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I honestly think the increase in the use of "groomer" is because people no longer care to be reasonable. Which isn't to say there there's no good reason to use the word, since I do believe that this modern phenomenon of "grooming" is a real thing that warrants the label in some form. But it is impossible to ignore its more salacious connotations.
Reasonsble concerns were registered, reasonable arguments were made, and the response was to accuse one of wanting trans/gay kids to die. There's clearly no oasis of high-minded discourse down that road. So if the battle requires responding in kind - tainting one's enemies as kid-fuckers - and there's more mileage to get from that, so be it.
This will, of course, result in innocent casualties. And apparently I'm supposed to be angry at the Right when they occur, but all I can summon is disdain for a Left that chose this ball, picked it up, and ran the whole field before the other team knew there was a game on. Shouldn't their steadfast refusal to entertain any sensible debate be held in judgment when these totally predictable consequences occur, even just a little bit?
Here and elsewhere I read commentary about how the "groomer" meme has gone too far, and the Right needs to talk more in a way that invites better understanding and doesn't cast heat at potential innocent bystanders. And I want to yawn so hard that my jaw falls into my coffee mug, because boy if we were all supposed to really care about this, we should have been less idiotic and cavalier about 'trans issues' as we have been the last few years. Best I can do is flail my arms and say "You were forewarned about playing with fire".
Throw the shithead in prison and give him the chair. I'll donate 20 bucks to the execution fund. But there will be no marches of solidarity or moments of introspection, because the CW still marches on around us.
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