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The idea that throwing trans people under the bus would mollify the right instead of emboldening the right is delusional
The idea that throwing trans people under the bus would mollify the right instead of emboldening the right is delusional
@ebel You're right: one intolerant move emboldens people who want to go further still. The Brexit vote in the UK, in which immigration was a central issue, led to an increase in hate crimes in the following weeks:
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2018/03/19/hate-crime-did-spike-after-the-referendum-even-allowing-for-other-factors/