No. You don't necessarily owe them anything. I _am_ insinuating, or rather directly asserting, that if you cared about their interests you wouldn't vote _against_ their interests. I mean there's not really a nice way to sugarcoat that. It is what it is.
You're a woman, right? So say we were friends. I don't owe you anything but if I knowingly voted for someone who was bad news for women you would absolutely have an incredibly valid reason to be hurt, possibly angry, and to not want to be my friend anymore. I mean there's simply no way around it and surely deep down you know that even if it's uncomfortable to accept.
It's easy to say "don't argue politics and religion" but the reality is that when either impedes on the well-being of someone it can't be swept under the rug that one's friend is actively voting for a scenario that hurts them. Politics isn't imaginary.
Saying tolerance is a two-way street in this scenario is like a white person voting against the well-being of a black friend, against the tolerance of their black friend, and then demanding that their racism be tolerated, that their intolerance be tolerated. That's utter nonsense.
Let's say gender inequality had been eliminated regarding healthcare and now a candidate proposes making it legal to discriminate based on sex. That's one example.
I would obviously not vote for such a candidate, and I would have no problem judging anyone harshly who supported such a candidate, or agenda. It took you long enough to think of that example. Regardless, what you have mentioned about women's rights is not the same as any transgendered issues. I'm sorry, but you will never make me regret my recent voting history, and there's nothing you can say that will ever convince me that my beliefs are are harmful to my former friend, or that I have been anything less a good friend to that person!
I think the attitude that you are displaying, and supporting is one of entitlement. This reminds me of the moronic young people who come to Thanksgiving dinner and attempt to start argument with people over politics. We all have the right to vote our conscience when we go to the polls.
Well the funny thing about that is that Trump sought to repeal protections for trans people from exactly that, healthcare discrimination, what you just said you would have no problem judging someone harshly for supporting.
What's everyone's thoughts on trans people?
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No. You don't necessarily owe them anything. I _am_ insinuating, or rather directly asserting, that if you cared about their interests you wouldn't vote _against_ their interests. I mean there's not really a nice way to sugarcoat that. It is what it is.
You're a woman, right? So say we were friends. I don't owe you anything but if I knowingly voted for someone who was bad news for women you would absolutely have an incredibly valid reason to be hurt, possibly angry, and to not want to be my friend anymore. I mean there's simply no way around it and surely deep down you know that even if it's uncomfortable to accept.
It's easy to say "don't argue politics and religion" but the reality is that when either impedes on the well-being of someone it can't be swept under the rug that one's friend is actively voting for a scenario that hurts them. Politics isn't imaginary.
Saying tolerance is a two-way street in this scenario is like a white person voting against the well-being of a black friend, against the tolerance of their black friend, and then demanding that their racism be tolerated, that their intolerance be tolerated. That's utter nonsense.
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I don't think that my politics go against the best interest of anyone otherwise my politics would not be my politics.
Define what you mean when you say bad news for women?
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Anyone who is bad news for women, but let's just say someone who is going to stand in the way of women's rights.
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Can you please give an example?
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Let's say gender inequality had been eliminated regarding healthcare and now a candidate proposes making it legal to discriminate based on sex. That's one example.
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I would obviously not vote for such a candidate, and I would have no problem judging anyone harshly who supported such a candidate, or agenda. It took you long enough to think of that example. Regardless, what you have mentioned about women's rights is not the same as any transgendered issues. I'm sorry, but you will never make me regret my recent voting history, and there's nothing you can say that will ever convince me that my beliefs are are harmful to my former friend, or that I have been anything less a good friend to that person!
I think the attitude that you are displaying, and supporting is one of entitlement. This reminds me of the moronic young people who come to Thanksgiving dinner and attempt to start argument with people over politics. We all have the right to vote our conscience when we go to the polls.
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Well the funny thing about that is that Trump sought to repeal protections for trans people from exactly that, healthcare discrimination, what you just said you would have no problem judging someone harshly for supporting.