LadyAutumn

I think I better explained my response in my other comment.

All very true.

I do think it's worth mentioning that the "lesser evil" politics that she ran on has never worked for anyone, not even once? She aligned herself with several popular conservatives positions (deportation, stronger border policy, continued financial and armaments support to Israel). But conservatives had no reason to vote for her over Trump. This swath of voters who wanted what she offered does not exist. The ones who want those things want other things too, things that Trump offers them.

So her best position was being the lesser of two evils, being better than Trump but still not a progressive candidate. That political angle failed the DNC in 2016, and it failed them again. This is entirely the failure of the DNC to be a progressive party. They chose neoliberal conservatism to the bitter end and threw us all under the bus with it.

The number of leftists and muslisms who didn't vote for Harris on principal is far lower than any amount that would have saved her. She resoundingly lost this election in every possible way. Blaming people who didn't vote for her on principal is ridiculously misunderstanding what happened here. The majority of America is okay with bigotry. The majority is fine with violence against women and minorities. Either that or they have constructed conspiracies that Trump hasn't actually said or done those things. Either way, they are unbothered by the things he has said and done.

I don't understand why you believe the DNC is deserving of some measure of protection from criticism.

Can't speak for everyone. For me it's cause there are kids out there who didn't ask to be born into this and who will suffer greatly because of it. I can't abandon hope if it means stepping aside and letting the world do whatever they want to them.

Kamala's participation and enthusiastic support for the ethnic cleansing of Palestine was a significant factor in her losing. As was her enthusiastic support for border militarization and conspiracies about illegal immigrants.

She dug her own grave. We were told to shut up whenever we mentioned how unpopular those positions are with anyone who's not a far right nationalist. She drove millions of voters away from her by being a neoliberal conservative. This outcome was entirely predictable.

Yeah, everyone who spoke up was told to shut up. Already white middle class liberal Americans are scrambling to blame anyone but themselves and the democratic party. Liberals are not a challenge to fascism.

I'm extremely fortunate to live in Canada, cant say the same for many of my friends and loved ones. I would definitely say forced conversion therapy is a real concern. If it comes to it escape networks may have to be formed. We have to be proactive. We can't lose sight of each other. This is the reality of the world we live in now. So we have to resist it.

That is probably the most immediate pressing concern for most trans people, yes. Violence against us is a possibility in many ways, but denial of healthcare is almost guaranteed from their rhetoric. Denial of hormones will end in dead trans people. A lot of them. People like me who are post-op do not even produce their own hormones. Denial of my medication would have significant negative consequences for my health.

This is a post about medication as well, you can't fault me for responding about medication.

The trans community will look after it's own. If you feel like helping, there are many guides online to producing hormones and helping already existing networks of distribution for them. The entry cost is relatively low and once setup is easily repeatable for very low costs.

Abortion pills is another thing altogether. I don't know if those are feasibly produceable with supplies that are easily available.

Relevant onion skit

I'm so sorry. We can't give up though. So many vulnerable people need us. Our community is built on strong bonds and solidarity. We have to protect each other.

Were it only that easy.