Hasan Piker: Trans People Would Not Be Safer Under a Kamala Harris Admin

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This guy's a fucking moron
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Criticizing Democrats isn't just "oh but if they do get in power they'll just disappoint us", it also encompasses "hey they're doing this thing that's going to hurt their ability to actually get into power". Harris saying how similar she'd be to Biden didn't just piss off leftists, it absolutely drove swing voters away because they were unhappy under Biden. The difference is that the leftists were vocal about it (actually providing information) and the swing voters just stayed silent and voted Trump (leading to the dubious conclusion that they were never winnable in the first place).
El_Dustino posted...
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Either way, shut the fuck up Hasan. This nonsense hurts trans people.
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"Would (X minority) group be any safer with Harris if she just acted like Trump" is such a stupid goddamn question.
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StarFighters76 posted...
Aren't you one of the people who complained about how Harris didn't mention trans rights enough?
I have said she didn't mention trans rights at all in relation to Republicans making trans people a pillar of their attack on her, which is more a criticism of them than her.
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asdf8562 posted...
I wouldn't blame them for everything, but what isnt being acknowledged is theres some who think they shouldnt be held accountable for anything. Or the delusional position that the narrative they push or defend is inconsequential.

And yes, talking about Democrats more than Republicans is something to criticize. Having every excuse under the sun why you think its prudent to focus on being critical of Democrats more than the Republicans,.... is something to criticize. Republicans, you know the people who hold the majority in the House, Senate, White House and Supreme Court yet, "lets protest Obama!"

Even more comical is when protest voters are criticized, the defenders hide behind the disingenuous question of, "wElL wHeN iS iT oK tO CrItIcIzE dEmOcRaTs?"

Its a question that intentionally at this point tap dances around its not about being critical of Democrats. Its about being more critical of Democrats than Republicans.
So being more critical of the dems than republicans is bad, but what about being more critical of leftists / protest voters than republicans?
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I don't know if I agree with Hasan or not, from the standpoint that I don't have access to an alternate timeline to examine, but I can say that the administration right now is actively trying to diminish the status of trans people. I at least think under a harris administration no one would be trying to label trans people as terrorists.
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Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...
"Would (X minority) group be any safer with Harris if she just acted like Trump" is such a stupid goddamn question.

it's sad even half the people in this topic didn't get it.

Rai_Jin posted...
it's sad even half the people in this topic didn't get it.
Do you not recognize that this is the same situation with gay marriage and Israel?
In 2008, Obama publicly opposed gay marriage. Maybe he changed his mind, maybe he never really cared, but electing Obama solidified the environment to allow for the Obergefell ruling.

Same situation for Biden last year. Opposing Israel has been political suicide for 60 years, that's not a position you can pivot in a month. Re-electing Biden/Harris would have created an environment to allow continued pressure against Israels genocide - we already see other countries coming around. Re-electing Trump pushes that off the table.

We see Conservative SCotUS nominees publicly saying, "Yeah, I totally support precent in cases like abortion." We all know they're full of shit. You have to read between the lines.
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does that really have to do with answering the question I quoted above with no?
The question is a straw man. Would trans people be safer if Harris was elected? Yes. Would they be safer than they are now if, in some imaginary world, Harris avoided making trans rights a wedge issue (she didn't do that)? Yes.

Politicians need to win elections, period. It's understandable that saying something you don't agree with, like supporting Israel, angers you. They are literally trying to get the other side to believe they believe what they say. But you still need to recognize that electing Biden or Harris who say they support Israel is better for Palestinians than Trump, for example. That electing Obama, who says he doesn't support gay marriage, is better for gay people.
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they would still get attacked by republicans so maybe hes just outing that (as in he knows because he would do it too)
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ChocoboMogALT posted...
The question is a straw man. Would trans people be safer if Harris was elected? Yes. Would they be safer than they are now if, in some imaginary world, Harris avoided making trans rights a wedge issue (she didn't do that)? Yes.

Politicians need to win elections, period. It's understandable that saying something you don't agree with, like supporting Israel, angers you. They are literally trying to get the other side to believe they believe what they say. But you still need to recognize that electing Biden or Harris who say they support Israel is better for Palestinians than Trump, for example. That electing Obama, who says he doesn't support gay marriage, is better for gay people.

that really depends on the exact phrasing of the question. At least it's not something he should get hate for.

Someone could say "so dems only care about getting one of theirs elected after all" if he said yes.

Humble_Novice posted...
So this is the guy we're supposed to prop up as a "hero" of the broader left?
https://www.out.com/media/hasan-piker-trans-people-kamala-harris

Before I even click to get the full context... I'm going to say that, yes, they would not be safer.

As long as Republicans control state legislatures, or just exist as a party, then the risk to trans people will not decrease regardless of who is in the White House.

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Fin_Dawg_004 posted...
I'll just repost the exact same thing I posted in your other topic about this exact same thing from yesterday:

He was saying if Harris (and the dems) moved to the right on trans issues and adopted more anti-trans rhetoric to win elections, then that wouldn't be a better environment for trans people even of she won. Because you have ceded ground to false right wing framing on the issue and now there is no counter messaging. He also argues that strategy wouldn't even work electorally because transphobes would still vote for the Republicans.

Hes arguing the democratic party should not abandon the trans community as some have suggested, in an attempt to appeal to a "broader" electorate.

https://twitter.com/Awk20000/status/1973054628230046180

And this was referring to the conversation ta nahesi Coates's and ezra Klein had where Klein was defending his puff piece on Charlie Kirk by arguing the Democrats need to expand their base, while coates argued we should not do that at the detriment of marginalized groups
He's still wrong though because you can move rightwards on certain rhetoric without going to the extreme of actual policy changes that the Trump admin has done
Trump is pursuing a chaotic far-right overthrow of existing US government norms and checks and balances, trying to destroy our way of life.
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this topic been cursed with the small head Hasan meme.
Between him and Kirk they couldve had a normal head.
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Yes they would be safer. They wouldn't be directly targeted like they are now.
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LightSnake posted...
I stress again:

If the Left protest vote wants people to stop blaming them, they're free to stop demanding everyone obey them or lose.
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