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Originally Posted by Liam-
The blatantl hypocrisy though is the anti-trans lot wanting lgbt people to publicly condemn all the hijackers and publicly speak out against them and make amends for behaviours that aren’t their own, but absolutely refuse to speak out themselves about the very obvious coattail riders that are the religious nutjobs and outright bigots that are becoming the faces and the voices of the movement, camouflaging as people that have actual concerns, if you’re happy to accept those people into the movement and let them represent you, you have no right to expect the other side to apologise for the fringe people on their side and that’s what’s happening
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I mean, that's tribalism and that's unfortunately the world we live in (and possibly just wide-scale human nature). I don't disagree but that's why I wish the activities and debates of academics and professionals could be left separate to the mind-numbing rabble of the proletariat press.
Unfortunately the Social Media generation means that enough dumb voices shouting in unison about wanting "everything right now" (or alternatively, "nothing at all to change ever") can over-ride a handful of thoughtful, intelligent thinkers who are genuinely seeking careful, considered progress in a reasonable timeframe.