Pruedrive

Pruedrive t1_ixkc3o5 wrote

https://www.dailykos.com/story/2022/11/23/2137984/-The-Q-Club-mass-shooter-is-trolling-he-s-a-homophobic-man-according-to-those-who-know-him

> The far-right is eating this tidbit up and using this to simultaneously deflect blame of incitement from themselves while reinforcing their anti-LGBTQ+ vilification campaign. But here’s the problem: what we already know about Anderson Lee Aldrich contradicts this new non-binary claim. There is absolutely no documented history of Aldrich’s gender identity being non-binary or Aldrich’s preferred pronouns being they/them. What we do know about Anderson Lee Aldrich suggests that Aldrich identifies as a male, uses he/him pronouns, and is a vicious homophobe that uses the anti-gay slur “fggot” constantly. The far-right is eating this tidbit up and using this to simultaneously deflect blame of incitement from themselves while reinforcing their anti-LGBTQ+ vilification campaign. But here’s the problem: what we already know about Anderson Lee Aldrich contradicts this new non-binary claim. There is absolutely no documented history of Aldrich’s gender identity being non-binary or Aldrich’s preferred pronouns being they/them. What we do know about Anderson Lee Aldrich suggests that Aldrich identifies as a male, uses he/him pronouns, and is a vicious homophobe that uses the anti-gay slur “fggot” constantly.

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Pruedrive t1_ixhjqh1 wrote

Because it doesn’t negate the original posters statement the world is a dangerous place for LGBTQA people, this is a irrefutable fact, the gender identity of this one attacker doesn’t negate, or cast an doubt on this. LGBTQA folks should take their self defense deathly serious in this country, and just because this one attack was perpetrated by someone who (may) be of that group, is still outweighed by thousands of right wing extremists who would love to do the same.

Realistically, I don’t even understand the nature or even the point of your argument here.

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Pruedrive t1_iuitph8 wrote

Sounds like you need it more. Trust me, if someone has gotten to the point they are deciding to go through transition they have not made that decision lightly, and they are probably more stable in their thought process than you or others may think.

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Pruedrive t1_itzhrvj wrote

Small price to pay to kick thier (Russia's) teeth in. And honestly as unpopular as this opinion is.. America got off light for over 2 decades of war with only a small portion of the population really shouldering the real costs of it. Not saying that this is justification for this, but when we commit to actions of this nature it should be felt... cause we will be doomed to repeat our previous mistakes if we don't ever understand those costs.

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Pruedrive t1_itrmoiy wrote

Wow it's like maybe they should start doing something to fix an already shitty rep or something.. instead of expecting the public to just like deal with said shittiness.

Shocked electric squirrel face x2

Also first time I'm hearing about the Ohio thing.. must be huge news, depending on who is spining it for ya.

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