Originally Posted by
zinderel
1: When the people refusing to bake the cake did so because of an inherent trait of the refused party, which goes against the 14th amendment and most state anti-discrimination laws and then tried to mask their ignorant, lawbreaking bigotry behind 'religious freedom'. That was easy.
2: is there concern? Yes, of course there is. Any medical procedure raises concerns regarding success, viability, repercussions, public acceptance, and more. However, those concerns belong in conversations between doctors and patients, not politicians spreading misinformation and hatred under the guise of 'concern' for people they despise and see as disgusting sinners worthy of death. Your imagined world where 8 year olds get their bodies reassigned willy-nilly will never happen, and is a highly offensive caricature of what trans youth ACTUALLY deal with when coming out as trans. The vast majority of trans youth do not get surgeries. Most take medication that suppresses puberty hormones in order to avoid developing the secondary sexual characteristics of their wrong gender until such time as surgery is determined to be both viable and necessary. Not all trans people get surgery that they might 'regret later'. Very, very few children get it. Therefore, your question is typical ignorant, right wing fearmongering against an incredibly vulnerable minority. I hope you feel good about yourself.
3: Which 'perverse' incentives? Sorry, you need to be VERY CLEAR here before I answer.
4: Because nuclear energy - while far safer and environmentally friendly when things run properly - has a lot of risks: the health of people who work at the plants, the disposal of waste, the potential for fallout, the potential for being targeted in an attack, the risk inherent in cost-cutting capitalist pigs cutting corners and fudging on safety standards to make more money. Wind, solar and hydro on the other hand have none of those issues, thus the greater push towards those safer alternatives, which work EVEN WHEN THE SUN SETS AND THE WIND ISN'T BLOWING...
5: Because women are not broodmares, intended only to spit out babies they got themselves pregnant with? Because women's health is not and should not be a bargaining chip, especially in an unrelated political battle with unscrupulous, bad-faith actors like your party leadership? Because women do not deserve to be punished for making decisions about their health that don't involve you? Because women are human beings, with hopes, dreams, autonomy, and rights, and as such, no reasonable person in any world would suggest banning abortion to appease the terrorists holding our government and planet hostage until they can force women to be baby factories, like their God intended? To suggest that people who care about climate change should sell out women and their health to get what they want is...well, I'm sorry, but the only word that applies here is 'monstrous'. Period.
5: Because it is a comprehensive plan that encompasses more than JUST the environment? Because in order to truly progress past the toxic systems we have relied on, we need to make societal and infrastructure and political and industrial changes that don't directly affect the environment, but affect how we view it, treat it, use it, and so on...?