LauraG
flexghost.Your reminder while Elon spreads hate on his alt-right platform…
Elon Musk’s daughter is trans.
Jeremy Zerby@flexghost on that note, let's talk about the 250+ cases of right-wing violence and acts of terrorism between 2015 and 2023, then you can tell me who the real threat is. They're both Idiots... Smh
@coachjz Elon is the one boosting this nonsense. He is 100% not helping the trans community here
@flexghost I wonder if it's possible that these people don't realize the damage they're causing. Or don't see their culpability in this supposed radicalization. Willfully or otherwise. I'm not defending them. But I see so much of this it's almost like people just don't or can't see what's going on.
@coachjz dog. Are you a moderate?
Of course they know. I still am not sure if I like marmite or not but I’m not going to spend time energy and money going on a press junket telling everyone about it. They spend time energy and money on hate because they believe in it.
@flexghost not at all. I've just worked with people my entire working life, including as a pastor, and more often than not people are clueless about how their actions impact others. The Musks and Desantises of the world know what they're doing. 100%. But with obvious exceptions, the person on the street is being strung along. And when these a-holes have moved on, the regular person won't even notice they've been forgotten.
@coachjz fair enough. Thank you for the thoughtful reply
Sphinx of Black QuartzWhat? Of course they know the damage they're causing. That's the POINT.
@sphinx @flexghost the Desantises and such definitely do. But the regular person often has a hard time seeing past their own bubble. They hear the talking points and the rhetoric and follow along cuz it sounds good, not realizing they are causing any real harm. Cuz it doesn't directly affect them. But let a politician suggest restricting a right they hold dear and watch what happens. But that often doesn't translate into empathy. People tend to be terribly selfish.
"I don't care when politicians kill people who aren't ME" isn't just selfish, it's depraved. There's no neutrality here; you're either fighting for the oppressed, or you're siding with the oppressor.
Roy Brander🍁0.6% of the population is trans. "Two" is less than 0.6% of all American mass-shootings in the last half-dozen years.
Therefore, trans people are LESS likely to be shooters, just on the prima-facie statistics.
Half Cocked Law@flexghost You'd think he would be more worried about his own safety if the statistics he endorses were accurate.
The Colorado Springs shooter is not non-binary; it was a gaslighting tactic he didn't even bother to sustain. He had a history of anti-queer slurs.
We've had over 100 spree shootings in 2023 ALONE. As usual, 98% of them are carried out by cis men. When do we start talking about what's radicalizing them into terrorism?
Darwin Woodka@flexghost well since 98% of shootings are by cis men I guess they're a terrorist movement too then, huh
Atomic Orbitals@flexghost Painting a target on the backs of others *including* his own daughter... there are no words to describe how depraved he is...
Jorge StolfiSo there were 4 mass shooters in what, 1500 in the last 5 years who were trans?
And, just out of curiosity, how many mass shooters had guns?
@JorgeStolfi perfect comment !!
DressToKILT@flexghost one of the many horrible things about this is my first thought was "which Denver shooter?"
@DressToKILT that’s an excellent point
Laney@flexghost holy shit that’s just awful 😞
Soozcat@flexghost Meanwhile, 99%+ of school shooters are white, male, and cis.
You know, just like Elon.
Very Human RobotSo about one percent of shooters identify trans? That seems statistically likely given regular population prevalence.
A zero number would be highly suspicious to anyone who knows statistics!
ex or current IDF unwelcome@flexghost And a load of others identify as stupid re neck males
Tâi Siáu-káu 台痟狗 ㄊㄇㄉ 🇳🇫 台灣國@flexghost
📢 Dear Benny Johnson,
😱 Now name all the straight-white-male shooters. I'll wait…
💔 Love,
🐕 Tim
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