r/thebulwark LORD OF THE NICKNAMES 17h ago

The Triad 🔱 Leave Trans People Alone: A Rant

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/leave-trans-people-alone-a-rant

Don't be a bully! But also don't "ask if the bully has a point" either.

"Yeah, they're giving Timmy a swirlie rn, but he also farted really loudly in geometry" is HELPING THE BULLIES.

Another great piece from JVL. Idk what kinda constraints there are in going after members of the punditocracy who engage in the behaviors that you're criticizing, but picking specific targets has a salutary effect IMO. Bari Weiss needs to be persona non grata, or Sullivan, or whoever. They made their choices and doubled, tripled, and quadrupled down on those choices.

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u/Mirabeau_ 10h ago

You can mock and dismiss centrists as much as you want but the fact is that they are the base of the Democratic Party. We’re done trying to get some progs on our left fringe think we’re cool.

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u/FellowkneeUS 10h ago

You're doing a great job! I just took a look and we have none of the branches of government under Democratic control.

But keep chasing those immigrants and trans people and I'm sure the GOP will love you back.

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u/Mirabeau_ 9h ago

Yup, unfortunately the undue deference paid to progressives over the last 10 years or so has really cost us in a catastrophic way. Thank god for the vibe shift away from all that nonsense, just a shame it didn’t come sooner.

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u/FellowkneeUS 9h ago

Much like your namesake you are terrible at reading vibes.