I didn’t even know about this. Why the fuck are so many powerful and wealthy people always persecuting minorities that have done absolutely nothing to the system they supposedly represent?
I understand how tribalism and scapegoating works, but how are so many people falling for this?
Every time I hear MAGA people talk about almost anything here in the States, I have to wonder if there are literally worms in their brains like JFK Jr.
It’s true, the UK government is very anti-trans, but I don’t think the people are falling for it as much as in the US. The majority of people in the UK support being able to identify as any gender you want.
It’s also an interesting that the UK is portrayed as the very anti-trans place, and rightly so, because the government want to take trans rights away, which is a very loud thing. Meanwhile most countries never gave trans people as many rights and services as UK did (and wants to take away now). So I’m wondering which country is worse for trans people, the one where there are rights, and the government wants to take them away, or the one where trans people are just never even acknowledged as even a topic.
I immigrated to the UK, and when I hear the government wants to take away all the trans care the NHS provides, I think “that’s terrible, but wow there is all this trans care?! given by the public health service?! and there is this whole ecosystem of pro-trans organisations? that would never happen where I come from”. And my original country never comes up as anti-trans, because the politicians there just don’t talk about trans issues at all and there is no support for trans people to take away. Even though realistically you are much worse off as a trans person there than in the UK.
That’s absolutely fair, it’s not preventing you from protesting against Israel though. The protests I see are anti-Israel and pro-Palestine just fine. They just don’t mention that particular group.
Which I agree they should be able to do (and thankfully the terrorist classification is being reversed), but I think it’s a little disingenuous to say you can’t protest against Israel.
In the UK you aren’t allowed to protest Israel’s genocide.
These governments are such trash. Fuck them both.
The UK government is even more hostile to trans people than the US as well. Fuck them both.
I didn’t even know about this. Why the fuck are so many powerful and wealthy people always persecuting minorities that have done absolutely nothing to the system they supposedly represent?
I understand how tribalism and scapegoating works, but how are so many people falling for this?
Every time I hear MAGA people talk about almost anything here in the States, I have to wonder if there are literally worms in their brains like JFK Jr.
It’s true, the UK government is very anti-trans, but I don’t think the people are falling for it as much as in the US. The majority of people in the UK support being able to identify as any gender you want.
It’s also an interesting that the UK is portrayed as the very anti-trans place, and rightly so, because the government want to take trans rights away, which is a very loud thing. Meanwhile most countries never gave trans people as many rights and services as UK did (and wants to take away now). So I’m wondering which country is worse for trans people, the one where there are rights, and the government wants to take them away, or the one where trans people are just never even acknowledged as even a topic.
I immigrated to the UK, and when I hear the government wants to take away all the trans care the NHS provides, I think “that’s terrible, but wow there is all this trans care?! given by the public health service?! and there is this whole ecosystem of pro-trans organisations? that would never happen where I come from”. And my original country never comes up as anti-trans, because the politicians there just don’t talk about trans issues at all and there is no support for trans people to take away. Even though realistically you are much worse off as a trans person there than in the UK.
There is a protest in my city every week, what do you mean you can’t protest it?
In referring to Palestine Action being labeled a terrorist group. Thousands of people have been arrested for peacefully protesting.
That’s absolutely fair, it’s not preventing you from protesting against Israel though. The protests I see are anti-Israel and pro-Palestine just fine. They just don’t mention that particular group.
Which I agree they should be able to do (and thankfully the terrorist classification is being reversed), but I think it’s a little disingenuous to say you can’t protest against Israel.