In the rise of fascism in Germany, there were groups of gay people who tried to be “the good ones” by embracing “masculinist ideals,” saying that was how you win gay rights.
When it became clear they would be targeted too, many took on wives and “stopped being gay.”
LGBTQ voters were 8% of the electorate, and voted 86% for Democrats in 2024. Without us, Trump would have won in a landslide. No path to victory in 2028 involves cutting us loose from the Democratic coalition. No matter how many well-paid pundit bros wish otherwise.
the reality is that the DNC is fine w/ that so long as they get table scraps from the mega-wealthy who hate them for even suggesting ANY worker protections
it's a quad-hostage situation from Corpos to our Electoral System to Dems to Decent People wanting what's best for everyone
corporations already get everything they want from Republicans so any investments they make into Democrats are a plan B at BEST
until the DNC realizes the future of their power is actively opposing corporations through aggressive labor reforms millions will continue to suffer
Fascism is antithetical to the human condition. It always burns itself out.
What matters is that we protect as many people as possible until it does.
And that we step up to fill the vacuum in true leadership and bold policy that Democratic leaders refuse to fill themselves.
Libs will throw their hands up and declare that Americans are "Dumb Fascists" because they think that that explanation absolves Democrats of their responsibility because they don't recognize that there are actual ways to combat ascendant Fascism beyond finger wagging