It’s not putting words in your mouth, you just haven’t really considered the premises underpinning what you’re advocating or where they come from.
You’re reinforcing a right-wing belief that places violence at the center of politics, whether you understand it as that or not – the fetishization of firearms in the US has sustained so many problems we have in this country, it’s crutch and a political dead end. To tell trans people “Get a gun, that’s the way you will be safe” is simply bullshit, and a way of offloading society’s responsibility to safeguard everyone’s basic rights onto individuals.
It’s the same way that it should not be the responsibility of black Americans to arm themselves to enforce the change that needs to happen among the white majority.
You’re putting words in my mouth. I’d suggest reading it back over with fresh eyes and trying not to make these assumptions.
It’s not putting words in your mouth, you just haven’t really considered the premises underpinning what you’re advocating or where they come from.
You’re reinforcing a right-wing belief that places violence at the center of politics, whether you understand it as that or not – the fetishization of firearms in the US has sustained so many problems we have in this country, it’s crutch and a political dead end. To tell trans people “Get a gun, that’s the way you will be safe” is simply bullshit, and a way of offloading society’s responsibility to safeguard everyone’s basic rights onto individuals.
It’s the same way that it should not be the responsibility of black Americans to arm themselves to enforce the change that needs to happen among the white majority.
@raccoona_nongrata @millie no one in a free country should need a gun to be themselves