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Ohio Dem Party Has Banned Criticism Of Gov. Candidate Amy Acton Calling Trans Girls “Boys”
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"Settle for bad, or it will be terrible!"
Fuck off dude. Unacceptable is unacceptable regardless of party. If the DNC doesn't wasn't to listen to constituents, then it doesn't matter who we vote for, we're getting GOP policy.
Yes. You live in a racist conservative shithole country. Your neighbors are awful, the Democrats and their conservative policies are the best you have. You really think you speak for the majority? The majority of americans suck. But they could be worse, and things could always get worse.
Fun fact, the average ACT scores in Ohio are only slightly higher than those of farm animals, since leaving the test blank is within the margin of error of what Ohioans actually score.
Youre completely fucking wrong but hey.
Maybe I have a vested interest but either she or a shithead of the other party who has made these shit laws will be governor.
But hey, so long as you direct all that vitriol to the one side that can learn and grow and not to the worst possible person that's just dandy eh?
All you people sit here with your moral superiority. I've watched this state go from slightly OK to downright dogshit and it's hurt not only LGBT but basically everyone save the obscenely wealthy. You think shining a light on this while ignoring the fascists in the room is helping anyone but it's not.
Again- she can get better. She can do better. Everyone WILL be worse off if vivek wins.
I'm only wrong if you don't care about the Overton window's gradual shift to the right. Because if you're constantly settling, that's what you're going to get. You either push back or you let it happen. Letting it happen hasn't worked so far but I'm sure this time it will be different.
Yes sure, the overton window where gay marriage is illegal, or LGBT in general is not widely accepted (much more so than in the past), or climate change is not being taken seriously.
Do you listen to yourself? Do you think society is regressing because of people like Acton here? No, it's because good people are doing NOTHING because their moral superiority means more to them than stopping fascists in their tracks.
But hey, letting things burn to the ground hasn't worked at all yet but hey, maybe this time it will be different.
More and more convinced you people just want to be leaders of the ashes when it all does because what you're preaching makes zero sense, at all. I'd rather try to get things going in the right direction than risk everything on a hope that people will "wake up" like you all seem to think is inevitable. And hey, guess what- if they're not awake by now I don't have a whole lot of faith in a 180 shift from them.
But maybe you're right- perhaps we should let the Republicans who have controlled almost every single lever of power for the past 3 decades in Ohio have yet another go of it. Surely there will be zero difference. Surely they won't pass MORE laws against LGBT to the point where maybe shooting them in the streets is legal. I mean, it's worth the risk right? Wouldn't want to take a chance on an imperfect Democratic politician right? Surely the proper answer is to criticize an imperfect Democrat and let the Republicans continue to torch the state and make everyone's lives worse.
Ok so this imperfect Democrat is only intolerant of lgbtq+ folk.
Surely the next one will move twice back the other direction. Instead of another step closer to Republican policy. That hasn't ever happened but next time it will.
Do you listen to yourself when you speak or are you just blindly following along hoping for the best and screeching at anyone who doesn't step in line with you?
You're aware that the line is leading to Republican policy?
If you had more than two brain cells you could clearly look up her policies and see they're nothing at all like Republican ones but hey, go ahead champ, tell me how I'm wrong. Tell me also how I'm wrong as I've watched people sit out because "they weren't enthused" or "didn't bother to vote" for the imperfect candidate and it led us here- 3 decades of near unanimous Republican power IN OHIO (you know, this place where she is running) and how it's gone to shit.
But in your head you think that reversing DECADES of Republican rule will be just oh so easy right? Let's just sit yet another election out. Surely then everyone will come to their senses and reverse all these terrible laws (you know, the ones you're complaining about.)
I'm done. No use arguing with a brick wall. Have a good day.