This got removed from politics because “Video links are not allowed” apparently? Pretty weird considering that most politicians say stuff on video nowadays and not really writing articles anymore since the invention of the radio pretty much lol. Hope it’s a better fit here, this is the kind of stuff people should be aware of.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/73859928
cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/13118934
Josh Turek of Iowa, Democrat, comes out with one of the worst anti-trans ads yet.
Not only is it an anti-sports ad, it proposes a ban on federal funding for gender affirming care. That would hit all medicaid and medicare patients, and any ACA federally-subsidized plans as well.
No, the alternative in this instance is someone who is fully onboard with the continuation and escalation of those anti-trans initiatives. Proposing a ban isn’t just saying something nasty. It is active participation in the early stages of a genocide. Why don’t you just come right out and say that you think trans people owe it to you to vote in your interests without any expectation of any solidarity in return?
You are free to vote against your own interests just because you don’t live in an ideal world.
By not voting, all you do is empower the vote of those who do. Hope they are the least harmful for you, because a couple of billionaires are doing everything to get their voters to vote and slant the vote towards their interests.