11-06-2024, 08:36 PM
(11-06-2024, 02:06 PM)Byrd Wrote: I don't much care for the MAGA...uhm... regard for my young transgender grandson. Or my hoping-to-be-married lesbian niece. Or gay friends. Or some of the homeless people I've met. And my non-White friends are worried, particularly immigrants.
I know and like Republicans (I have some I dislike, of course) and I think the world of my co-judge at the election. But their policies are sweeping us back to the days when I couldn't have a bank account and when people wouldn't hire me (science field) because of my gender.
And Musk's "brace for hardships" statement (https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy...rcna177807) ... a billionaire doesn't feel the monthly bite of $3,000 in medicine (after insurance and discounts.)
It's a lot of little things, too... DeSantis getting rid of "liberal" professors (I was an adjunct professor) sounds a lot like a minor version of Chairman Mao's purge of intellectuals and others. Tariffs are a bad idea (see Musk's statement above.)
I am simply discouraged at the moment. I know we'll all survive.
Interesting. Seems like your family has a lot of gender identity issues. Where do you think that stemmed from?
