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
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They actually went after trans people first last time as well.
they went after a Jewish sexologist who studied and advocated for trans people, so the Nazis really killed two birds with one stone. :|
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Are all ya dumb fucks who refused to vote for Kamala happy?
Ya happy all your trans friends are about to be sent to concentration camps so you could virtue signal your pathetic hollow support for Palestine (that's actively doing far worse under Trump than under Biden BTW)?
Hope all the death and destruction partially on your hands was worth you feeling like a special little hero for a few hours last November.
No shit.
Hey assholes - this is what the "worse of two evils" looks like! Remember it for the next time, if you get a chance again.
Well, it was all worth it because something something "status quo" and we'd have a genocide in Gaza, or something.
I will always understand having grievances for the democratic party because all they do is defend the status quo - I do too - but not voting over that is just fucking stupid. You want to change that? Go to protests, vote in primaries, support local initiatives for ranked choice voting, donate to causes you find actually beneficial, support local politicians that dont just support the status quo, support movements you believe in. If its about Gaza, speak up about that, donate to humanitarian funds, etc. There are ao many things you can do that can impact these things. But refusing to vote does actually fucking nothing for that cause.
There is no world in which more people refusing to vote for Kamala would have gotten us a better president or stopped genocide in gaza. Or really had any impact in any way that wasn't making trump more likely to win. IMO the folks that did that were doing it more for themselves so they could feel morally superior because they didnt vote for the candidate that supported genocide or the "status quo" even though it literally never would have had any impact on either of those things.
(And let's be real - trump is way worse for Gaza than Kamala would have been. I'm sure she wouldn't have done enough, just like Biden, but at least there are voices in that party calling out Israel. Those voices fall far more deaf on this administration's ears)
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Something something both sides same.
One side, forgive student debt and invest in infrastructure.
Other side, masked agents kidnap off street, send people to concentration camps, and censor free speech.
See, both sides same.
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I can’t really even detransition. I’ve lived my entire adult life as a man.
I’m so terrified. What does this look like? Jail, inpatient institutionalization? Will they take away my testosterone?
My brain is on fire. I don’t know where to reach out for help.
prepare for surveillance of any social groups you belong to, harassment at security checkpoints, detainment if you say anything they can take out of context as evidence of some crime or threat, and random acts of violence. have armed security at any event where large numbers of trans people attend. improve your opsec - switch to Signal, get an iPhone or GrapheneOS, migrate from Discord/Google/Instagram. start carrying a taser and take self-defense classes. put together a bug-out bag. stock up on HRT if you can. don't break any laws, no matter how minor. if you are arrested or detained: comply with orders (under protest), don't tell them your phone PIN, say nothing except "I exercise my right to remain silent and I want an attorney."
it remains to be seen how bad this gets. if they start rounding people up in masse, we'll all need to flee and request asylum.
good luck.
get an iPhone
Fuck that noise, Apple is already firmly in the pocket of the orange fascist. They are no longer safe and are now a threat to privacy and safety. I would bet my entire existence they are already handing over data on anyone not straight white Christofascist.
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This is a sad day. We all know this sprung from Charlie Kirk. A podcaster that got killed by a straight white male.
So, it makes perfect sense to target trans people. Fuck these bastards.
This was already in motion before the assassination. Kirk was literally in the process of claiming trans people are dangerous killers when he was murdered. The regime is just taking advantage of the assassination to accelerate a plan they were working on.
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Exactly how would this work? They just going start arresting trans people for existing? Are we really going sit by while they just start rounding up citizens who have committed zero crimes?
This shit needs to be shut down before it starts.
ICE has already arrested citizens who have committed zero crimes. We are past the start.
Most of america has already been sitting by while non criminals are being rounded up.
They just going start arresting trans people for existing?
Well.... Yeah. Remember how Trump wanted to be able to revoke citizenship?
Exactly how would this work? They just going start arresting trans people for existing?
These are Nazis. Yes.
I have never seen one media person ask a blue state representative: "how far would you let things go, specifically, before you would use state law enforcement to directly resist federal agents to protect your own citizens? How bad would things have to get before you were willing to start shooting people?"
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whelp guess i gotta pull FBI aggro as a harmless cis white dude
i'm the president of anitfa over here
I'm also the antifa president
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Well if you start treating them like terrorists, some might choose that path. It is a very possible self-fulfilling prophecy. Especially when you threaten their lives like that.
That's most likely the intention behind this. The right would be elated about news of actual trans terrorists.
Yeah, it's a pretty classic move. Persecute a group of people until inevitably some of them fight back, then point at that to show "see, they're violent, so we have to crush them out of existence with as much cruelty as possible!"
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Trans people do not seem like a threat.
neither were/are gay/bi people. Still got thrown in prison for the last few hundred years for daring to love.
our existence is a threat to traditional gender roles and family structure. the real thing they fear is "social contagion" - that trans kids will see us living happy lives, and realize they can transition too. they're afraid of gay people for similar reasons, but physical transition is a whole new level - they have a visceral reaction against it, like their innocent child has been irrevocably, physically corrupted.
they realized that using their existing levers of power (cutting off funding, changing curriculum, ID laws etc.) won't do shit: we can DIY hormones, socialize on the internet and look out for each other. so now they become increasingly authoritarian, hence designating us as "domestic extremists" and calling for our forced institutionalization.
the Heritage foundation is handling us like the SCP foundation handles a Keter-class anomaly.
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Hey, just like the NAZIs.
"The land of the free and the home of the brave" my a$$, dear us citizens
Land of the thief, home of the slave
"A right wing podcaster got killed by a fan of another right wing podcaster, which is why we're declaring that trans people are terrorists."
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First Latinos, now trans people. Wonder what group of people are next.
Autistics. "Drain on the system" "they don't think like you or me" "brain is damaged from vaccines, more humane to put them down"
i hope I'm wrong.
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I’m not afraid of trans people.
I'm trans too if they're coming for you. Not all cis people look like Fox News anchors so there's no doubt we won't be exempt. I already removed some of my reproductive organs in response to Roe going down, I have no problem supporting people who want to do what they choose to their bodies.
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In a clip from the interview posted to X by journalist Ken Klippenstein, Watters asked the vice president whether he considers “the militant transgender movement” to be a “domestic terrorist threat.”
“If you are encouraging people to commit acts of violence against the United States government or against your fellow Americans, absolutely. You’re involved in a terrorist movement,” Vance responded.
Not that I don't think violence against trans people is absolutely his intention, thankfully, he didn't manage to vocalize that specifically to his base, nor is he capable of doing it himself - he's still very scared of getting sued for hate speech or libel, or for anything hate-related to happen under his direct watch. The quote was basically "If you're a terrorist, you're a terrorist!" with numerous wording twists to hope bigots would take further implication.
My point being, keep fighting them for being transphobic, but please don't reach the level of fear at which you become afraid of daily life.
Ken Klippenstein is citing two inside sources who claim Trump is about to designate trans people as "violent extremists," and that the FBI will target them, and that is a bit scarier. I think the queer community actually needs to be highly alert and paying attention in the coming days, unfortunately.
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If they are such a threat then the FBI must have a big list of all the criminals and murders they have arrested, who were trans, that they have based this information on?
Surely...?
The Stonewall riot proved that the Queer Community were not violent - until pushed too far. I have seen little to no violent activity from that marginalized group in the news (and truly they would make sure people knew so long as it wasn't a white straight male), making this false attack to rile up hatred. But people will only remain defensive for so long. It will end up finally giving these conservative groups what they want - actual violence, and a reason to push harder. It worked well for Israel, so why not do a pogrom here, too?
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