@haloperidol47@pschaughtee@wspd1pio Let’s be civil here, this is a very unfortunate situation and a testament to everyone’s character. I understand it’s frustrating, but we can all afford a little empathy.
@DIAGWashington@GovBobFerguson You claim to want kid’s well being to be improved? GAF does that. It greatly reduces rates of depression and suicidal thoughts, which are very high among transgender youth.
Given those stakes, why would you take the risk? It’s selfish and dangerous to spread that rhetoric.
@DIAGWashington@GovBobFerguson Gender affirming care is backed up by a great deal of evidence in the scientific community. Odd for you to take the objective standpoint here considering how the medical community would overwhelmingly disagree. Just one study of many. https://t.co/1UmF7Y2w1W
@Callie1225973@GovBobFerguson You can’t post images with no source to backup your claim.
Not to mention that those images are riddled with baseless subjective commentary, that can only be interpreted as weak propaganda without the provided evidence.
@KD5162603153946@jbcourt@saveoursheriff@GovBobFerguson The idea of amazing and successful is entirely decided by our culture, and our culture revolves around capitalism. Other countries and cultures have entirely different ideas of successful. For the US, money = success. We focus on individualism rather than collectivism.
@KD5162603153946@jbcourt@saveoursheriff@GovBobFerguson The government used to be much worse at propagandizing for the sake of maintaining capitalism. Demonizing other systems and destabilizing entire countries. Why do you think corporations would be against that? Capitalism is what made them successful. They need it to persist.
@KD5162603153946@jbcourt@saveoursheriff@GovBobFerguson When I say that, I mean the media. Lobbying. All around us is media we consume that makes us think all we need to do is work harder to be successful, and we can be just like them. The government and corporations are not as separate as you think, for the record.
@KD5162603153946@jbcourt@saveoursheriff@GovBobFerguson External countries isn’t what I’m referring to. I’m referring to a base difficulty for humans to think outside their worldview without someone to properly challenge it. Even still, if your whole life revolves around an ideology (capitalism), resistance is difficult.
@KD5162603153946@jbcourt@saveoursheriff@GovBobFerguson I should clarify, intelligence isn’t the right word here. Intelligence is a vastly complicated term that is really a lot of sub categories averaged into one. Knowledge and bias is a more accurate description of what I’m referring to.
@KD5162603153946@jbcourt@saveoursheriff@GovBobFerguson Yes, but I don’t blame them. I don’t want people’s ability to vote taken away in those areas though, it’s a slippery slope, and their intelligence isn’t their fault. But I believe the sheriff’s role has a lot more implications and potential public harm.
@KD5162603153946@jbcourt@saveoursheriff@GovBobFerguson Someone’s ability to discern information is based on their past and immediate environment. We are so heavily propagandized in areas of our lives we don’t think twice about, and it’s near impossible to break out of that without external pressure.
@KD5162603153946@jbcourt@saveoursheriff@GovBobFerguson For the record, it isn’t people’s fault they aren’t informed enough. It’s so many layers of understanding, combined with rich corporations that control our information streams, that it’s impossible for the average American to be untouched by the rich’s brainwashing.
@saveoursheriff @kalibratinginMX @TravisSCouture While crime is a social problem, and not a statistic I expect you to have much impact on given your pledge to the status quo and beyond, specifying unincorporated pierce county is cherry picking statistics. Be more selective with how you respond.
@jbcourt@saveoursheriff@KD5162603153946@GovBobFerguson A police sheriff is an intensely complicated position and involves values that are heavily emotionally charged. As a result, people struggle to think objectively, or lack the knowledge to make an educated decision on what proper policing is (that’s not their fault).
@saveoursheriff@addy2d Based on how uncommon actual leftist government officials are, I question the credibility of your post. As sheriff, you should not be making claims that can’t be backed objectively, especially ones that hold weight such as this. You know this. You hold a psychology degree.
@saveoursheriff To be clear, I’m referring to your comments agreeing with certain political stances (MAGA) while quietly ignoring or bickering with others. People can read between the lines to tell your thoughts very easily. Be more careful with your voice.
@saveoursheriff In a position designed to uphold the law, when you go against the spirit of those laws, it doesn’t make law abiding citizens feel safe. It makes them feel paranoid. That is an unavoidable aspect of the job that any respectable sheriff recognizes. Be respectable, Swank.