• spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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    2 days ago

    Like, it’s sad because they are so close to getting the point.

    • Say yes to positive economic policy that positively affects everyone and is very popular
    • Say no to literal penis inspection day, which negatively impacts everyone and is deeply unpopular

    I desperately hope there can be meaningful and constructive backlash against this kind of nonsense.

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      2 days ago

      It’s not deeply unpopular. It’s deeply unpopular in my circles, and probably yours, but the country just gave the popular vote to a republican for the first time in 20 years.

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        You are correct that Trump is popular!

        You would not be correct to assume that anti-trans legislation is popular.

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        It’s important to remember the air gap between the policies people support and the candidates they vote for. People generally indicate discomfort with overregulation of such a tiny minority, and this is what I mean when I said “deeply unpopular.”