This is a perfect example of elites shoving insanity down the throat of the rest of us. The majority of American oppose transgender "treatment" for minors. No doubt though the population could lose it's commonsense on this issue if it is pushed for hard and long enough.
No one asked and what's worse is that you responded unsolicited with, "I think, for instance, that transgender surgery is better than the consequences of taking lithium." Should be lined up and shot.
My belief is that some things have to be opposed no matter the cost. Some things require that you have utter pragmatism in tactics, but no negotiation in the principles. Some things require that you set a goal and hold to it no matter what.
This is an example of that issue. In the end, we need to stomp this out, and inprison or execute everyone involved in actually doing the “procedures”
If we do not do everything we can, we are not just without honor. We are without hope or a future
But I imagine they reach a point where they have little to no identity, no belonging, and feel ostracized from society. The trans cult entices them and gives them an identity. In the trans cult they begin to feel belonging, which is a minor relief, but isn’t sufficient. It doesn’t solve their problems longterm. They want more belonging, and it appears to them that to be fully accepted into the cult they should get surgery. Yes they embrace delusion. Do you agree?
It seems they’re lacking grit, toughness, anti-fragility, confidence, creativity, can-do attitude, gratitude, positive thinking, etc. and thus can’t manage long enough to reason. Is this how you see it?
Tolerance is not a Christian virtue, regardless of what the modern, emasculated church claims. Our overall Tolerance has enabled the filth to proliferate.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.
If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well.
Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.
Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
The biblical mandate to subvert reactions of the flesh and the concept of contemporary Tolerance are _not_ the same thing. Tolerance is a cloak used by its advocates to force hegemonic behavior outcomes re: social concerns with two primary goals - decrease differentiation aka ameliorate core/structural differences between human beings, and, increase opportunities to extract capital from those undifferentiated consumers.
Turning the other cheek and praying for your enemies flips tolerance on its head, because in turning/praying you are acknowledging that another party does NOT have your best interest (at best) or hates you and wants you dead (at worst). Tolerance would push the idea that anyone going against anyone else’s best interest or wanting a certain group dead would be a regressive strain on society and would need to be quietly kept in a corner.
All throughout the Bible, there is never a mention of _sameness_ being the goal, where Tolerance forces us to be “open” and “accepting” until we cross the threshold of sanity and yearn for release.
Your article is silly, and it features a key error in leftist thinking. You refuse to see that the other side really believes the things they claim to believe. They're not "using" the issue as a smokescreen. They sincerely disagree with transgender ideology.
Leftists are just too narrow-minded to understand that not everyone is like them.
We clearly see things differently, and that’s okay. I strive to follow Christ’s teachings of love, compassion, and respect for everyone. I also believe in the American principle of freedom — the idea that all people should have the right to live authentically and without judgment. You may not agree, but that’s the path I choose to walk.
I mean, I think that it's reasonable to say that sex change surgeries should be limited to adults, but I'm less sure about puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. One can be screwed either way, after all. There's a possibility of regret if one does it, and also the possibility of regret if one doesn't do it.
Personally, I deeply loathe undergoing male puberty and wish that there was a hypothetical androgynous version of puberty that I could have gone through instead.
But actual transgender surgery on children almost never happens? Ah, I see you have that footnote with 2 examples, but regardless, someone could e.g. agree with your analogy about "taking a knife and slicing up a child’s genitals", and not be convinced that they should be go all the way to the "anti-trans extremist" side and also oppose less extreme things like puberty blockers.
"For teens ages 15 to 17 and adults ages 18 and older, the rate of undergoing gender-affirming surgery with a TGD-related diagnosis was 2.1 per 100,000 and 5.3 per 100,000, respectively. A majority of these surgeries were chest surgeries."
You write that "Transgender genital surgery is much worse than rape". I disagree. I think rape is much worse than transgender genital surgery.
As a libertarian, you probably know about consent. Rape is sex without consent. Transgender genital surgery happens with consent. I know women who have experienced both. Without exception, they say that the rape was far more traumatizing. This is compelling evidence, to me.
Let's think of a less culture-war issue. How about facial plastic surgery?
Donatella Versace, for instance. She consensually went under the knife, many times, and she now looks worse, to me, than, for instance, my grandma. In my opinion, she let go of reason, and embraced delusion.
Should I be an anti-facial plastic surgery extremist? If I was, how could I call myself a libertarian? Are the genitals far more important than the face? If so, why? If not, why are you so outraged about the genitals, and not outraged about the face?
When you say you know women who have experienced both, what exactly does that mean? You mean you know women who were raped, and later had a "neo penis" sewn on to change their genitals? Or you mean that you know men who transitioned to be women, had genital surgery, and then were raped? Surely you realize that neither of those scenarios provide great evidence and I'm not sure which is worse.
Well put. If you thought you needed a scientific study to be justified in calling child mutilation evil, then you are part of the problem.
This is a perfect example of elites shoving insanity down the throat of the rest of us. The majority of American oppose transgender "treatment" for minors. No doubt though the population could lose it's commonsense on this issue if it is pushed for hard and long enough.
I don't need reasons.
Well, yes. You kind of do need reasons, actually.
I think, for instance, that transgender surgery is better than the consequences of taking lithium.
Fainting, slow heartbeat, depression, loss of kidney function. Increased suicidal ideation.
Yet nobody objects to giving schizophrenic kids lithium. It is not an issue.
Why is this different from giving transgender kids surgery? Because transgender is the "Current Thing." Lithium isn't.
I object to the idea of "mental health" and I object to giving kids ADHD "medication". I don't know about lithium.
No one asked and what's worse is that you responded unsolicited with, "I think, for instance, that transgender surgery is better than the consequences of taking lithium." Should be lined up and shot.
My belief is that some things have to be opposed no matter the cost. Some things require that you have utter pragmatism in tactics, but no negotiation in the principles. Some things require that you set a goal and hold to it no matter what.
This is an example of that issue. In the end, we need to stomp this out, and inprison or execute everyone involved in actually doing the “procedures”
If we do not do everything we can, we are not just without honor. We are without hope or a future
Yes, I agree with this.
There is no compromise with evil.
Mr. Laird - In your opinion what are the causes of trans identity?
It is a choice to let go of reason and embrace delusion. They choose to indulge neuroticism.
“They choose to indulge neuroticism.” True.
But I imagine they reach a point where they have little to no identity, no belonging, and feel ostracized from society. The trans cult entices them and gives them an identity. In the trans cult they begin to feel belonging, which is a minor relief, but isn’t sufficient. It doesn’t solve their problems longterm. They want more belonging, and it appears to them that to be fully accepted into the cult they should get surgery. Yes they embrace delusion. Do you agree?
It seems they’re lacking grit, toughness, anti-fragility, confidence, creativity, can-do attitude, gratitude, positive thinking, etc. and thus can’t manage long enough to reason. Is this how you see it?
No, I think they don't believe that reason is important. I think it's a consequence of mysticism more than wimpiness.
I don’t see that, but it’s interesting. Might make a good post.
I don’t know much about mysticism. Curious to hear more on that.
Ha ha ha ha, I love this, man.
Tolerance is not a Christian virtue, regardless of what the modern, emasculated church claims. Our overall Tolerance has enabled the filth to proliferate.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’
But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well.
If anyone wants to go to law with you over your tunic, hand him your cloak as well.
Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles.
Give to the one who asks of you, and do not turn your back on one who wants to borrow.
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’
But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
that you may be children of your heavenly Father, for he makes his sun rise on the bad and the good, and causes rain to fall on the just and the unjust.
-Jesus Christ, Matthew 5:38-45
Luke 19:27
Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king, bring them here and slay them before me.
The biblical mandate to subvert reactions of the flesh and the concept of contemporary Tolerance are _not_ the same thing. Tolerance is a cloak used by its advocates to force hegemonic behavior outcomes re: social concerns with two primary goals - decrease differentiation aka ameliorate core/structural differences between human beings, and, increase opportunities to extract capital from those undifferentiated consumers.
Turning the other cheek and praying for your enemies flips tolerance on its head, because in turning/praying you are acknowledging that another party does NOT have your best interest (at best) or hates you and wants you dead (at worst). Tolerance would push the idea that anyone going against anyone else’s best interest or wanting a certain group dead would be a regressive strain on society and would need to be quietly kept in a corner.
All throughout the Bible, there is never a mention of _sameness_ being the goal, where Tolerance forces us to be “open” and “accepting” until we cross the threshold of sanity and yearn for release.
The Right's Gender Scam: How They're Conning America with Fake Outrage
A grotesque theater of bathroom panic and pronoun hysteria, designed to keep you scared, distracted, and obedient—while they ignore the real problems.
https://open.substack.com/pub/patricemersault/p/moral-panic-for-dummies?r=4d7sow&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Your article is silly, and it features a key error in leftist thinking. You refuse to see that the other side really believes the things they claim to believe. They're not "using" the issue as a smokescreen. They sincerely disagree with transgender ideology.
Leftists are just too narrow-minded to understand that not everyone is like them.
We clearly see things differently, and that’s okay. I strive to follow Christ’s teachings of love, compassion, and respect for everyone. I also believe in the American principle of freedom — the idea that all people should have the right to live authentically and without judgment. You may not agree, but that’s the path I choose to walk.
You should not be free to sexually abuse children.
There are sources of information other than Trump rallies and Fox News. I encourage you to seek them out.
I don't get information from either of those sources. You are the one who is in a bubble.
I mean, I think that it's reasonable to say that sex change surgeries should be limited to adults, but I'm less sure about puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones. One can be screwed either way, after all. There's a possibility of regret if one does it, and also the possibility of regret if one doesn't do it.
Personally, I deeply loathe undergoing male puberty and wish that there was a hypothetical androgynous version of puberty that I could have gone through instead.
It’s unreasonable at any age, but it’s worse with children.
But actual transgender surgery on children almost never happens? Ah, I see you have that footnote with 2 examples, but regardless, someone could e.g. agree with your analogy about "taking a knife and slicing up a child’s genitals", and not be convinced that they should be go all the way to the "anti-trans extremist" side and also oppose less extreme things like puberty blockers.
"For teens ages 15 to 17 and adults ages 18 and older, the rate of undergoing gender-affirming surgery with a TGD-related diagnosis was 2.1 per 100,000 and 5.3 per 100,000, respectively. A majority of these surgeries were chest surgeries."
Source: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/gender-affirming-surgeries-rarely-performed-on-transgender-youth/
I don't know what you mean by "almost never" but the murder rate is about 7 per 100,000.
Have you actually read the Cass Review? It recommends puberty blockers trials, which are starting soon.
You write that "Transgender genital surgery is much worse than rape". I disagree. I think rape is much worse than transgender genital surgery.
As a libertarian, you probably know about consent. Rape is sex without consent. Transgender genital surgery happens with consent. I know women who have experienced both. Without exception, they say that the rape was far more traumatizing. This is compelling evidence, to me.
Let's think of a less culture-war issue. How about facial plastic surgery?
Donatella Versace, for instance. She consensually went under the knife, many times, and she now looks worse, to me, than, for instance, my grandma. In my opinion, she let go of reason, and embraced delusion.
Should I be an anti-facial plastic surgery extremist? If I was, how could I call myself a libertarian? Are the genitals far more important than the face? If so, why? If not, why are you so outraged about the genitals, and not outraged about the face?
Do you think that children can consent to sex with adults
Is it bad for a 16 year old to have sex with a 22 year old? I have done that, and I apologize to you.
When you say you know women who have experienced both, what exactly does that mean? You mean you know women who were raped, and later had a "neo penis" sewn on to change their genitals? Or you mean that you know men who transitioned to be women, had genital surgery, and then were raped? Surely you realize that neither of those scenarios provide great evidence and I'm not sure which is worse.