Name one time in history when the "good guys" were the ones trying to erase hist

[CF DolFan]

Once again: just because you are polite and friendly towards a trans person you know, that doesn't cancel out the fact that you insist they should be categorized as mentally ill.

There is this recurring theme amongst conservatives that "If I were a racist, I would have tried to burn my black neighbor's house down" or "If I were a homophobe, I would have tried to beat up my gay coworker."  That's not how it works.  You can be completely courteous towards a neighboring Muslim family... as you politically advocate for Muslims to be banned from our country.

It's not about whether you are nice to people, so you don't need to keep reminding us of how nice you are to people whose rights you would like to see curtailed.

LMAO ... I guess the people I know who are addicted (which is pretty much everyone) or suffering from PTSD, eating disorders, suffering from claustrophobia or even bipolar, depressed, and so on are hated by me as well? Dammit man I'm just full of hate and even hating on myself.  

I'll try to spell it out once again. I may have a porn addiction but there is no way I could ever say it isn't a sin in God's eyes. I also will never tell you that your sins are ok but I will be your friend and care about you. Whatever my perversions are doesn't change what is right and no matter who believes pedophilia is a normal human urge is going to change that. Likewise with other addictions. Society norms may change but right and and wrong do not.

[Sunstroke]

The only person I want telling me about my sins is God...And that particular fictional character doesn't communicate with us mere mortals.

When coming from another normal human, whether it is family, some televangelist on TV or some random schmuck on the street, I automatically translate the word "sin" to "something I don't approve of."

[Spider-Dan]

CF, I never claimed you personally "hate" them.  Again, it's not about whether you hate or like them.

If it were just an issue of your personal faith requiring you to consider them "sinners," that would be just fine.  But that's not the case; you support and advocate for changing the law to restrict how trans people use public restrooms, or compete in sports... just as you support (supported?) changing the law to prohibit same sex marriage.

It's never about your personal code of morality; it's about your insistence on legally curtailing the rights of people whose lifestyles you disapprove of.  And when called out on that, your fallback position is to brag that you can still hold polite conversation with people whose lives you are trying to legally ruin.  That doesn't make a bit of difference.

[mecadonzilla]

Not even close to being transphobic. I went to school with a guy who is now female including removing his junk. He went to somewhere in South America to have it done in the mid 90s so I'm guessing he was one of the ones leading the way. He sat with me in 97 at our 10th HS reunion so apparently I don't give off that bad a vibe. we now keep in touch on Facebook.  I treat everyone with respect but I will not lie to you and pretend it's not a  mental issue just to appease you when the facts point elsewhere.

Do research on what happens to people after having surgery. They still lead in the way of suicide. The excuse is bullying but while bullying has gotten less and minorities like Jewish people deal with it more than an other race the rates of suicide has gotten higher. They are never happy enough being male or female because they have other issues that aren't tied to a real or fake penis.

Your opinion is the definition of transphobia. You are disgusting.

[Dolphster]

The only person I want telling me about my sins is God...And that particular fictional character doesn't communicate with us mere mortals.

When coming from another normal human, whether it is family, some televangelist on TV or some random schmuck on the street, I automatically translate the word "sin" to "something I don't approve of."

The high percentage of things that you and I agree on should make you nervous.  Because I'm kind of an asshole.  LOL   Seriously though, there isn't much that you and I would argue about.  Since I have been accused of being everything from a heartless conservative to a bleeding heart liberal, it is pretty rare for my viewpoints to be shared pretty closely by someone else. 

[Sunstroke]

The high percentage of things that you and I agree on should make you nervous.  Because I'm kind of an asshole.  LOL   Seriously though, there isn't much that you and I would argue about.  Since I have been accused of being everything from a heartless conservative to a bleeding heart liberal, it is pretty rare for my viewpoints to be shared pretty closely by someone else. 

I always tell folks that if I walked into a room with 100 people, 50% would call me a conservative, 50% would call me a liberal, and half of both those groups would think I am out of my fucking mind.

And yes, I have been called an asshole enough in my life (mostly as I get older) to think that they just might be right...

[CF DolFan]

Your opinion is the definition of transphobia. You are disgusting.

Do you feel better about yourself now?

[dolphins4life]

And yes, I have been called an asshole enough in my life (mostly as I get older) to think that they just might be right...

There is no correlation.  I have been called dumb (or other variants based on intelligence level) and a Patriots fan on this board countless times, but that doesn't make it true.

[Sunstroke]

There is no correlation.  I have been called dumb (or other variants based on intelligence level) and a Patriots fan on this board countless times, but that doesn't make it true.

Doesn't make it false either...just sayin'.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Hitler couldn’t have been an antisemite, just look at how he treated Eduard Bloch.  

And back to the original question, do you oppose the tearing down of Sadam Hussain and Stalin statues as well?  Were those people the good guys or bad guys?

[Dolphster]

There is no correlation.  I have been called dumb (or other variants based on intelligence level) and a Patriots fan on this board countless times, but that doesn't make it true.

Good point.  There is an old baseball term called "sneaky fast" for someone who looks really slow when playing but is a lot faster than they seem to be.  Maybe you are "sneaky smart".   

[masterfins]

And yes, I have been called an asshole enough in my life (mostly as I get older) to think that they just might be right...

Why does the asshole get such a bad rap?  It provides for a very meaningful bodily function.  Where would we be without the asshole?

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Why does the asshole get such a bad rap?  It provides for a very meaningful bodily function.  Where would we be without the asshole?

It has a shitty job.

[ArtieChokePhin]

Why does the asshole get such a bad rap?  It provides for a very meaningful bodily function.  Where would we be without the asshole?

Without it, the brain would get foggy, the eyes would glaze over, and the legs would be wobbly and unable to stand.  They all would agree that the asshole is the real boss.

The moral of this story is:  You don't need brains to be a boss.  All you have to do is be an asshole.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

^^^^^

To add: there really isn’t much in the way of symmetry between left and right “live and let live” or imposing of values.

Nobody who is on the left wants to ban heterosexual marriages and limit marriage to only homosexual.

Nobody on the left wants to ban adoption and mandate all teenage pregnancies end with an abortion.

Nobody on the left goes apeshit when a church  is built the way some on the right did with a muslim house of worship in NYC.