I don’t understand why people are complaining about a women’s world cup player being trans
It’s still a biological female, playing against other biological females, which is completley fair? Why does gender matter? I don’t think trans females should compete in female sports due to the physical advantages - it’s not fair on biological females. But there’s no difference here?
Also, imagine if this was a biological man coming out as trans. Would we start persuading them to go be a female footballer? No, since we know that’s unfair on females.
This whole incident just shows in sports that instead of having some acceptance of trans people in sports, we whine and complain saying they’re in the wrong category.
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i don't like exploitation/capitalism if that's what you're asking :)
what do you like? I know you’re very far left and liberal, but like what does that mean? What do you think is the best system?
I personally believe Socialism would be much better than what we have right now. Try watching this video if you want to understand more of what that means (it very clearly explains the myths surrounding socialism and what it actually means/involves):
socialism has been proven to not work, literally every single time. it has always led to tyranny. (go look at this list for proof, is any of these countries somewhere where you want to live? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_socialist_states#Current_socialist_states)
the main problem is that the work of dividing up everything has to be done by some central party, which is (so far) always selfish (because humans are by default). you need a central government for it to work, which always turns bad, due to the flaws in humans. and there’s also the lack of incentive to work.
in the end, capitalism isn’t great but it’s the only system we’ve got that works.
this is simply not true. firstly, you can see this article for some socialist countries that have succeeded:
https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/5-socialist-countries-that-have-succeeded-964429/
try watching the entire video i sent @dertermenter (it debunks many of the arguments you just made)
Nordic countries aren’t actually socialist. They have advanced free markets, and all but norway have very strong commitments to private ownership. they do have welfare though, so i would actually describe them as both capitalist and socialist.
The video also brings up many points, including that Socialism is actually based on capitalism. Also, no completely capitalist society has ever been successful (without many Socialist systems, countries like the USA and UK would be terrible to live in).
That video seems very sketchy. I checked the other videos on the channel, and they seem very biased. This, and the fact that they portray socialism as a perfect system make me think that there’s some stuff they’re leaving out.
There’s also just how propaganda-y it seems. “All of your problems are caused by capitalism. If we switch to socialism, all of your problems will disappear!” Overall, it doesn’t seem very trustworthy, but I also might just be biased because of the number of other similar video essays I’ve seen that turned out to be complete bullshit. Who knows?
did you watch the whole thing??? he literally says in the video that he’s not saying it’s a perfect system. it's just a vision for the future that would almost definitely be better for society as a whole. Based on the flaws of the current system, is it not logical to work toward a better future? Also, how is it propaganda-y compared to literally any video advocating for capitalism lmao
I did, I was just listening to it in the background while trying to fix my computer. But still, the fact that I didn’t notice him going in depth into any of the flaws still leaves me skeptical.
Also you’re not going to find any unbiased youtube videos that care more about educating people than spreading a certain viewpoint. You’re just not.
I think it's probably the #1 most misunderstood economic system, as there is so much capitalist propaganda (from the cold war, etc.) still today. Most people who claim to be "hardcore Capitalists" couldn't explain to you what Socialism is.
what I mean is that you act like you don’t like conservative voters as people, because you’re always so negative towards them.
conservatives usually just don't want trans people to exist
who is “conservatives” referring to there? if it’s for voters, that’s uncalled for and also a huge generalization.
i’m not tryna be mean with this. i’m probably misunderstanding you, so i just want to clear up any uncertainty
i dislike the ideology. i didn’t say that i hate all conservatives, but i strongly disagree with the ideology/movement. :)
based on my last comment, here is some data. According to Pew Research Center, 65% of conservative Republicans in the U.S. say acceptance of trans people is bad for society.
In these types of culture wars, politicians and the general conservative movement often incite these types of viewpoints in their supporters using scapegoats and straw men.
also, when i say conservatives, I’m mostly referring to politicians/corporations and the actual meaningful conservative groups that are perpetuating many of these viewpoints. however, in this case, i wouldn’t be too surprised if the majority of conservative voters agreed with the statement “trans people shouldn’t exist”.