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[–]lefterfield 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I have to think it's either fear or cognitive dissonance. I know a person, hardcore leftist, who doesn't like the idea of men in women's spaces, and knows that the trans junk is nonsense. But the moment I point out that it's the left pushing for it, she starts accusing me of lying. shrug People don't want to confront the reality that they may be supporting terrible ideas/ideologies.

[–]soundsituation 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

fear or cognitive dissonance

Definitely agree that these are both major factors. With regard to the latter, I think it's also the cognitive dissonance of smelling bullshit but at the same time believing that exclusion = hate and disagreement = discrimination.

But the moment I point out that it's the left pushing for it, she starts accusing me of lying.

This is so weird that I wonder if you two are defining terms differently. Maybe your friend is an old school, class-first, r/stupidpol type of leftist rather than a woke intersectional leftist? It would be interesting to know who she does think is pushing for this stuff.

[–]lefterfield 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Family, not friend. And she'd be the former, and frankly not very bright. Literally the only "news" she reads are hardcore propaganda from left-wing sources. I have no idea how she realized the trans stuff is BS, or how she doesn't make the connection... but given how many other contradictory things I've known her to say, it's not THAT surprising. I guess she picked up on the 'men in women's spaces' thing and reacted to that, but didn't do any research into how it was happening.

[–]xandit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Who does she think is pushing the trans stuff? Right wingers?

[–]lefterfield 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I genuinely don't know, her thought process is hard to follow.