03-24-2023, 05:23 PM
(03-24-2023, 05:06 PM)Dill Wrote: We may define "lie" differently. But before going there I'd want to know what you mean by "centering" a campaign.
I don't know if there is any politician who makes bathrooms the SOLE issue of a campaign. Most are expected to
address a range of issues. On the right that would include a stance on gun control, weaponization of gov. and abortion too.
But in addition to rhetoric and campaign speeches, what they "say," there is also what they "do"--where they devote money, time and energy.
And a lot seem to be proposing and voting on bathroom bills. Far more than Dems proposing "reparation." Perhaps that is an aspect of the war on wokeness you referenced above?
Anyway, it's understandable that someone viewing our politics from the sunny Mediterranean might see that as a "center" of GOP
politics at the moment.
Perhaps we could agree that bathroom laws are a prominent aspect of GOP politics at the moment, to be folded in with other culture
war projects like ridding schools of CRT, which has also taken up much of their legislative oxygen? Maybe less important than
banning abortion, but more important than concealed carry without permits?
I'm not sure i agree there either. The only time I ever hear about transgender bathroom stuff is when it gets posted here. I don't read about it on CNN or Fox....I don't see it talked about on TV, I don't see the politicians I follow ever mention it.
Now I do see (more frequently these days) issues about transgender impacts with children (the dumb stuff like school performances/shows)...but again, nothing about bathrooms.
In my opinion, it's a relatively minor item for the GOP platform as a whole. Not the center...not a main part....like if you were to take a politicians time and divide up their campaign by the issues they support, I bet it's something like 1% of their time (or less) is spent caring about transgender bathrooms.
