Some good news for once, and I'm honestly surprised he was arrested for inciting violence given the British government itself does this routinely.
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They very clearly do give a shit unless you live under a rock.
I can't believe anyone would seriously believe that, minorities are always going to be the first ones thrown under the bus and used as scapegoats.
Strange that they'd say both of these things 🤔
https://hexbear.net/comment/6446890
Transphobes should be thrown into a big bottomless pit and then sealed inside
Is it possible to seal a bottomless pit?
Well you could seal one end of it and from one side it could still be bottomless
:kelly: Topless pit.
I prefer the pit to be just deep enough that they survive the fall but still break their legs so they can't climb out, then the pit becomes a gender neutral bathroom
If it's truly bottomless they'd just fall to the center of the planet and float there with all the other shitty people
Well yeah it's only bottomless. It still has a top entrance I'm assuming
The entrance can be sealed, but the entire pit im not so sure
Extremely reductive. You are constantly presented with proof of something happening due to a specific rationale, and you decide to deny that rationale even exists in the first place. The rich do give a shit if you're white, black, or trans, because rich people are not omnisciently minded perfectly logical entities, they are biased as fuck in many cases. It also does not help that capitalists have learned that one of the best ways to offset contradictions into the future is by misattributing the capitalist causes of many oppressive and awful systems onto minorities. Almost like something you might do if given the chance.
I think I’m understanding you just fine, actually, you’re one of those people who downplay the importance of protecting a vulnerable minority.
Expand on this thought, please, let us know what you really think of trans people.
Why are you saying this to us and not the folks attacking us? Or better yet, why wouldn't you fight attempts by the rich to divide us by showing solidarity with those groups they are encouraging people to attack?
Good question! These 'patriotic socialists' (or whatever they call themselves nowadays) are such fucking snakes, they won't say what they actually mean.
you gonna have to explain yourself to the committee fast fam
Are trans workers not part of the working class?
Class reductionism is reactionary get outta here
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