[-] tree_frog@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

Spreading hateful information about a vulnerable group leads directly to violence against them.

I think you are minimizing the damage this person is doing to vulnerable populations.

[-] tree_frog@lemm.ee 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Feeling awkward around trans folks is a little transphobia.

Making claims that trans folks are grooming children is Nazi shit.

[-] tree_frog@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The view that we're better than the rest of the life on this planet is likely one of the drivers behind climate change. It's used to justify the destruction of entire habitats. Habitats other beings feel is their home.

A lot of folks may know that they're animals, in a scientific sense. But they don't feel it in their bones or really empathize. Folks are often raised to think of animals as potential food, after all. So, it runs a bit deeper than taxonomy. And is more like a cultural habit of feeling better than, because we often eat animals and don't have many predators to worry about other than each other.

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