My wife and I met some friends to watch the game over the weekend and two of the couples were big Harris supporters so I asked them what they liked about her in terms of policy. Each of the women immediately spoke for their respective husbands which was to be anticipated.
One said "It's just time." I said time for what? She said "it's time for a woman to lead this country." I asked if policy mattered to her and she responded. "Not really."
The second stated "She's far more accepting of all people than Donald Trump." I asked why she believed this and whether that was her sole criteria for the selection. She responded that Harris has been very supportive of the Trans community and that was one of the most important topics for her.
I then pointed out that while Harris might come across as very pro-Trans, she's also backing the same corporations who have created these gender-bending chemicals and people's suffering in the first place. I also mentioned that's what Trump and RFKJr want to put a stop to. She followed up with a blank look and went back to her drink.
I've done this many times before and it's always a similar result. We have a lot of very weak minded individuals in America at the moment.
What a stupid discussion at a gathering to watch a football game. It's quite possible they don't offer much in the way of answers to you because they don't want to talk or argue about politics- and likely know your stance already. That's often the way it works, especially given you stated you asked them about Harris. They likely saw that coming.
Either way, the likelihood they want to talk politics, especially women at a gathering of people watching football, is quite low. Our lives are obviously very different but when I am a gathering to watch a football game, we don't spend time talking about politics. We are usually talking about our families.
As someone who actually has a trans family member, this sounds about as ignorant as could be. It's one of the problems the trans community has (as small as it is) is dealing with idiots who think that "gender bending chemicals" made someone have gender dysphoria. My God, how stupid. These are the same type of dim-witted buffoons that believe something in the water makes people gay.
and Trump and RFK won't do a damn thing to "stop" anything. Trump doesn't give a damn about the issue other than for the fringe fools that will give him a vote over such an issue- which is almost no one.
Good for her though. She is correct. The few times Harris has mentioned trans individuals, she talks about them as human beings deserving of all the rights to liberty and freedom as anyone else.
Regarding "weak minded" individuals. Maybe they consider you the weak-minded one. It's a good bet. Especially if you reflexively regurgitate right wing talking points like many do.
It's a reality that half the country hates Donald Trump enough to want to spew chunks when they think about him. That likely means they are smart. There are also plenty of people that will actually vote for Trump because they consider him 1% better than Harris, but they still can't stand him.