• Draces@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Where’s the evidence he was? You’re talking about his family but I want evidence he is maga before I can relax. He was registered to vote but not as a Republican and there’s stories going around that he’s in a relationship with a trans woman? That doesn’t sound maga. But then again they’re not really an internally consistent group and it wouldn’t be the first time news outlets ran with fake trans stories so nothing I’ve heard is conclusive.

    Do you actually have any evidence?

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        6 hours ago

        Yeah I’m leaning hoax as well but that’s kinda the point of the conversation right? Don’t jump to conclusions this early on, there’s not a lot of evidence yet and it’s very far from reliable

        • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
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          Don’t disregard all evidence just because one side is actively trying to deflect blame. That’s what they want you to do. Yes you should always be critical and double check sources, but they’re purposefully trying to muddle the waters and cast a shadow of a doubt for cover

          That’s how fascism thrives. MLK warned about complacency

          E: typo

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            Don’t disregard all evidence

            they’re purposefully trying to m[u]ddle the waters

            What? You’re saying don’t disregard it and disregard it at the same time lol. I would hope it’s obvious you should skeptically consider all evidence

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      Lots of MAGA people date trans actually. We really don’t know anything concrete about his views or why he did this and people need to accept that.

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          Most outlets seem to be reporting it’s a romantic relationship but I’m not sure what evidence there is for this, if any.

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        I’m sure it happens but given the anti trans rhetoric of the right it is more uncommon. Agreed though we just don’t know anything reliable yet. I think speculating is fine too as long as it’s not framed as anything but speculating

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          Well, I don’t have direct experience but I’ve heard from some trans women that some conservative men have an obsession with them exactly because it is transgressive. So I’m not sure if it is more or less uncommon.

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          6 hours ago

          You should know that Lemmy is generally a misinformation factory, there’s real people interacting all over the place but there are so so so many bad faith actors here that you should basically take anything said here as a biased statement.

          Trust yourself and seek reputable sources