Target caves to right-wing terrorism, removes Pride merchandise for employee safety

[T'Chenka]

I've dealt with extreme culture warriors at work and it's exhausting. I dealt with one today actually. They're usually insanely entitled.

[T'Chenka]

But I think there is an agenda to make children trans, who aren't trans.

You are incorrect about this. Do not believe lies from the likes of Matt Walsh, Ron DeSantis, Chiya Raichik, and the like.

Why should we believe that they're lies?

Because they're demogauges that (have been proven to) tell lies all the time for the sake of their political narratives and agendas, instead of experts?

Even if I trust a left wing pundit that gives me information, I won't blindly trust them above and beyond somebody fact-checking them. Reason and the truth should be above and beyond partisanship.

That's the difference between being reasonable and being a hack.

[T'Chenka]

If what you're saying is true, wouldn't you be able to back it up?  Wouldn't you be able to give me a knowable answer as to why more people are declaring as "trans" now than ever before?  You tell me why the incidence of Gender Dysphoria is higher than it has ever been?

Read up on the history of people being left-handed.

Have you ever heard of the "invisible elephant / tiger" allegory? David Pakman uses it to describe how some people twist themselves into pretzels to deny the truth. It could be applied to how many Republicans don't want real answers to your question.

Republican - there's an invisible tiger in this room
Democrat - oh, okay. well, we can't see him but maybe we can hear him?
Republican - no, he's very quiet
Democrat - well maybe we could cover the floor in baby powder, and then he would leave foot prints
Republican - no, the tiger is weightless
Democrat - well, okay, what if we leave out food and watch to see if it disappears? he has to eat
Republican - no, the tiger doesn't eat

So basically, if you don't want to prove your assertion or you don't want to accept somebody else's assertion, you can just go on and on and twist yourself into a huge pretzel to make sure you never have to prove anything or accept anything. I don't mean you specifically. I'm speaking generally.

The Republican question of "why are there more trans people now than before?" usually ends up being an invisible tiger situation. Many Republicans don't want a real answer and will reject any real answer. They just want to ask it and then discuss or imply possible explainations that "answer" the question that happen to fit into their narratives.

[T'Chenka]

because women enjoy certain benefits men do not have

No such benefit exists.

I think it's fairly well established that women enjoy certain benefits in society, whereas men enjoy others. I'm not implying any sort of inbalance or unfairness, just differences.