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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it's not about the economic policies, it's about the racism. They hate Black and trans people more than they want free healthcare...

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't think they hate black and trans people but whatever warped version of black and trans people that they have been told. There have been studies that show having a gay friend in real life make people more accepting and I assume that similar things could be shown for trans and black people.

Source https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/just-one-gay-acquaintance-can-change-hearts-minds-lgbtq-rights-n948911

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, but when they won't make that friend, that "fun fact" doesn't help anyone. So they are, for all intents and purposes, de facto racist even if in a perfect world where we all hang out on Sesame Street they wouldn't be.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The culture war is the only lever the GOP has to win elections. Their domestic/economic policy is so bad for the majority of Americans if not packaged with propaganda.