Glenn FleishmanFeb 17, 2023

Why do so many hard-fought gains appear to be losing ground? It’s because they were successful in fighting entrenched, typically regressive or oligarchic interests. When they’re *winning* they have no need to fight back: the prisoners enforce the rules of the jail. It’s when society appears ready to accept trans people, marriage equality, a return of worker rights—the revanchists fight the hardest. They have already lost the battle of hearts and minds.

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Remember: Mega-corporations wouldn’t be deploying massive union-busting campaigns if they weren’t terrified of worker power.

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Show threadGlenn FleishmanFeb 17, 2023
It's a shitty time to live through for those affected, which is a very large %age of people in America and many other countries. If you fit into one of the broad categories Republicans, the far-right TERFs, even so-called progressives are targeting *OR* anyone you love, respect, or care about is in those categories, it's cold comfort for me to say, “They're fighting so hard because they've lost." We and you and they have to live through this. I have family and friends 100% targeted. Not academic
Show threadParker MolloyFeb 17, 2023
@glennf I'm honestly just most afraid that people will eventually just give up fighting for us
Show threadParker Molloy

@glennf For instance, there was like... a day where people were like, "Trump banned trans people from the military? That's wrong!" and then pretty much the entire country stopped caring about that topic while Trump implemented his ban. And when I'd mention something about trans issues online, a good chunk of the liberals in the replies would insist that it was a "distraction," etc.

And I just worry that people will give up, and we can't do it alone.

Feb 17, 2023 at 12:29amWeb
Show threadIpstenu (Mika E.) 🏳️‍🌈Feb 17, 2023

@parkermolloy @glennf It’s hard for some to maintain the near constant rage these days. My regional news covers the shit with the terfs but not what’s going on in Ohio. Texas lost power and heat again in a storm but that fell out of the news fast as well.

I’m sure this is a right wing ploy to overload everyone’s empathy.

Show threadGary E. WalkerFeb 17, 2023
@parkermolloy @glennf I mean you are right to worry. My wife is immunocompromised and I am increasingly convinced that we (Americans) don’t actually care about other people. FWIW we will not give you up either.
Show threadGlenn FleishmanFeb 17, 2023
@parkermolloy I think we have to keep talking about the problem with “liberals” and “progressives” who keep allying themselves with the right. Not just TERFs, but all sorts. You know! And Twitter/Mastodon isn't real life. I know polls are imperfect, but they better than replies.