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edhopper

(37,033 posts) Sun Apr 16, 2023, 09:48 AM Apr 2023

The "trans issue" and the GOP [View all]

they lost their culture fight against Gay marriage, which now has a 70% approval, so they are going after a smaller, weaker minority as their boogie man to keep their idiot cult foaming at the mouth.
It's cynical and cruel and unquestionably wrong.

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The "trans issue" and the GOP [View all] edhopper Apr 2023 OP

The thrill in life for Republicans is doing something 'naughty' Model35mech Apr 2023 #1

Puritans in Public, PERVERTS in private. ProudMNDemocrat Apr 2023 #2

IMO, yep. Model35mech Apr 2023 #6

They lost this issue too LostOne4Ever Apr 2023 #3

And as more and more folks become aware Zambero Apr 2023 #4

The number of transgender folks is much lower than gay, black , immigrant. or any other group you BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #10

Get this Zambero Apr 2023 #14

Much of what you say is true, and I certainly cannot argue with your anecdotal neighbor story. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #16

About a third of our nation is deplorable. hunter Apr 2023 #5

And the problem edhopper Apr 2023 #9

As influenced by the billionaire deplorables and their... hunter Apr 2023 #12

And a feckless edhopper Apr 2023 #17

I do love when people call the boogeyman, the "boogie man" because I imagine a disco character. BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #7

I separated edhopper Apr 2023 #8

My autocorrect is smarter than yours! BlackSkimmer Apr 2023 #11

Politicians love manufactured causes Shermann Apr 2023 #13

They haven't given up on their fight against Gay marriage, just as they never gave up on abortion. Midnight Writer Apr 2023 #15