Maddie Posted Wednesday at 02:52 PM 11 minutes ago, doc benway said: I would suggest that it is bad for all humanity. The degree of ignorance and cruelty that allows human beings to support such behavior, even codify it into policy, is painful for me to come to terms with. The mindset that allows such actions requires dehumanization, suppression of empathy, and selective ignorance. Once these are in place anything is possible, none of it good. Seems to be a lot of that going around lately. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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doc benway Posted Wednesday at 09:05 PM 6 hours ago, Maddie said: Seems to be a lot of that going around lately. I always assumed that fascism, authoritarianism, and related atrocities were forced on a populace. It's now painfully clear that it is a choice and for me that is so much more disturbing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maddie Posted yesterday at 02:17 AM 5 hours ago, doc benway said: I always assumed that fascism, authoritarianism, and related atrocities were forced on a populace. It's now painfully clear that it is a choice and for me that is so much more disturbing. Remember, Hitler was elected 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Maddie Posted 10 hours ago https://www.iowapublicradio.org/state-government-news/2025-02-27/iowa-legislature-passes-bill-removing-gender-identity-from-state-civil-rights-code Iowa just passed a bill to strip trans people of their civil rights. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites