definitions of things.

[@taylor6528]

the shit that happened at boston children's hospital was and is like... something that makes so much of this feel personally threatening to me. before, it was, of course, but i got my top surgery at boston children's, and so seeing them blown up in the news and online with threats and misinformation made it feel so literally close to home. i could look up the surgeon (who to this day was one of the best doctors i've ever dealt with for medical things) and see poeple online trying to call him a predator. it's enough to make a guy feel deeply anxious.

[@Drownedinblood]

Tbh as Americans we are too accustomed to violence..we only ever seem to care when it's done by someone considered an outgroup.

[@lu-zp5lx]

That’s literal terrorism

[@lu-zp5lx]

@@priapulida but it is… the Oxford dictionary says : « terrorism : the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.” What those fascists are doing is literally intimidation in the pursuit of political aims, it is terrorism.

[@SittingTheApple]

This channel is absolute gold! I love these videos!

[@Cosmid_]

The conservatives think that being queer is INHERENTLY sexual, when they ignore the fact that there's romantic love too, and also being straight is sexual and romantic. The jokes write themselves

[@popeyedanzii467]

​@@MKUltraVictim-sw5qsI'm pretty damn sure I'm in love with my boyfriend, sex or not

[@ralfliebau5706]

right wing handbook rule 1 : blame your enemy for the things you are doing rule 2: if theres no enemy, invent one

[@osamaobama]

Ok groomer

[@donaldtrumplover2254]

Left wingers do the same thing all the time as well. Stalin and his kulaks are an example

[@ralfliebau5706]

@@donaldtrumplover2254 damn if your argument is stalin did it too, why not say hitler did it so its fine? i feel sorry for you

[@robert2690]

@@donaldtrumplover2254 So you’re defending this action? Basically you’re a nazi.🤣

[@nerrler5574]

@@donaldtrumplover2254 how are they an example?

[@SentinelLaser]

Fox needs to be held accountable.

[@johnnygoodman2003]

After the Dominion and Smartmatic law suits, Fox might not be around much longer.

[@chey7691]

By who? All the conservative outlets are owned by someone who is friends with the owners of the other four companies who own the news stations in America. It's rigged, and you can easily find proof of it because they don't hide it. Who would you report it to?

[@illusion9423]

They won't because the elites on the right are also the ones keeping it running. The inmates are running the asylum here

[@babylon6847]

CNN must be held accountable for the 2020 riots.

[@spidertazzfb47]

I hold them accountable for telling the truth about what is is happening today. Communist love lies and deception with propaganda and half truthful stories 🦊 fox is the only one to tell the truth straight and plain.

[@thedoctor2808]

I just want to thank you for your sanity in this world of madness

[@jodiecarlson6955]

The comparison to being left handed is brilliant!

[@wildfire9280]

Never ask a woman her age A man, his salary And Republicans what they claimed in defense of their vote on child marriage in West Virginia.

[@reinhardt3090]

99% of republicans will say "What the hell are you talking about?" because seriously what? I've never heard of that and I assume most republicans haven't either.

[@wildfire9280]

@@reinhardt3090 “The bill would establish that 18 is the age of consent. It removes the ability of a minor to obtain consent through their parents, legal guardians, or by court petition. Existing legal marriages, including those done in other states, are unaffected. According to the nonprofit group Unchained At Last, which seeks to end forced and child marriage, seven states have set the minimum age for marriage at 18, all since 2018. From 2015 to 2019, there were marriages involving 259 girls and 52 boys under age 18 in West Virginia. A few of them had been married more than once, according to state health statistics.” 9 DAYS LATER… “A bill that would have prohibited minors from getting married in West Virginia was defeated Wednesday night in a legislative committee. The Republican-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee rejected the bill on a 9-8 vote, a week after it passed the House of Delegates. The vote came shortly after the bill’s main sponsor, Democratic Del. Kayla Young of Kanawha County, testified briefly before the committee. She said that since 2000 there have been more than 3,600 marriages in the state involving one or more children. Currently, children can marry as young as 16 in West Virginia with parental consent. Anyone younger than that also must get a judge’s waiver. “For now, there will be no floor for the age of marriage in WV, endangering our kids,” Young wrote on Twitter after the vote.”

[@Amoebatirith]

@@reinhardt3090 West Virginia finally raised their age for child marriage from 12 to 16 this year. It wasn't unanimously raised. Only about 7 states in the United States have a ban on child (minor) marriage with no exceptions. All the rest will allow for some exceptions and some have gastly low or no age specified for how low those exceptions can apply. This video shows a clip of a news anchor arguing that the age of consent will be lowered if LGBTQ+ people are left alone as a slippery slope argument, but the reality is that child marriage is still often an allowed practice and has only been steadily increasing in age and restrictions in the past decade or so. Many of the republicans that will spout out about how we need to protect the children from LGBTQ+ ideas are the ones that will try to keep the age of marriage exception as low as possible. Not all of them, certainly, but there's a double standard present that shows that it's not really about protecting the children, but rather about getting rid of people and groups that they find undesirable by using fear to present those groups as doing something most people would find abhorent (grooming) even if it is not true.

[@Hirohitorunguard]

its absolutely insane how much the production quality has shot up for this show.

[@grady7420]

I mean yeah look at how many patreons this channel has

[@jeffwallace673]

​@@grady7420 I am certainly one of those patriots subscribers and I will give money to this till the day I die

[@christopherrice6553]

love your work

[@LeakyTrees]

“We must fight the whole because god forbid we respect people’s identities and don’t discriminate against people”

[@yuvi3738]

One important thing to mention: Of the 3% of people that detransition, only a small fraction of that 3% consists of people who "realised they weren't trans". The 2015 USTS (US Trans Survey) reports an 8% detransition rate. The most common causes being: 1. Pressure from a parent - 36% (%'s of that 8%) 2. Transitioning was too hard for them 33% 3. They faced too much harassment or discrimination as a transgender person - 31% 4. They had trouble getting a job - 29% 5. Pressure from other family members - 26% .... Skip a few.. ... Initial transition did not reflect the complexity of their gender identity (write-in response) - 4% Obviously many of these factors are overlapping, but it's evident that the majority of detransitioners do so due to external reasons, not due to internal issues with their gender identity.

[@yuvi3738]

"Eight percent (8%) of respondents reported having de-transitioned at some point. Most of those who de-transitioned did so only temporarily: 62% of those who had de-transitioned reported that they were currently living full time in a gender different than the gender they were thought to be at birth."

[@tiloosomega2448]

Really appreciate you putting that 3% into context, so trans people are extremally accurate but the anti woke's make the number go up to 3%

[@m4tta]

i’d recommend taking a look at the detransition community on reddit, as this seems to be a way more widespread occurrence than official numbers portray

[@jaysonlopezsantos4752]

​@@m4tta there are over 600,000 trans people so yeah. And I don't know if I trust redditors or people online that much. So many people belive reddit is super liberal but the reality it's users are still pretty conservative.

[@DisturbedNeo]

@@jaysonlopezsantos4752 Lol yeah, a reddit "community" full of chinese bots and russian trolls is not what I'd call an accurate portrayal of western society.

[@XLRAshon]

Can we appreciate the increased production of this channel! I remember when he showed his face for the first time and it was like “woah!” And now look at all the angles he’s adding of him speaking in these videos! In terms of this video you are spot on! The left needs to start combating the right and these terrorists cause our government sure isn’t going to. My mom is a teacher and she had been called a pedophile for supporting lgbtq rights. I pity the poor soul that ever says something like that again to her face if i’m ever around cause it isn’t going to end well for them. We need to shut down all these right winged news channels. If they said these things about black people they would get shut down. So why is it okay to do it about people’s sexuality??? Edit: yes Right wing media is racist towards black people, but they do it in subtle ways. They don’t go on the air and say “black people are evil” “black people are groomers”. They don’t say it out right they way they talk about lgbtq people where they have no filter, no winks, no dog whistles. That’s what I was getting at.

[@vascoapolonio2309]

I did think it was an Avatar. No many people have the balls to do this alone.

[@tsinquisition3455]

Tho I agree with the sentiment, I don´t think conflict escalation is going to benefit anyone, the moment you beat up someone for being homophobic it´s gonna be used as ammunition against the LGTBQ community, further shattering the left. In my opinion the only proper approach to this is more protests to create laws against this kind of far right behaviour and to protect the citizens.

[@aponirayn9099]

Believe me they talking about us(black folk), they're just sneaky about it, using certain term words when talking about us. Woke for the far-right now means anything that you don't like about diversity or even learning and appreciating diversity. Us "Woke" folk are the ones changing and destroying the country in their eyes.

[@terrystevens8338]

I agree with you except for the part of if they talked like this about black people they would be shut down.. because they do talk about black people like this.. they just do it in a more dog whistle way and it’s so normalized in our white supremacist society it doesn’t register to most people as going too far.

[@LadyHermes]

Being pro lgbt doesn't necessarily mean grooming kids and you don't need to be right wing to disagree with that kind of predatory behavior.

[@tsos27]

This is so important. Thank you for creating thoughtful, insightful videos.

[@ashcatthedude]

Great video. I think that you illustrated the narrative very well. Blessed be to you and your efforts.

[@fickgooglefickthem6884]

If I was an American, I would FEAR DeSantis, ok? This guy helped to torture the inmates in Guantanamo by telling he was a Lawyer (what he was) and asked them what Torture were the worst and told the official what were the worst for each individual to make it more unbearable!!

[@armyofninjas9055]

Facts.

[@seminolefantodd4736]

If the unfortunate happens and the Republicans nominate DeNazi, I hope Trump-solini runs as an Independent, splitting the fascist vote and Biden (if he runs) gets reelected or the Democratic candidate (If Biden doesn't) wins election.

[@GOODNOIGHT]

Desantis is a psycho

[@scottgrohs5940]

He’s poised to become our Putin, Erdogan or Xi.

[@RhythmBastard]

Antifascism is refusing to be ruled over by dorks

[@TheLankdaddy]

Being “woke” just means being awake to the hardships of others, you know, empathetic. They’ve turned “woke” into a slur, like bullies on a playground would take your positive trait and use them as a negative. I hate bullies

[@godsire6217]

I hate humanity.

[@laural3738]

@@godsire6217 all trolls hate humanity

[@TedxJit-KingYap]

There’s kids identifying as dogs at my school, kids trying to start lawsuits for not having kitty litter in the non gendered bathroom and dead ass going by the name “kitty” as well as school officials covering up rapist because they were trans then proceeded to send them to other school, then it happened again and they tried to cover it up for a second time.

[@godsire6217]

@@TedxJit-KingYap That story sounds like a bunch of made up bullshit the right love to do.

[@dude00007]

i hate "woke" bullies

[@cortespensantes]

Great video, comrade, greetings from Brazil!

[@davidmango8270]

Every communist dictator would be vastly opposed to this LGBTQ bs. Don't use the word comrade when y'all cant even figure out your gender

[@riley6171]

​@@davidmango8270Comrade didn't originate with dictatorship socialism, it has been a word used to refer to fellow men since socialism was first imagined. It's basically always been a catch all way to refer to fellow leftists.

[@davidmango8270]

@@riley6171 dictatorship socialism is the only realistic form of socialism. Your kind will never pull off socialism. Lol.

[@riley6171]

@@davidmango8270 please research this a bit. there have been some socialist communes formed without a strict authority, examples include Revolutionary Catalonia and the Paris Commune. Yes authoritarian versions have existed but socialism was never intending on that, these early socialist examples are what most advocate for and are where the term Comrade originated.

[@arshygohardy]

@@davidmango8270and your “kind” will never get rid of lgbtq, we will always be here, whether u like it or not

[@itsROMPERS...]

Breast surgery for a variety of reasons unrelated to "gender" issues is not unusual for teen girls. Often girls face social stigma and back pain from breasts that are too big, so they seek reduction. They right calls this "mutilation"

[@auroraofclanborealis]

Can I juat say; parents can have their newborns circumcised, but the right doesn’t want people over 15 to be able to take hormones or puberty blockers.

[@ma_junia]

Cool it with the antisemitic remarks there

[@auroraofclanborealis]

@Jun Ier I'm not saying that people shouldn't be allowed to have their babies circumcised. I'm just say that gender affirming care being called the mutilation of children is ironic when the majority of AMAB Americans are circumcised when they are young.

[@blingknight1]

2 different thing. Hormones and puberty blocker compared to circumcision. You will destroy the children with these chemicals.

[@tulionline1239]

​@@ma_juniai dont have anything against jewish people, but babies should not be circumsized for no reason.

[@ComicWriter-ml3qt]

@@ma_junianothing they said was anti semitic

[@jay4you853]

Unfortunately only those looking for those facts will have access to these videos. Others will be watching Joke Rogan or Charlie Kuck.

[@pbc7677]

as a foreign i am shocked how people are allowed to talk like this on Television. this is pure Hate Speech.

[@angiebear8727]

Had a great history department in my high school back in the 90s whom actually went over all these signs of fascism and instilled in us that it can happen anywhere and we need to know the signs. God bless this group of teachers. If only there would’ve been more like them in America. This message and the one to one example shared here need to be shared everywhere because like it or not fascism is in American government and society as almost a norm today and needs to be stopped. Nothing is more urgent imo.

[@guyfromtheplaceshown3690]

Fascism is a dead ideology, Franco died in the cold war, and with the attrocities under the Nazis the ideology lost all legitimacy. In China I could believe you but not the modern west, so how is fasciam everywhere?

[@angiebear8727]

@@guyfromtheplaceshown3690 did you not watch this? Just because they don’t come out and say “ hey we’re fascists “ doesn’t mean they aren’t peddling fascist ideology

[@guyfromtheplaceshown3690]

@@angiebear8727 Yes, fascists may conceal their identity, but what is more likely fascism is rife in the West but its been concealed, or its just people who just disagree with you?

[@guyfromtheplaceshown3690]

Fascism has been on the rise, but not to the extent on this channel, believe it or not people generally hate racists, and authoritarians I know shocking fact.

[@em-rv8rh]

had a history teacher like that in middle school named mr faith, he's also who made me realize our government directly benefits from homelessness and unemployment from a young age.

[@winstonrobinson6732]

A friend of mine was subjected to electro shock therapy - his Father hated that he was gay so my friend was forced to endure this atrocity. We are not that far removed from the time when this happened and in another case a little boy of 11 read the definition of "homosexuality" in a Webster's and immediately realized that he had something to keep SECRET.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

His father should have been put into prison for life for torture of kids.

[@59Gretsch]

Just think if that little boy had read the word zoophilia in the dictionary he might’ve found another identity

[@krafterzdavid1757]

They should have used an electric chair!

[@shan8130]

@@krafterzdavid1757stop LARPing

[@krafterzdavid1757]

@@shan8130 can you speak english or do you just speak tacos?