Derek

Retired. Now farming and working harder than ever. Loving every moment. Staunch liberal democrat. Make my own way in this life.

[Leigh @Leeroy1855]

@RositaDaz48 @CrystalCle29490 This butt plug needs to be called out. Everywhere it pops out!

[Derek @derek_louw]

You're a psy psychologist, right? Or just one of the "bullies" referred to in the post, forcing others to accept their distorted view of the world.
It is by sorting the bullies, from decent men or women with gender dysphoria, that we can have a real conversation. Without labels

[Derek @derek_louw]

Any group founded in anger is despicable. Would you like some images of angry feminists.
You didn't read @RoadknightThe post else you would have realised that we are all opposed to trans men accessing women's facilities, participating in women's sport.

[Derek @derek_louw]

This conversation, imo, is the perfect way to stop the bullying. Let everyone know that playing guessing games abt gender, and demonising those who get it wrong is unacceptable. If trans ppl insist on being labelled in some way, they should wear that label, prominently displayed.

[KB 🐈 @chdyctt]

I've worked with many trans patients back in the day.

They just wanted to get on with their lives. There was a process of grieving that needed to be endured within families, and sometimes that moved to acceptance. Sometimes not.

The trans activists today have, however, caused wider division by making demands and encroaching on the lives of others. Bullying, as you say, and a lack of empathy for others in the name of "rights" and "feelings."

Complicated by an absence of diagnosis now so some mentally unwell people have wrongly labelled themselves. It's obvious to anyone with experience in the field. It means they don't get the help they actually need.

I feel for the genuine trans people just wanting to get on with their lives.

[Derek @derek_louw]

We're talking about trans gender ppl. Is that not enough for you?
Why do you need to insert women into a conversation that is not about women. Were you feeling ignored, or left out in some way.
You would be welcome to join the trans conversation. We can do women another time.

[Derek @derek_louw]

Mate, an absolutely authentic and heartfelt opinion. You have been at pains to offer a balanced view. I would be proud to have written it.
Like you, I too have no patience with ppl who are out to make a point, or berate one for not guessing which of 32 possible pronouns to use

[TheRoadknight @RoadknightThe]

I want to say something on pronouns, titles and honorifics with which some people may disagree - and that's OK. I would, however, simply ask if you're going to comment, argue or abuse me, do me the courtesy of reading all of this piece first.

If a person presents as female, it is not unreasonable to assume they'd prefer female pronouns, titles and honorifics: she, her, miss, madam, etc. And vice versa for those who present as male.

If in doubt, there are two things you can do: avoid all pronouns, titles, honorifics - or ask.

At the end of the day, the person is just that - a person. That person has feelings just like any of us and, in my opinion, that person deserves respect and not to be deliberately bullied.

Of course, we've seen plenty of people whose presentation is hard to guess and who bait others into using the wrong title, just so they can berate them. This is bullying, plain and simple.

But the majority of cross-dressers and transfolk are those who have struggled. They don't deserve to be belittled. And, in any case, what does it matter to us how they present? It doesn't affect us in any way, when they aren't trying to entrap us and make us feel bad.

I remember the story of Tony Abbott meeting Lt. Col. Cate McGregor. Cate said words to the effect of: "Of course, we've met before and we've known each other a long time. Back then, I was Malcolm McGregor."

Tony Abbott paused and said: "What should I call you?"

"Just call me Cate," she replied.

They remained friends and he introduced an episode of Australian Story on her on the ABC. (They later fell out due, I believe, to Tony Abbott's stance on Same-Sex Marriage)

I myself had a similar experience about forty years ago. A beautiful blonde woman kept giving me a "I know you" look across a restaurant. I knew she looked familiar and I wracked my brains and came up with nothing.

Upon leaving, she called me by name.

"I know that I know you," I said, "But I can't remember your name, sorry."

"Well, when you knew me, my name was Phillip."

It all fell into place and we caught up.

We should indeed shun the bullies who use their identity to entrap people and then make them feel bad. But, at the same time, we should embrace those who have been through, and may be continuing to go through, difficult psychological, physical and mental struggles.

If you don't know: ask. The genuine ones will thank you. The bullies will shame you. They're not worthy of your time.

Here endeth the lesson.

#The430pmDump

[Derek @derek_louw]

This Starmers UK, Bidens USA, Albanese's Australia are what you will end up with if you vote LW. Marxism is their goal. Complete authoritarianism and control of the citizens their end result.
Reject LW domination, for your children's saje

[The Vigilant Fox 🦊 @VigilantFox]

Story #2 - UK Mother JAILED for Taking Her Kids’ iPads Away

A British mother was arrested and thrown in jail for over seven hours—all because she took away her daughters’ iPads to help them concentrate on their homework.

The UK is spiraling out of control.

The mother, history teacher Vanessa Brown, 50, was wrongly accused of theft after the iPads were traced to her mother’s home in Surrey.

But the reality? The devices belonged to her own children—and she had simply confiscated them as a basic form of discipline.

Brown described the experience as “traumatic,” adding that officers never once paused to consider whether this might be an overreaction.

She was barred from speaking to her children, and one was even pulled out of school for questioning.

This comes just weeks after another parent was arrested for criticizing a school in a WhatsApp group.

This is Keir Starmer’s Britain. If this doesn’t scream dystopia, what does?

Read the original report here: https://t.co/0p0GQqxeI1

[Derek @derek_louw]

So how is it President Trump's fault. Are you insinuating that he is on the take. You'd better find some evidence and put it before the authorities. Alternatively, apologise quickly and hope that your stupidty ends there

[ReaganWasRight 🇺🇲 @ReaganWasRight7]

WTF is with Trump and vaccines. All these mRNA vaccines should immediately be banned for humans, animals and any other living creature. How many people died from the Covid Vaccines? This is not MAHA.

[Derek @derek_louw]

When did supposedly trustworthy gov't agencies abandon their duty to their bosses, ie the voters. More importantly, what is their motive for doing so. Pfizer profited $ AUD 42 billion from "Covid vaccines. Is some of it being placed in brown paper bags and spread around FDA execs

[The Chuck Wanamaker @cncwahnumacre]

Do not trust anything the @US_FDA approves.

[Derek @derek_louw]

How has good governance been so downtrodden. Rogue leadership can destroy trust in FBI, DOJ, USAID, FEMA. Why have checks and balances, and power being held to account, broken down si badly.
IMO, Fake News selects only those facets of news that will support the LW agenda

[Paul Smith  @piranout]

@JohnStrandUSA @drawandstrike I know it's supposed to be "our guys" in charge now, but the FBI needs to pay compensatory and punitive damages for what they did. That, and prosecuting the individuals involved, is the only path to preventing civil rights abuses like this in the future.

[Derek @derek_louw]

So CH, you're obviously LW, probably a Biden supporter. Your bleating abt President Trump indicates that Trump is costing you something. So you're abt personal gain, rather than the national interest. Kinda makes you irrelevant, especially as you're mouthing opinion only.

[Captain Hook @i5Capt2]

Biggest fraud yet Gold card which is blatantly UNCONSTITUTIONAL

[Derek @derek_louw]

We get the gov't we deserve. If we believe blatant, dishonest, scare-mongering such as👇, we deserve 3 more yrs of AnAl lies. Every term of ALP sends Oz backwards. Low Std of Living, falling productivity, debt rising by another $1.2 trillion, E German style slums.
Choose wisely

[Australian Labor @AustralianLabor]

Scary.

[Derek @derek_louw]

You may be right, and ir saddens me. It means my children, and their children, will be into a life where one is punished and despised for working hard. Std of Living low and falling. With AnAl in office bulk billing rates have fallen arnd 15%, housing starts lowest since Gillard

[Ana Milosevic 🐀 @AnaMilosevic7]

Labor is Australia’s future .

[Derek @derek_louw]

As always, whatever Labor says is just empty, overblown rhetoric. In 3 yrs Labor has not met one of its targets. Housing is just one more abject failure, completely the fault of Labour vote-harvesting
https://t.co/1fJe6h9FYA

[Kate🦋M© @Kate3015]

I wonder if Clare O’Neil ever considers what she says before she opens her mouth? @ClareONeilMP on Labor’s latest housing promise.

“We have a 40-year problem where our country has not been, number one, not building enough homes but importantly building homes at affordable prices that new entrants can afford.” Clare O’Neil

“The only answer to this problem is for the government to actually get active on this.” she said. We have been hearing that for three years and nothing happens.

But in fairness, your Labor government did get active Miss O’Neil but not building the promises houses under your numerous previous commitments. YOUR government got active in bringing in record numbers of immigrants!! Immigrants who take up housing!!!

Lightbulb moment … more people, limited homes = shortages, increased prices. 🤷🏼‍♀️

#auspol

[Rod D. Martin @RodDMartin]

🚨 BREAKING: U.S. secures landmark Panama Canal deal, effectively checking China's growing influence in the region.

This agreement marks a major shift in Western Hemisphere security.

Here's why this matters... 🧵

[Alexandra Marshall @ellymelly]

Labor has to lose this election because they KEEP LYING about the cost of living crisis.

Lying about it won't make it go away.

And you can bet they'll keep throwing taxpayer money at spot-fires until the whole country is broke.

They're not just reckless, they're stupid.

[Derek @derek_louw]

Is Fake News telling us the whole story? How many other stories is Fake News distorting?
In Oz, we are days from electing three next gov't.
The choice is AnAl, a proven liar and failure using cash handouts to buy votes.
Or Peter Dutton who has a plan
https://t.co/6MlVtkX7rC

[Next News Network 🇺🇲 @nextnews]

INCREDIBLE ENTRANCE!!! President Trump walks into UFC 314 with his grandchildren and the ENTIRE ARENA ERUPTS!!! THIS is what REAL popularity looks like!!! No teleprompters, no staged events - just PURE AMERICAN ENTHUSIASM for their CHAMPION!!! The energy is ELECTRIC!!!

[Derek @derek_louw]

Obama walking one side of the fence while in office and another when denigrating the opposition candidate. Two-faced liar. What is it with the left that they can't be honest

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

🤔

[Derek @derek_louw]

I believe that Dutton cares, and he has a plan ro get it done. Instead of giving away taxes, he is making structural changes that will fix the problem.
AnAl obviouly couldn't care less. He hasn't done anything, except give away our taxes, for 3yrs to prove he doesn't care.

[Crikey! @KookaburraKing3]

Fraud in the USA, 10,000 people who have not been born yet up to 15 years into the future have collected USD$69 million. One individual, who won't been born for another 129 years has collected USD$41,000

Fraud in Australia...? Do our politicians even care?

[Derek @derek_louw]

We'll find out on 3 May. If you're right, Oz is sunk.
3 more yrs of a lying gov't that hasn't kept a promise, a PM that is the laughing stock of China and the world, a power solution that will destroy manufacturing and jobs in Oz, and all run by CFMEU.
We get the govt we deserve

[stranger @strangerous10]

Journo brings up new polling showing Peter Dutton is doing quite badly & could even lose his own seat💥
Dutton says it’s coz of a “giant con job” where Greens & Labor ppl in Dickson are going round “in a Teal shirt”
Not sure how that helps Labor’s Ali France, what a lying grub.