General Discussion

I just don’t think there was a ready made response to be had that close to election. I believe the people who voted for Trump because of those ads let the GOP frame that issue. It’s a hypothetical issue, but a real answer has to be based in an understanding of the law and the people’s emotions. That is the civil rights of the undocumented, the imprisoned, and the non-CIS. I’m not protective of ineffective silence. I’m trying to drive the conversation forward from simplistic ineffective solutions that will not erase bias engineered by the GOP. I’m also afraid of what you possibly don’t want to come out and say and that is that trans medical care shouldn’t be made available to undocumented immigrant prisoners. If so, then why? Because they are undocumented? Imprisoned? It’s not a medical issue? You are wrong that prisoners don’t get medical care. How good it is practically is not the legal point. Any affirmative answers to these questions would admit to further limiting the civil rights of these sub groups. I’m not saying they got it right , but the Harris camp had to weigh whether getting in a culture war over this issue would have a net benefit. Like I said before, we have time to come up with a way to positively present the trans community in the coming months or years, but I don’t think mythical trans immigrant prisoner surgeries is the best place to start. I think your ideas of promoting equality and letting each other live our lives will be part of that.
I’ve asked you multiple times what you think should have been said without avail. I think your ideas of promoting equality and letting each other live our lives will be part of that. It’s not clear that I effective speech would be any better or worse than ineffective silence on this particular issue. So many arguments seem to be like position papers. I’m not advocating silence or speaking out. I’m advocating effectiveness. If one is going to tear down a tactic, in this case silence, one should be prepared to move forward in replacing it with something more effective. Ultimately I think those commercials were designed to enflame whatever level bigotry the undecided voters already had to a point to sway voters. Fighting that while providing a legal explanation that would wear out most’s patience or understanding would be a tall order.