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by thefz 360 days ago
> Then perhaps the right should stop spending a large portion of their political messaging on trans people?

Honestly, currently in a country led by the (far) right, I hear about the argument maybe once a year / 18 months at best.

Not even the immigrants get much discussion nowadays.

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This does not reflect in the actual party platforms and political messaging the right produces.

Again, that ad Cruz ran is real. He chose to use his very precious ad space on that. A cheap, low-intelligence blow to trans people. We have to acknowledge the reality of the situation we are in: the right is mostly focused on rage-baiting hard-working Americans with stupid culture war bullshit. And it works really, really well.

I am not an American