StefanBatory 15 days ago

I don't think they're arguing in a good faith with you.

"“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.”

bakugo 15 days ago

I did. It's almost nothing but intentionally obtuse terms that mask the actual issues being discussed.

For example, what exactly is "gender-affirming care"? Because I suspect that includes giving life-altering drugs to young children.

  • rimbo789 15 days ago

    Gender-affirming care is good and needed to protect kids.

    • duckfan 15 days ago

      A lot of people strongly believe this to be true. However, the evidence does not support this.

duckfan 15 days ago

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  • akimbostrawman 15 days ago

    "destroying and erasing" trans people = not overtly pushing for there spread and acceptance

    • reef_sh 15 days ago

      Assuming you're actually arguing in good faith, the "erasing" bit has been quite obvious and blatant.

      https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/13/us/stonewall-inn-national...

      Removing people from information about a historical event doesn't look good under any lens.

      • duckfan 15 days ago

        Doesn't this change make it more historically accurate? In 1969, the year of the Stonewall uprising, the "TQ+" hadn't been invented yet as a cultural concept. The Stonewall Inn was a gay bar and was being targeted for that reason.