Author Topic: Right/Left Identity Politics  (Read 1720 times)

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Offline TimG

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Re: Right/Left Identity Politics
« Reply #15 on: August 30, 2017, 05:14:29 pm »
For example - science today (both the AMA and APA have this position) recognizes gender dysphoria as a medical condition, and not a mental one.  That's not open for debate.
*roll eyes* as if the distinction has any meaning. If someone is so messed up that they feel they need to mutilate their body then they have a serious illness. That does not imply that everyone claiming to be trans is mentally ill. Just the people seeking surgical mutilation. Trying to argue otherwise is like saying the sky is purple. Politically correct pronouncements by professional bodies looking to avoid conflict with activists do not change anything.

That said: again another example of the closed minded zealotry that underpins many on the left. Someone interested in a rational discussion on the topic would concede my point and talk about the discrimination faced by trans who do not seek surgery. But an unwillingness to engage with people who have a different opinion is why Trump was able to win.
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