Personal Comment on the matter and living through it all in Germany

This whole thing was a long ass nightmare…

A lot of conservative politicians and our far-right parties wantes this to be canned and instead asked for a more restrictive policy.

The CSU (Bavarias special version of the CDU) already founded a dedicated new ministery for “extremly restrictive interpretation of the new laws”. Thats how bad the f***ing right-wingers are about this progreasive approach! Im to tired to search for the source on that right now, if someone else could to that, I would greatly appreciate it.

Its still hard to believe. Even now it feels very surreal that, within a few days, the technically still existent damocles-sword of illegallity will be gone. This whole law was passed around, rewritten, ammended and changed so often, many thought it would never even pass within our lifetimes, if at all.

Even today, there was so much interest and tension in this thing, the streaming-server broadcasting the vote just cracked under the storm of viewers wanting to see how this would go down.

Thanks to all the people who tirelessly pushed for this. Your work made this happen and you deserve all the praise in the world for it. I hope we can archive more things like this in the comming future.

Usually we Germans are very hesitant to be proud of our country, for very obvious hystorical reasons. But I feel we can make an exception for this one.

Because Im proud of my country for once! Good job!

I read so much BS about this guy, it will greatly help my sanity if and when they finally catch him on at least SOMETHING

All the evidence we have definitivly proofs, that gender affirming care for minors is reliable, safe and effective.

If anyone tells you otherwise, they just lie. And at this point, not knowing this basic fact is just an admission of ignorance at best. Because I can google that in 5 minutes and drown in research-findings, that are easy enough to read. Also this “issue” is so present in general media, not having heard of it is practically impossible.

I just wish news-outlets would start mentioning that fact in the headlines. This is not a debate, and never has been.

Its one side having the truth, while the other side is, again, full of lies and harmfull intent.

Like every time with conservatives: The cruelty is the point. They just hate you. They want you dead.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie

For those who want to learn more about the possible origin of memes like this

Conservatives are reactionary. Per deffinition they oppose progression of the world.

This is pretty much informed simplicity at this point. Stop derping around with definitons who fail to encapsulate reality, you miss the point:

You fail to move on? Conservative! No matter how you slice it.

Whenever some GOP smooth-brain spews something about gay marriage being a sin, remember that this thing was illegal for some time. That thankfully changed, but their minds didnt.

They are stuck in a past that no longer should exist but they crave nonetheless:

Nostalgia. Not even once.

Conservatives. Same as always.

Democrat or Republican are shorhands nowadays, but the real problem is people who cant move on, when the world did.

Conservatism is the problem. And today, all Republicans are just entirely and idealogically that, while maybe some Democrats are to a slight degree. But practically nothing in comparisson.

Dont be Conservative. Move on. Or get left behind, like their ideas they desperately cling to.

Im not talking about hystorically, but right now…

Is this some weak attempt at “both sides bad” again? Because we have a lot of that here on lemmy recently.

But only one group will hang you for angering them.

And its not the Democrats…

Unless the group in question is openly malicious.

Which is always the case for republicans.

All GOP ideas are backwards. Ever. Always have been.

If it pisses them off that Biden is helping women, keep doing it. They have been able to get away with being sexist for way to long.

It has fueled suspicion that the true intent of the law is to hide the problem rather than try to tackle it.

He is a republican, what do you expect from him? A soul, compassion or basic human decency?

Where a human hearth would be, in his chest is just a molding copy of “Mein Kampf”

Whenever I read Trumps statements, I am reminded republicans lack basic human compassion. And probably a soul as well.

Emotional salary is the nonmonetary compensation…

…all meaningfull perks extra cash cant replicate.

We are at a point where it is almost comical.

Everything is thrown into the ring except higher wages in a desperate effort to uphold shareholder profits high and growth, while simultaniously keeping an ever more disgruntled workforce in line. People are told to cut back more and more, while you read headlines about record company profits next to ones about massive ammounts of workers being fired.

The only good thing about it is the increasing dissolution of “work and company ethics” it causes.

Workers of the World unite, the world stands still at our will!

Purple.

Think of it as Fascism vs. Democracy

And for those who spout “gEnOcIdE jOe iS jUsT As fAsCiSt !1!1!!11”:

The fairytales called lemmygrad and twitter. They want their orks and trolls back

Matt “technically not a rapist” Gaetz

Sure, the danger will not entirely go away, but it will be crippled severly, giving us a chance to rid ourself of more fascists (basically the entire GOP at this point). There is already a lot of infighting and people already resign from congress. Its likely the GOP will loose their majority because of that.

Trumps legal cost is draining conservative coffers and he fleced his voters on every turn. The party lost big donors, specifically because of the ever increasing reality-disconnect Trump is forcing. He is just a to risk, investment and black hole for funds.

When it comes to it, the trumpian playbook just reads “be Donald Trump” and no one else is that.

No other know candidate comes close. DeSantis is barely human at the best of days. Haley is a women, a negative for the sexist GOP.

They went all in now on MAGA to mobilise their party in ever dwindeling chances of getting elected again. Turns out if you are a ghoul, hate humans and let that mask slip (Roe for example), you wont get votes and loose support.

She knows she is doing it and doesnt care.

Like every conservative, they just want queer people dead, unless its their own children.

Republicans never had facts on anything, so they will not care about them now

But it does mean also, that the moment he bites the dust (likely, as he is pretty old and under a lot of strain), there is no second chance for the GOP. At least in a long time.

Young voters have never been more progressive, the GOP is breaking into MAGA or no-MAGA and the republican party is running out of money fast. This is their Hail-Marry and they now it.

So go vote!