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...I could have told you that ๐Ÿคท

Source: https://x.com/BriannaWu/status/1984574165643403370

Not my usual kind of source (Xitter), but I want any centrists out there who ask trans people to "just get along" / compromise with actual hate groups that want them eradicated to know that it doesn't work.

There is no such thing as a reasonable bigot, by definition.

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[โ€“] hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone 31 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

In a negotiation its important to ask for more than you want. Compromise is what you reach during negotiations. If you start your negotiations from a pre-compromised position, you're just ceding ground to the other side.

Support the extremists. Support those who go too far and ask too much, as that's the only way to reach a fair and reasonable compromise.

[โ€“] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Congrats, you have a better grasp of negotiation than a 6-figure-salary consultant contracted to the DNC.

[โ€“] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 10 points 16 hours ago

Oh, they ask for more than they want.