Question for the Leftists on this Forum

[AProudLefty]

No, I mean biological gender. I'm not like that dem SCOTUS who couldn't define a woman. No, a biological woman has
a vagina, and a biological man has a penis.

Sex and gender are related but distinct concepts, often conflated in casual use. Here's the breakdown:

Sex refers to biological and physiological characteristics, primarily determined by chromosomes (XX for female, XY for male, with rare intersex variations like XXY or XO). It encompasses traits like reproductive organs, hormones, and secondary sexual characteristics (e.g., breasts, facial hair). Sex is typically assigned at birth based on visible anatomy, though intersex conditions—where anatomy or genetics don't fit neatly into male or female—occur in roughly 0.05% to 1.7% of the population, depending on the criteria used. Sex is rooted in measurable biology, but it’s not always binary or static (e.g., hormone therapy or surgical interventions can alter traits).

Gender is a social and psychological construct, encompassing roles, behaviors, identities, and expectations societies assign to individuals. It’s how someone perceives themselves (gender identity, e.g., man, woman, nonbinary) and how they’re perceived within cultural norms (gender roles, like "men are providers" or "women are nurturing"). Gender varies across cultures and history—what’s "masculine" in one society (e.g., wearing skirts in ancient Rome) might be "feminine" in another. It’s fluid, shaped by personal experience, expression (e.g., clothing, pronouns), and societal pressures, not strictly tied to biology.

@Grok

 

[Neoclitorus]

Right. There's no globalist boogeyman (@Neoclitorus ). It business decisions, just like it's a business decision to buy from China. My company outsources some jobs to the Philippines. That's how capitalism works.

it's bad policy.

globalist zealotry is stupid.

 

[Scott]

At this point, I doubt there are many people who are on the fence in regards to Trump. I think that's especially true in online forums. I might be as close you get to that here- I support Trump on his peace efforts with Russia and on his nominating RFK Jr. to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services, but I deplore what he's done elsewhere, such as his continuation of Biden's support for Israel's genocide in Palestine and his gutting of constitutional rights for non Americans in the U.S., including Canadians. I've also now come to the conclusion that his tariffs aren't really helping anyone- not the poor -or- the rich.

Sure. Trump will break up NATO and help Russia expand. That is good to you.

NATO is at its core an anti Soviet association. When the USSR broke up, it simply morphed into an anti-Russian association. Promises to the USSR, whose core became Russia, not to expand beyond Germany were also not kept. From Wikipedia:
**
The Treaty of Brussels was a mutual defense treaty against the Soviet threat at the start of the Cold War. It was signed on 17 March 1948 by Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, and the United Kingdom and was the precursor to NATO. The Soviet threat became immediate with the Berlin Blockade in 1948, leading to the creation of a multinational defense organization, the Western Union Defence Organisation, in September 1948. However, the parties were too weak militarily to counter the Soviet Armed Forces. In addition, the communist 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état had overthrown a democratic government, and British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin reiterated that the best way to prevent another Czechoslovakia was to evolve a joint Western military strategy. He got a receptive hearing in the United States, especially with the American anxiety over Italy and the Italian Communist Party.

[snip]

An expansion of NATO came with German reunification on 3 October 1990, when the former East Germany became part of the Federal Republic of Germany and of the alliance. That had been agreed in the Two Plus Four Treaty earlier that year. To secure Soviet approval of a united Germany remaining in NATO, it was agreed that foreign troops and nuclear weapons would not be stationed in the east... Memorandums published by the National Security Archive in 2017 indicate that multiple assurances against NATO expansion were indeed made to Soviet leaders at the highest levels in 1990 and 1991.
**

Source:

History of NATO - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Given these facts, I think breaking up NATO would be in everyone's best interests, as it's been proven to be an organization that can't keep its word and that ultimately provokes wars such as the current one in Ukraine.

 

[Scott]

I support Trump on his peace efforts with Russia and on his nominating RFK Jr. to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services, but I deplore what he's done elsewhere, such as his continuation of Biden's support for Israel's genocide in Palestine and his gutting of constitutional rights for non Americans in the U.S., including Canadians. I've also now come to the conclusion that his tariffs aren't really helping anyone- not the poor -or- the rich.

RFK is a conspiracy nut who is a huge embarrassment.

Absolute balderdash, he's one of the few Washington insiders who's willing to stand up to big pharma. He's doing some really good work:

‘Parents Have Waited for 30 Years’: NIH to Study Causes of Autism

According to The Washington Post, the NIH is still finalizing plans for the new multimillion-dollar research program. “We will leave no stone unturned in our mission to figure out what exactly is happening,” an HHS spokesperson said. HHS oversees the NIH.

childrenshealthdefense.org

We have a measles outbreak that did not have to happen.

No, we have a mainstream media narrative that doesn't mesh well with the facts:

The Media Playbook for Measles Looks a Lot Like Its COVID Playbook — This Time, Kids Are the Pawns

The media would have you believe that measles is a “deadly” disease. But any suggestion that MMR vaccines are safer than measles infection isn’t supported by facts.

childrenshealthdefense.org

Biden and Trump are similar in regards to Israel's slaughter of Palestinians. Except that Trump is enthusiastic about the slaughter.

That seems to check out.

Biden was trying to slow it down and hopefully end it.

He certainly made noises along those lines, even as he continued to supply Israel with weapons to continue the slaughter. Trump is at least -honest- about what he's doing in Israel.

The Israelis have huge political power in America.

On that we can agree.

 

[Scott]

At this point, I doubt there are many people who are on the fence in regards to Trump. I think that's especially true in online forums. I might be as close you get to that here- I support Trump on his peace efforts with Russia and on his nominating RFK Jr. to be his Secretary of Health and Human Services, but I deplore what he's done elsewhere, such as his continuation of Biden's support for Israel's genocide in Palestine and his gutting of constitutional rights for non Americans in the U.S., including Canadians. I've also now come to the conclusion that his tariffs aren't really helping anyone- not the poor -or- the rich.

I think there are a lot of people in the center, or are swing voters, who may not follow politics that closely and see Trump as someone who's just 'rocking the boat'. They may not understand how bad he actually is. They just hear about his policies, many of which aren't bad.

How bad he actually is in comparison to what? I think it's quite possible that Kamala may have been worse. At least with Trump, I think it's unlikely that the U.S. will start a nuclear war with Russia. I also think the U.S. may finally get a better understanding of how harmful vaccines are. An article that hints at this:

‘Parents Have Waited for 30 Years’: NIH to Study Causes of Autism

According to The Washington Post, the NIH is still finalizing plans for the new multimillion-dollar research program. “We will leave no stone unturned in our mission to figure out what exactly is happening,” an HHS spokesperson said. HHS oversees the NIH.

childrenshealthdefense.org

Trump is certainly terrible when it comes to things like tariffs and foreign nationals of just about everywhere. As I've said before, I wouldn't have voted for either Kamala or Trump if I were American. But those were the only real options in the last federal election. Pretty sad, but there you have it.

 

[Scott]

Your response reminds me some lines I liked very much from David Ray Griffin, a professor of philosophy of religion and theology. Quoting:
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A myth is an idea that, while widely believed, is false.
In a deeper sense, in the religious sense, a myth serves as an orienting and mobilizng story for people.
The focus is not on the story's relation to reality but on its function.
A story cannot function, unless it is believed to be true in the community or the nation.
It is not a matter of debate if some people have the bad taste to raise the question of the truth of the sacred story.
The keepers of the faith do not enter into the debate with them.
They ignore them, or denounce them as blasphemers.
**

Source:

Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007) Movie Script | SS

Zeitgeist: The Movie (2007) Movie Script | SS

www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk

I understand...and if you feel that is what is happening, fine with me.

I have a very conservative cousin with whom I strongly disagree with about Trump. He offered in a recent conversation, "Don't get me wrong, there are things that I do not like about Trump." He considered that some sort of concession.

It is.

But, I could easily say the same thing about Idi Amin, Pol Pot, Saddam Hussein, Joe Stalin and Adolf Hitler. There were things about them that I did not like.

I know little about Idi Amin and Pol Pot, but there -were- some decent things about Saddam Hussein and Joseph Stalin. The U.S. certainly did most of its citizens no favours by temporarily conquering Iraq or opting out of keeping a friendly relationship with Russia after World War II, a war that Russia played a huge part in winning.

RFK, Jr. is a nut case whether you can see it or not.

Look, you're free to insult whoever you like, but you're not going to change anyone's mind with insults alone. I for one think that RFK Jr. is a beacon of light shining in a sea of darkness that comprises most of the health industry in the U.S.

 

[Scott]

No, RFK Jr. is one of the few pieces of sanity left in a government that's gone almost completely off the rails.

That’s hilarious and a big clue…

A big clue of what?

That you're too manly for her taste.

Lol . As you may have seen, her actual response to my question was that it was a big clue to the way I think. When I asked her what theory or theories she'd come up with as to my way of thinking though, she changed the subject to her views on the war in Ukraine. I pointed out that her change of subject was probably for the best, as trying to figure out the way I think based on a single remark on RFK Jr. didn't seem like it'd lead anywhere productive.

 

[Scott]

No, RFK Jr. is one of the few pieces of sanity left in a government that's gone almost completely off the rails.

democrats allow no deviance from party dogma. No one can ever question the party for any reason. RFK Jr. is now an enemy of the party and to be destroyed for failing to obey without question.

Some truth to that. Now that the democrats are out of power, perhaps they'll reform their ways a bit. From what I've seen, some time out of power generally seems to improve the party in question.

 

[Scott]

No, RFK Jr. is one of the few pieces of sanity left in a government that's gone almost completely off the rails.

You're joking, right?

No, I'm not.

RFK is a brain-damaged ambulance chaser ex-junkie.

We clearly disagree on the merits of RFK Jr. RFK, by the way, was his father, Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated shortly after his brother, JFK. I -hope- you have at least heard of them.

 

[ZenMode]

it's bad policy.

globalist zealotry is stupid.

It's business. The US government isn't buying from China. It's US businesses of all sizes. We all benefit.

 

[ZenMode]

How bad he actually is in comparison to what? I think it's quite possible that Kamala may have been worse. At least with Trump, I think it's unlikely that the U.S. will start a nuclear war with Russia. I also think the U.S. may finally get a better understanding of how harmful vaccines are. An article that hints at this:

‘Parents Have Waited for 30 Years’: NIH to Study Causes of Autism

According to The Washington Post, the NIH is still finalizing plans for the new multimillion-dollar research program. “We will leave no stone unturned in our mission to figure out what exactly is happening,” an HHS spokesperson said. HHS oversees the NIH.

childrenshealthdefense.org

Trump is certainly terrible when it comes to things like tariffs and foreign nationals of just about everywhere. As I've said before, I wouldn't have voted for either Kamala or Trump if I were American. But those were the only real options in the last federal election. Pretty sad, but there you have it.

"I also think the U.S. may finally get a better understanding of how harmful vaccines are."

They won't because they aren't.

"As I've said before, I wouldn't have voted for either Kamala or Trump if I were American. "

There were other options. We shouldn't reward either party with our vote when they shove garbage in our face.

 

[Ross Dolan]

If you're on the left politically speaking, than you're a full blooded Marxist. Time to own up to it.

Considering what we are doing to capitalism, even capitalists like me are finding elements of socialism to be more and more attractive.

Our current version of capitalism is like feudalism...and stinks almost as much as you Trumper motherfuckers.

No need to "own up" to it...it is what intelligent people would do.

 

[Ross Dolan]

It's different with trumptards. They worship that orange-faced turd so much they take any criticism of him personally!

My guess is that Libhater whacks off to pictures of Trump.

 

[Scott]

How bad he actually is in comparison to what? I think it's quite possible that Kamala may have been worse. At least with Trump, I think it's unlikely that the U.S. will start a nuclear war with Russia. I also think the U.S. may finally get a better understanding of how harmful vaccines are. An article that hints at this:

‘Parents Have Waited for 30 Years’: NIH to Study Causes of Autism

According to The Washington Post, the NIH is still finalizing plans for the new multimillion-dollar research program. “We will leave no stone unturned in our mission to figure out what exactly is happening,” an HHS spokesperson said. HHS oversees the NIH.

childrenshealthdefense.org

Trump is certainly terrible when it comes to things like tariffs and foreign nationals of just about everywhere. As I've said before, I wouldn't have voted for either Kamala or Trump if I were American. But those were the only real options in the last federal election. Pretty sad, but there you have it.

"I also think the U.S. may finally get a better understanding of how harmful vaccines are."

They won't because they aren't.

They are, though.

"As I've said before, I wouldn't have voted for either Kamala or Trump if I were American. "

There were other options. We shouldn't reward either party with our vote when they shove garbage in our face.

Yes, there were other options, and I might have voted for one of those other options if I were American. But we both know that no one else had a chance of winning on election day.

 

[ZenMode]

They are, though.

No, they aren't. YOU think they are because you live in a different world. A conspiracy theory world where you seek out fringe ideas from crazy people.... and believe them.

Yes, there were other options, and I might have voted for one of those other options if I were American. But we both know that no one else had a chance of winning on election day.

Yep, which is why, in the end, we all lost.

 

[ULTRA MAGA]

Some truth to that. Now that the democrats are out of power, perhaps they'll reform their ways a bit. From what I've seen, some time out of power generally seems to improve the party in question.

Sadly the first step to recovery which is admitting you have a problem is eluding them. Endless justification and defensiveness of their behavior brought on by the convergence of the two mental illness', leftism and TDS have made the road to recovery very tough. Few will get there, most will continue on the path to self destruction.

 

[ULTRA MAGA]

How bad he actually is in comparison to what? I think it's quite possible that Kamala may have been worse. At least with Trump, I think it's unlikely that the U.S. will start a nuclear war with Russia. I also think the U.S. may finally get a better understanding of how harmful vaccines are. An article that hints at this:

‘Parents Have Waited for 30 Years’: NIH to Study Causes of Autism

According to The Washington Post, the NIH is still finalizing plans for the new multimillion-dollar research program. “We will leave no stone unturned in our mission to figure out what exactly is happening,” an HHS spokesperson said. HHS oversees the NIH.

childrenshealthdefense.org

Trump is certainly terrible when it comes to things like tariffs and foreign nationals of just about everywhere. As I've said before, I wouldn't have voted for either Kamala or Trump if I were American. But those were the only real options in the last federal election. Pretty sad, but there you have it.

The jury is out on the tariffs. Most of the argument from the left seems to center around style and not substance. Everyone knows it's about time we stood up for ourselves and got fair trading. We used to be so rich we could absorb it but no more and it has to stop and thank god Trump has the balls to do what needs to be done even if in ways that some don't find tasteful. I will remind you these same folks are the ones too weak to anything at all about it for the last 50 years.

As far as foreign nationals go that's not really the issue with Trump it's the border and orderly immigration. The dems said we needed new legislation to close the border down as recently as last December. Trump achieved it unilaterally in 30 days with no help from congress.

And then you throw in all the rest of his genuine America first policies and what we have is a much needed change in course. As an American I couldn't be more happy with the job so far. We had one good choice and one horrible choice on the ballot this time instead of the usual two bad choices with nothing much to choose from we are used to getting.

Ignore the frothing at the mouth leftist fools and stay the course.

 

[Ross Dolan]

Look, you're free to insult whoever you like, but you're not going to change anyone's mind with insults alone. I for one think that RFK Jr. is a beacon of light shining in a sea of darkness that comprises most of the health industry in the U.S.

I was not going to respond to this comment, Scott, but I gave it more thought and now think it might be worthwhile to do so.

If your objective is to change anyone's mind on significant things, you are in the wrong forum. That is not going to happen here no matter how respectfully you phrase your arguments...no matter how cogent your reasoning. Changing people's minds on significant issues is something that very seldom happens in Internet fora in any case...and this one is moderated in a way that allows for a lot more liberties that work against such a thing happening here.

RFK, Jr. is a fucking moron...a nut-case. Almost everyone in his family, the people who know him best, suggest that is so...and I concur with their assessment in spades. Consider him as a "beacon of light" if you choose, but count your blessings that you are not an American being influenced by people like him.

 

[Nordberg]

it's bad policy.

globalist zealotry is stupid.

You have not learned a thing from Trump's stupidity. The rest of the world sees Trump's stupid tariffs as damaging and confrontational. Tariffs can be seen as a tax on American consumers. You will pay more and get less. Such a victory that is. Trump exacerbates the damage by personally changing tariffs as he feels like. That is no way to run an economy, especially since Congress is supposed to have that power, not the president. Companies like to plan for the near and far future. Can they do that when Trump whimsically changes tariffs according to his golf game?

 

[Neoclitorus]

You have not learned a thing from Trump's stupidity. The rest of the world sees Trump's stupid tariffs as damaging and confrontational. Tariffs can be seen as a tax on American consumers. You will pay more and get less. Such a victory that is. Trump exacerbates the damage by personally changing tariffs as he feels like. That is no way to run an economy, especially since Congress is supposed to have that power, not the president. Companies like to plan for the near and far future. Can they do that when Trump whimsically changes tariffs according to his golf game?

you're a stupid dupe who's brainwashed against yourself.