• glimse@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    My dad was going off about trans kids in sports so I asked him…is this really how you want your tax dollars spent? Fightings to keep a handful of kids from playing college sports?

    “Yeah, well I, uh, it’s just not fair to the other athletes!”

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      14 days ago

      That’s an excellent way to confront that issue! Americans might not be able to interact with empathy or sympathy but we cannot stand feeling dumb😂

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        14 days ago

        I love my dad but I don’t engage with him seriously about politics anymore. Specific facts don’t matter, he only cares about “the big picture”…so instead of of arguing, I give him the even bigger picture: none of this shit matters. It’s all a distraction while they rob us blind.

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        13 days ago

        Watch out, some just double-down when they feel dumb.

        There’s a reason that movement is so anti-intellectual and don’t care for facts.

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      14 days ago

      I’m sure your dad was really concerned about fairness in women’s athletics before the culture wars arrived, right?

      Such a disingenuous stance from so many people that I’d bet would have a hard time naming five female athletes.