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[–] alignedchaos@sh.itjust.works 88 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

This isn’t even false equivalency, it’s just blatantly false.

[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 62 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I only see this argument made by conservatives. It is a deliberate attempt to drive a racist and LGBT-phobic wedge between the white working class and the Democratic Party. I have never seen a progressive person demand less support for the rights of minorities.

I also favor raising the minimum wage, making universities free to attend, and having universal healthcare - but LGBT rights aren’t the reason we don’t have those things. The GOP is the reason we don’t have those things, and it’s not like if the Dems said “Fuck it, arrest and kill the gays” that the GOP would suddenly support workers’ rights.

If you want to help the poor, vote out the party that says shit like this.

Conservatives, and useful idiots.

The only people I see claiming both sides are the same are people who have interest in either democrats failing as a party, or the whole country failing and collapsing in general.