I remain convinced that if you resort to convenient bigotry to win votes, the people whose votes you gained will eventually vote for a more sincere bigot, while the people you abandoned will never trust you again. - ThreadSky

wolter.bsky.social • 62 days ago

I remain convinced that if you resort to convenient bigotry to win votes, the people whose votes you gained will eventually vote for a more sincere bigot, while the people you abandoned will never trust you again.

Reposted from Evan Urquhart

These are the people telling the Democrats that abandoning trans rights is the way to win over voters.

Has joining the anti-trans UK consensus done them any good? Hmm, it really doesn't seem like voters give politicians a reward for anti-trans policies.

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davidbofinger.bsky.social•62 days ago

But if you're Donald Trump's age, eventually is irrelevant. (I know you aren't talking about him.)

tjb2.bsky.social•62 days ago

makes sense to piss off 98% to keep 2% happy...

axleblaze.bsky.social•62 days ago

Biden's support of Netanyahu was like the purestrain version of this...losing the Muslim vote and forever being connected with a genocide just to support a guy who openly hated him and wanted Trump

danifroom.bsky.social•62 days ago

"Well I was going to vote for the 110% bigot who promised me all my wildest dreams, but here is a new 90% bigot" yeah, sorry Dems, that doesn't work out

wolter.bsky.social•62 days ago

I’ve gotten nothing but positive replies, but I’m a mid-sized account guy and this is doing numbers that are overwhelming my brain. Gotta mute.

oxleythebeardog.bsky.social•62 days ago

Exactly. EXACTLY. Why would the assholes vote for a cheap imitation of full-on bigotry when they could have the real deal?

ingforart.bsky.social•62 days ago

If you invite the devil to your table he'll sit at the head

susanlois.bsky.social•62 days ago

This is an invasion against our will

anerdylawyer.bsky.social•62 days ago

This is so on point and so well put. I have been trying to describe this exact sentinment for a long time, thank you!

dalelmcdowell.bsky.social•62 days ago

All they're doing is saying they only cared about trans people when it was politically convenient. That shows a resounding lack of character.

sistawendy.bsky.social•62 days ago

Vertebrates get votes.

chickpea7.bsky.social•62 days ago

Yes.

savealfira.bsky.social•62 days ago

I always felt that Democrats constantly saying Trump would put even less restraint on Israel than Biden-Harris were doing a great job of convincing pro-Israel Democrats to vote for Trump, all while doing nothing but alienate pro-Palestinian Democrats.

When you don't stand for anything: lose-lose

uhjustin.bsky.social•62 days ago

Even some conservatives have avoided the anti-trans train because the policies it prescribes ultimately do not serve them or their goals. The bathroom bills are unenforceable without violating privacy in ways that make them look real bad or they genuinely detest. Something for Dems to remember.

telstarman.bsky.social•62 days ago

You can't throw sufficient vulnerable people under the bus to make the real jerkoffs trust you, and you can't convince non-fash that you can be trusted because you threw a bunch of vulnerable people under the bus.

vonhonkington.bsky.social•62 days ago

If you offer people a taste of diet fascism, they're going to choose the full flavor

jk001-ie.bsky.social•62 days ago

If the price of eggs is going to cost you an election, then being a transphobe isn't going to win you one.

wissewords.bsky.social•62 days ago

Also, we already had the counterexample in the 2022 midterms, when not only the first trans representative to the House was elected but all the weirdo antitrans freaks got resoundly rejected almost everywhere!

acrowley.bsky.social•62 days ago

Really well said

pugetopia.bsky.social•62 days ago

Every time the fascists declare a new enemy, let's kick those people out of our coalition. Definitely a winning strategy.

nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social•62 days ago

To steal a good line from one of the people who helped hone the US Republican Party into a committed vehicle for bigotry, voters want a choice, not an echo.

joeff53.bsky.social•62 days ago

What ever happened to “first they came for…”

rhydianmurphy.bsky.social•62 days ago

If a vaguely-left-or-centrist political party swings right, they're not going to gain many votes, because why would right-wingers vote for the diet We-Have-Fascism-At-Home right-wing party when they could treat themselves to the full-fat, 10 herbs and spices right-wing party.

dennis-moore.bsky.social•62 days ago

If only ...

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