Insiders, including at centrist think tank Third Way, are cautioning Democratic candidates against echoing Republican talking points on trans rights.

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    13 hours ago

    Or you have transgender friends or family, or you’re just fucking capable of empathy with marginalized and persecuted people.

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      12 hours ago

      I’m asking you very sincerely to please read my comment again. I think the way you and some others may have interpreted it might be literally the exact opposite of what was meant by it.

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        10 hours ago

        Then you should have worded it in a way that actually supports trans people.

        If I said, “If you see the homeless people in the streets, the unaffordable gas prices, and the moms who can’t feed their children, and you’re still blaming immigrants, you’re either a racist or an idiot” you wouldn’t assume I was contrasting racists and idiots, you would know I was putting them in the same boat.

        There’s a lot of better ways you could have written your comment if that’s not what you intended.

        And even if I grant you the most leeway possible, you’re still throwing the trans people under the bus by saying nobody else should be thinking about them, even if it’s in a supportive way.

        I didn’t downvote your original comment at first because I hate to do that, but now that I’m seeing how deep you want to dig this grave for yourself, I’m going to do so because you’re a waste of Internet space.

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        11 hours ago

        "Hmmm why are so many people saying I said something bad when I didn’t intend to…surely, it’s their fault. 🤔 "

        A lib through and through

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          10 hours ago

          Wow, you’re really outdoing yourself.

          Wrong about two things in the same comment. Impressive!