The U. S. A. is not a True Democracy
I know — that’s stating the obvious. But in this dystopia, I’ve noticed, the obvious is bizarrely not obvious to many.
Assaults on women’s, BIPOC people’s, and LGBTQIA+ autonomy, well-being, and rights are assaults on constitutional democracy. A country in which half the population is marginalized and subjugated is no democracy. A country in which half the population isn’t considered fully human is no democracy.
It’s no coincidence that the same billionaire-funded organizations that assault abortion rights also assault transgender rights.
Republifascists are white supremacist patriarchs who feel threatened by anything and anyone incompatible with traditional white supremacist heteropatriarchy. Because feminism, civil rights, and LGBTQIA+ rights and perspectives have become more mainstream in recent decades, white supremacist patriarchs are lashing out at us.
Unfortunately, this isn’t just relatives at Thanksgiving or customers spewing their delusions at underpaid retail employees. It’s organized and systemic attacks. This includes the Republican party, the Federalists, the Heritage Foundation, etc. (see the podcast The Anti-Trans Hate Machine). Lawmakers, school boards, bigoted parents, and the like are chipping away at our rights as much as they can, testing to see how much they can get away with.