If you think throwing any group of people under the bus to get elected is a good idea you are a piece of shit and should vote R like the rest of the morally bankrupt citizens in this country - ThreadSky

coachfinstock.bsky.social • 189 days ago

If you think throwing any group of people under the bus to get elected is a good idea you are a piece of shit and should vote R like the rest of the morally bankrupt citizens in this country

Reposted from Josh Gondelman

I am seeing more and more opinions bubbling up about how throwing trans people to the wolves would be a winning strategy for Democrats, and I just want to quickly say: Fuck off with that absolute dog shit.

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arielgordon.bsky.social•189 days ago

I don't even get the thinking - when you have one party explicitly promising fascism, being a little bit fascist to one group isn't going to pull off voters. If they like the fascism, they're gonna vote for the full-fat version, not skim.

ftp-coward.bsky.social•189 days ago

Looking at the exit polls, it’s clear that Trump did exceptionally well with people who lack empathy

maelstromdescent.bsky.social•189 days ago

Just saying 💜

drewesque.bsky.social•189 days ago

"We need to win so they can't hurt people!"
How do you want to do that? Offering policies like single-payer health coverage or reproductive rights laws?
"Nah, we're going to try to court their voters by tossing vulnerable groups under the bus."
...
"Why didn't everyone turn out and vote for us?"

visoredavenger.bsky.social•189 days ago

Throwing any marginalized group under the bus sounds a lot like the beginning of "first the came for...".
I don't know the rest but I am sure the people that it worked out well for the people that stood by going "better them than me".

riemerville.bsky.social•189 days ago

I didnt see anybody throwing trans under except repub.

They spent 95M dollars in anti-trans ads.

The few debates I would get into with R’s always ended with ‘Im worried about boys playing girls sports’

It would infuriate me- why so much hate towards trans? They are sheep

lesterbut.bsky.social•189 days ago

D's should've gone - hard - on offense; "GOP wants to look at your kids' genitals!!" I do not recall seeing this.

riemerville.bsky.social•189 days ago

Or as I’ve said to my own mom, “Why are you so obsessed with kids’ genitals? It’s creepy AF.” Meanwhile, I’m bedbound with long COVID-a “hoax,” according to Trump& his followers. There are 20M adults and 5M kids suffering like me but sure, let’s talk about children’s privates??? They are sick.

zebulon35.bsky.social•189 days ago

We are not throwing trans people away to win elections. This election wasn’t about trans people. It was about the price of gas, houses and interest rates.

katzrc.bsky.social•189 days ago

So you do want people to die for 2.00 gas. Project 2025 is coming and it will affect your ass too. Good luck with all that

differentperson.bsky.social•189 days ago

then it makes it even sillier to see centrist pundits and D’s make those comments.

ypsidoodle.bsky.social•189 days ago

Amen. The difference between them and us is not economic, cultural, or religious. It’s that we exercise compassion for others.

joqatana.bsky.social•189 days ago

Or just not vote since they don’t really give a shit.

slendy5127.bsky.social•188 days ago

I’m entirely unsurprised Shitlibs haven’t figured out from their loss after trying to throw Palestinians under the bus that tossing demographics only results in less support, not more

girlrobot.io•189 days ago

Can you imagine running a platform of Minorities and Human Rights while binge-financing an ongoing genocide, losing BADLY and then wondering "Maybe we should have thrown other minorities under the bus, that would do the trick"

bitchiebootie.bsky.social•189 days ago

100% agree.

scooterbones.bsky.social•188 days ago

Uh so, are you denying you were emphatically okay with doing that to Palestinians a few days ago or are they not people?

ads60nyc.bsky.social•189 days ago

This is absolutely correct. Not only is it morally revolting, it is terrible electoral stray, essentially saying you think the other side has a good point with its prejudice.

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