One can’t just quit the National guard. There’s a contract that holds them for a period of time. Imagine somebody signs a 6-year contract in 2022. I don’t think they can be held liable for Trump’s actions when it wasn’t even clear he wasn’t going to actually run again. I signed a 4-year contract as an active duty service member in 2021. I got out in January last year and so I’m thankful for that. But every day or so I have to think about what my colleagues would have to decide. They’re not in it to subjugate people. They’re in it for a steady career and because they believed in a liberal America and looking to make the world a more stable place. The military is a sword and it really depends on who’s using it, whether it’s good or bad.

I love natural things like the B-2

There are many things to say about billionaires, but today, I will celebrate with my queer brothers and sisters

Strategically transfer equipment to alternate location

I’m not a huge fan since I have a drunkard in my basement. I haven’t had any alcohol since Christmas at my family’s house before then. I haven’t had any since September. It’s really not worth it and going without saves me money

Was the FIFA Peace Prize not good enough?

I’m pretty sure he’s going to be fine

There are so many more issues with America, including the systemic abuse of power by the executive branch, the failure that is the two-party system, the antiquated electoral system, the broken lobbying system, the poor healthcare system, systemic racism and other systemic biases, the almost insolvent pension system, the national debt, and many many other problems.

This isn’t to say we can’t fix it, but it’s going to take much longer than 4 years and even then is going to take a lot of effort. Every single thing in this list is a monumental task

I’ve seen rumors about general strikes again and again. Why do they never actually happen?

Some people just don’t want to see naked bodies. They get really turned off by it. Or maybe traumatized. Or it may be a very wide variety of reasons.

It also covers things like Gore and violence.

He’s really gung-ho about killing people. Less legality more lethality

Those videos can be deceptive, because people on the far right tend to promote them a lot. It’s because that sort of thing is scary, like a plane crash. But despite well-known investigations and news stories, plane crashes are not that common and traveling by plane is the safest form of travel. It’s the same with trans people.

My Hope and dream is that everybody can explore their own gender identity and not be judged for it. If they don’t want to gender bend or want to go back to their gender at birth, I hope they can get the resources they need.

But transgender medicine is life-saving medicine. I know because I have first-hand experience. Had I not transitioned, my life would be more of a hell than it currently is.

I know some people on Lemmy are probably not happy with your opinions, but I’m always willing to talk to people. Thanks for listening! <3

The number of trans people has exploded! But this is more to do with it being socially acceptable. It’s like being left handed Long story short, gender dysphoria and people being trans has always been a thing, but with more acceptance comes more visibility

Detransitioners get a bad rap that they don’t deserve. But that comes from people using their detransition to fight against trans rights. I’ve never met someone who’s detransitioned, but I wouldn’t ever hold it against them. It’s incredibly hard to transition either way, and many of those support networks exist for trans people, but not for those who transition to their sex at birth.

Edit: Actually I have met a detransitioner, but he had done so because his family and country were hostile towards him

Most people who detransition don’t hold bad opinions towards the trans community though and sometimes they are still non-binary even if they aren’t medically transitioning.

If you don’t mind me asking, do you have any experience with someone who has detransitioned?

Sorry mate, you don’t know much science about the topic. The de-transition rate is actually really low. Like 1-2% low and most of those cases are due to family pressure rather than not being trans.

That’s not a fad, especially as we’ve got thousands of years of history for trans people and they are in every culture whether that culture is supporting or not.

Thanks for your support though. Every trans person ought to have someone who if not understands them, at least accepts them.

That’s a long video!

I gotta know how it goes

sigh It was never about the kids

Seeing as a lot of drug use is due to poor and inadequate housing, I don’t know how less housing is going to reduce drug use

I know I was figuring it out myself even before I had any idea I was queer. This was back in 2018 or 19 when the big outrage was Ukraine aid being held hostage. It took until the second term for me to no longer be civil with anybody who did support Trump. Figuring out that I was queer just put another nail in the coffin that was already sealed shut

So is this a federal union now? Are we seeing them organize?