• Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world
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    19 hours ago

    You have two opposing groups, let’s call them a and B. Group a says “we dont think group b has a right to exist and we are prepared to get violent” and group b says “we will never use violence”. How long do you expect group b to last?

    Fascists are mercifully not common where I live, but if I hear one mouthing off they’re going to get a savage beating.

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      7 hours ago

      Surely the answer is both sides decided the other doesnt have a right to exist. There’s no difference between labeling someone a Nazi or labeling someone trans when the only point is to excuse violence on that group.

      People are letting their emotions cloud their better judgment, or they haven’t developed better judgment yet. Unfortunately people think very short term and often mold reasoning around their actions after the fact.

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        6 hours ago

        A trans person is a trans person does not have a choice about their identity. Being a nazi is a choice you make because you want to hate people. A nazi merely needs to decide not to be a cunt and the problem resolves itself. The only way a trans person can make peace with a nazi is by hiding who they are and living a lie. It’s not the same. And if you think it is then either A: you’re delusional or B: you know I’m right but you’re also a nazi.

        To put it a different way, should black people go around in white face to make the kkk happy?

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          6 hours ago

          They are similar in american society because both would argue they have a right to exist, and both are targets for violence in public if they are overt about it. I’m simply saying neither should be attacked, the whole point is to coexist. People need to learn how to de-escalate and create bridges, not hit each other in the face with bricks.

          Edit to answer your question: Obviously not, black people don’t want to be white people. Trans people do want to pass as a specific gender.

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            5 minutes ago

            Fascism is an ideology based on the oppression of other people. The whole ideology is based around not coexisting with other people. And it’s not just trans people fascists have a problem with. It’s literally anyone who isn’t straight, white and also a fascist.

            The only way to coexist with fascists is to pretend to be one at which point, what you’re doing is worse than violence you’re pretending there isn’t a problem and allowing them to hurt other people. Fascists choose violence as their plan A. If you allow them to spew their hate you might as well lynch an immigrant yourself.