"People like me"? Is that where we're at? Im well aware of the southern strategy, but what exactly is your point? You imply without actually giving a position. Is it racist for conservatives to talk about crime in black communities? Is it racist for a white conservative to criticize anything to do with anything related to black people? Is this your position? I dont know. Arguing that theres a secret message hidden in the meaning of what they say is a pretty big stretch, even assuming you're right. Ive brought it up before, I dont remember if it was with you or not, but more and more when Im talking with progressives the accusation is essentially thought crimes. Its not what they do or say, but what they
think when they say or do it. This isnt a persuasive argument.
The whole notion that Kirk is racist because of what an advisor told Nixon 25 years before Kirk was born borders on conspiracy theory. You're essentially sweeping any and all criticism a conservative can make about crime statistics in the black community or any social issues under the umbrella of racism, and thats not a very honest argument. I know you know black conservatives exist, and there are black people that would agree with Kirks views. Are they just targeting the racist vote? Are they racist themselves? Have they all just been fooled? Are they hateful? These are all valid questions given what you're implying, but Im gonna go out on a limb and say you dont have a very good answer to any of them.
In the other Kirk thread somebody posted an hour long vid of a black podcaster going through every single Kirk racism accusation and making a counter argument as to why it was either inaccurate or fabricated.
Is he just a swindler? Is he conning people? Is he just trying to appeal to the racist vote? None of these make any sense do they? Step back for a second and anyone can see that sometimes people just disagree. It doesnt make them bad people, or have bad intentions, even if theyre wrong.
Lately I've also noticed you've been speaking for entire groups of people that you are absolutely not a part of shouldnt be speaking for. Youre saying the black community hated Kirk. No, this isnt true at all. Theres black conservatives that agree with him and black people are defending him. Like this guy:
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Do you not consider them part of the black community? Because you certainly dont speak for them, and its completely out of line for you to speak for the black community as a whole. Same with trans community. Many do not share your outlook, and the fact that you feel comfortable speaking for them as a whole is slightly troubling. Personally, Ive only known 3 trans people. A married couple and one other person. They were all trans before it became a political hot topic. One is actually pretty conservative, the other are pretty normal. But make no mistake, all 3 of them think you're wrong about most if not all of your positions. They think trans affirming care is horrendous, and all of them went through years of therapy as an adult before deciding to transition. All 3 of them think anything to do with allowing minors to transition is monstrous. Their positions, not mine. Theres a sizable amount of people in the trans community that are simply not activists and just want to be left alone, or treated like a man/woman instead of "trans". They dont want strangers on the street coming up to them and hugging them for being "brave". They actually dont want any acknowledgement whatsoever about them being trans. They just want everyone to treat them like a normal man/woman. You dont speak for these people, Lo. And again, its troubling that you think you can. I would never say the trans community aligns with the beliefs of the 3 that I know, but I also would never attempt to speak for the community as a whole.
More and more what I realize is that progressives are getting to a point where mere disagreement is hate in and of itself, and that hate is self evident for whatever reason. You and I dont agree on Trans affirmation therapy. I think it does more harm than good, and in 60 years it will be viewed the same way as shocking the gay out of people is viewed today. With that said, I dont think for a moment that you or anybody that support it are hateful or anti-trans. You think this is the best possible thing for them. I dont agree with you at all, but I also dont condemn you as a hateful bigot. The left largely does not share this outlook. It feels like
you dont share this outlook. They dont believe that someone like me will disagree with them because I think the best thing for trans people is the opposite of what they think. Even in your post your insinuation is that being against affirmation therapy is a criticism of someone as a person, as opposed to a decision about a policy that can be argued to be more good than bad or vice versa. This outlook is exactly the reason Charlie Kirk is dead right now. Dont misunderstand me, I 100% believe you when you condemn the murder and all political violence. But this mentality that Im seeing. The idea that disagreement is hate, only leads to bad ideas and bad consequences. This is what we're seeing now and it isnt going to fix itself.
