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That's actually true, although the reality that he opposes a law making it illegal to maliciously misgender and deadname trans people is arguably even worse
It is indeed arguable, I'd like to have that conversation if you don't mind?
I'd start with that I'm not too sure hate speech laws decrease hate and actually somewhat contribute to the rise of the dog-whistling tactics discussed itt which make it bloody hard to distinguish between people genuinely tackling the hard subjects and people just being hateful -ist/-phobic cunts
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I'm not too sure hate speech laws decrease hate
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They sure as hell give vulnerable people some sort of recourse when they're being verbally assaulted because of their gender.and actually somewhat contribute to the rise of the dog-whistling tactics discussed itt which make it bloody hard to distinguish between people genuinely tackling the hard subjects and people just being hateful -ist/-phobic cunts
Neofascists have been dog whistling white supremacy, islamophobia and anti-queer rhetoric for years and will continue to do so regardless of legal advances made for trans rights. You're not going to change these people's minds by sitting down and engaging them in debate and 'tackling the hard subjects'.
Drano
He keeps weaselling out when pressured to explain exactly what he means, but as far as I can tell he thinks that sex is unevenly distributed and therefore when incels rape or kill people it's actually women's fault for not sleeping with them. He is also opposed to divorce and the contraceptive pill, stating that women who choose not to be mothers are contributing to declining birth rates in the West (literally echoing the white supremacist "great replacement" theory pushed by other alt-right nutjobs and that inspired the Christchurch shooter)
That's actually true, although the reality that he opposes a law making it illegal to maliciously misgender and deadname trans people is arguably even worse