Before I go to the trouble of writing a long explanation, can you show me what you’ve researched first on the topic? Don’t take it personally, but this kind of comment can easily be sealioning, so I want to see you put in a bit of effort before I do the same.

Tell me, what is your voting strategy?

Be as much concerned about the power balance within each party’s coalition as which party wins the election.

Your kind of willingness to throw trans people under the bus was actually directly responsible for Epstein getting away with his crimes. The name you’re looking for is Ava Cordero. She was one of Epstein’s first victims to come forward. She’s a trans woman and one of Epstein’s earliest victims.

Her cries were ignored. The newspapers laughed at her. People like you considered the idea of a trans woman being raped to be absolutely hilarious. People like you considered our lives to not be worth protecting. People like you ignored Ava, and people like you allowed Epstein to stay active for another decade.

The attitude you have, that trans issues are an unimportant distraction, directly contributed to all the evil Epstein did. Your beliefs enabled Epstein.

And how will electing transphobic Democrats help with this issue? They’ll just vote with the Republicans to pass more transphobic laws.

The point is not “Democrats bad.” The point is “transphobe Democrats are bad.” A transphobic Democrat is just a Republican dressed in blue.

There is no overlap between the groups of “people who can save democracy” and “transphobic Democrats.”

There is no difference between a Nazi and a Nazi collaborator.

Sorry, I refuse to vote for Nazi collaborators. I reject your Nazi apologetics.

You’re the one telling people to vote for Nazi collaborators.

“You have to vote for the Nazi collaborators, otherwise the Nazis will win!”

If you don’t care enough about my existence to protect my rights, I sure as hell don’t give a fuck if you effectively lose your right to vote. Honestly, you don’t deserve it at that point.

No. I’m not saying don’t vote for Democrats. All a lot of mouth breathers in this comment section can’t seem to understand that. The point is to not vote for the 1% of Democrats that turn against trans people. Those are the ones you should vote against. In fact, those are the same people who will vote against any bill to save democracy. They believe in nothing but power. You can’t rely on such cowards to pass unpopular laws that could actually save democracy.

I’m saying “don’t vote for more Fettermans,” while you’re over here cheering on the Fetterman caucus.

Transphobes are not going to save democracy. That requires people with courage willing to pass unpopular laws that will get Americans killed.

You failed the part of history class where you had to read the “first they came for” poem, didn’t you?

Frankly, if you’re not willing to protect the minorities in your community, then you don’t deserve the right to vote.

The problem is no transphobic democrat is capable of saving democracy. That requires having a moral backbone and being willing to pass unpopular laws. People who believe in nothing and simply chase polls to power are not going to have the courage necessary to save democracy.

You can’t vote for cowards and then expect bravery.

No. What got Republicans in place was Democrats abandoning core parts of their base in order to pander to imaginary Republican defectors. That’s what cost Kamala the election. Because vote scolding doesn’t actually get people to vote. Explaining lesser evil theory like a broken record doesn’t get people to vote. People are simply tired of voting for politicians that betray them. I’m sorry, but you aren’t owed anyone’s vote. If you’re willing to sacrifice minority groups to fascists, you deserve whatever the fascists will do to you in turn.

Doesn’t mean it’s incorrect. It’s what lesser evil thinking leads you to.

I speak for most of the trans people and allies I know in real life. The general consensus is that it’s perfectly fine to not vote for transphobic democrats. The point is not to vote against Democrats in general, but just the tiny minority that reject trans rights. Nuance matters, which the troll is this comment thread can’t seem to understand.

Voting for transphobic democrats IS letting Republicans win.

You have electoral near-sightedness and the patience of a child.

You have electoral near-sightedness.