• aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
    35·
    1 year ago

    And of course all the ‘enlightened centrists’ on Twitter are posting shit like:

    So the state is now a parent, California?

    Over this legislation. So they’re either cynically misrepresenting what the law actually is supposed to do, or their reading comprehension isn’t sufficiently developed enough for them to be voicing their idiotic takes in public.

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      36·
      1 year ago

      Also, like… the state already has the power to supersede you as a parent, that’s what losing custody is.

    • pbjamm@beehaw.orgEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Why is this such a big deal to him? This is totally normal here in BC and still no one is forced to be gay or trans. People make best effort to comply with other peoples wishes wrt names/pronouns and go on with their own lives.

    • atro_city@fedia.io
      1·
      1 year ago

      enlightened centrists

      Yes, it’s better to see the world in black and white, right and wrong, good and bad. There is no middle ground, ever.

      • aleph@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        1 year ago

        EnLiGhTeNeD cEnTrIsM is not the view that there is no middle ground ever; it’s the assertion that there must always be a middle ground, even in situations where there is no reasonable compromise.

        Or, to paraphrase the late James Baldwin: we can agree to disagree unless your disagreement is rooted in my right to exist.