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Trump winning supports the genocide of every LGBTQ+ person in all of North America, be it directly or indirectly. No one wants what is happening in Gaza. But, I have to say the potential genocide (in the sense of complete erasure of culture as well as open murders with little to no consequences sense) here is even higher.

I have the unfortunate circumstance of being a trans woman in GA. I already have had to completely shut off most contact with people, both work and personal.

I’ve already had rocks thrown at me in an attempt to kill me (this was years ago, even). I already feel like I have to carry a gun. If things go the way they seem, I will even have to order in groceries because it will further empower the people that hate my existence.

The foreign policy is shit, no question. However, I don’t like the possibility of being raped and murdered by some asshole that thinks he understands Co² emissions after watching some video.

I have a lot to say here, especially as a very blue collar machinist. I will refrain, though.

In conclusion: by “avoiding” the genocide in Gaza (which would have in my opinion had a much higher chance of being resolved with Democratic policies), you have also doomed people like me to maybe live in fear for the rest of our lives.

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[–] CombatWombat1212@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

This image is a gross oversimplification. Don't undermine what's happening in Gaza. This is coming from a queer person

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago

¿Porque no los dos?

[–] rsuri@lemmy.world -5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Trump doesn't have the competence to implement a genocide. He doesn't even have the competence to book a room at the 4 seasons.

He hasn't had an original thought in years. Look at his plans, they are against most of his life choices. He's an old manipulated man.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 83 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I hope for the best for your safety, sanity, and well being. Fuck this "interesting times" nonsense.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 31 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There's a reason people's are cursed "to live in interesting times."

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 81 points 1 week ago (6 children)

I hate to downvote a Star Trek meme, but that top half is inaccurate. America voted for a genocide of American LGBTQ and Gaza. Both.

We "avoided" precisely fuck-all and everyone who claimed otherwise is a blatant goddamn liar.

[–] jawa21@startrek.website 31 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're not wrong. Yeah, I could have done better, but I'm in a self induced drunken rage.

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[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org 68 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Trump winning supports the genocide of every LGBTQ+ person in all of North America, be it directly or indirectly.

Trump winning also supports the genocide in Gaza.

[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is very true. I wanted to address the idea that not a single outlet has touched on, though.

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[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 54 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Trump literally said Israel should finish the job. You're getting both genocides and probably a few on top!

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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 47 points 1 week ago (3 children)

In conclusion: by “avoiding” the genocide in Gaza (which would have in my opinion had a much higher chance of being resolved with Democratic policies), you have also doomed people like me to maybe live in fear for the rest of our lives.

Doesn't matter. They get to LARP with their purity politics. The lives of American minorities don't matter to them.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 44 points 1 week ago (8 children)

The number of people who essentially told me that my kid's life didn't matter because of Gaza before this election was just disgusting.

And they're going to stand there as queer people are marched into conversion camps and say it was your fault.

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[–] nzeayn@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

the neat part is now we get both genocides.

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[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago
[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago

Bottom panel should be "Genocide in Gaza AND..."

[–] SonOfMothman@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Oh trump is going to help flatten Gaza with such a raging boner. Everyone that voted “uncommitted” has the blood on their hands they blamed others. Fucking repugnant

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Honestly I'm hoping he gets stuck between a rock and a hard place. IF he lets Israel do so he cannot help Putin defend Iran, his missile and Drone supplier. Millions will suffer, no doubt. It's horrifying, but Trump can't let Israel kill wildly (hard to say they haven't been) until he gets the majority of the U.S. to side against Russias invasion of Ukraine. Which means also turning against trade agreements in Europe. He will have to kill so much to gain little. (A few beach condos in the West Bank) Is what all of that started about. His son did the appraisals if I remember correctly.

Meaning. Would it not be easier to collect $2 billion in kick backs from Putin and ditch Israel. My thought is that is what he will choose. He will say the ammo caches we have their are dated, and we have no interest supporting foreign wars. So cut funding and ammunitions to Ukraine/Israel. His base will act like it is for a good reason... And he gets his wish. Russia will make an agreement with Iran which will make an agreement with the entire area... That a few beach properties are set aside for the Trump family businesses

After all, the cache loses are U.S. tax dollars, not his

[–] maplebar@lemmy.world -3 points 6 days ago

Uncommitted to democracy, uncommitted to secular society, uncommitted to global stability, must I go on.

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[–] Ganbat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

I told this to one of the tankies over in leftymemes, got called a genocide apologist and banned. Funny thing is, one of their mods is trans. Not American, though, so it doesn't matter to her I guess. And let me tell you, that mod in particular, she was working hard to convince people not to vote for Harris. Didn't have much to say about Trump, though... pretty interesting.

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[–] Seasm0ke@lemmy.world 27 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Its always amazing to me.the lengths someone will go to to avoid blaming their party or candidate for a loss. The blame is not even directed to the millions of people who actively voted for the fascist, but to the political minority with the least impact on the result.

Lets face facts. The DNCs strategy to move to the right and court the mythical moderate Republican failed again. Their strategy to fund extremist Republican candidates in local races was another bet on the goodwill of the GOP voters and look they lost the Senate. They failed you.

They failed the country. They had a huge hand in creating the trump mess for their own assumed gain and yet, none of the average libs will acknowledge it. They took the votes of independents and leftists for granted and decided Liz Cheney and AIPAC would bring them victory and they failed again. Face it.

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hear hear.

Trump won against Harris by a margin multiple times the size of all the third party votes combined. Blaming Stein or Gaza protestors for the loss is false. Heck, this shows that Harris lost Michigan by far more than the total number of Arab-American and Muslim voters in the state. But we get blamed anyway, it’s an American tradition by this point for both parties to hate us.

[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Do you think Muslim Americans are the only ones who sat out over Gaza?

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 0 points 6 days ago

Then maybe Harris should have listened to what the majority of Americans wanted over her donors.

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