I care about people, my man. I don't give a shit about colour, sexuality, or gender. Never have. There's a lot more to people than that. Character is the most important thing. Pigeon-holing people based on the way that they were born does nothing but hold them back.

One of the kindest people I know is gay, Jamie. He doesn't like gay pride parades and hates the "obnoxious stereotypes that homophobes expect to see walking down the street." On gay pride, he hates "seeing gays in BDSM gear waving dildos around when there's kids in the crowd." He believes that gays should use pride events to educate and show naysayers that being gay is normal rather than treat it as a "glorified drag race."

With transgender people, I've got all the time in the world for them. If statistics are to be believed, then it's a very unhappy community. A 40% suicide rate and the majority of those who've made the transition regret it. It's heartbreaking. Seeing the in-crowd on Twitter with their preferred pronouns who've turned the struggle of transgender people into a meme must-have for their social media bios... is just... I don't know what to say.

That's just my opinion though.

Like Malcolm X, I'm deeply suspicious of people who have to take center stage on issues that don't concern them. Rather than letting people speak for themselves, they hog the limelight. It's one thing to raise awareness, it's another to hijack and self-promote. You know, like celebrities and politicians do.

With disabled people, I've been a carer for eleven years. Seen some truly tragic stuff. The fact that these people have to fight tooth and nail for benefits is nothing short of fucking wrong. And the worst part? Neither Conservatives or Liberals give a fuck about them. Both sides are ignorant to the people on the bottom.

On gender equality, I believe that if a man and woman are on the same level then they should be paid equally. For example, male and female surgeons should be paid exactly the same. Should a male staff nurse be paid more than a female surgeon? Absolutely not. Should a female staff nurse be paid more than a male surgeon? Absolutely not. Fuck all that. Again, same level of skill and knowledge, same amount of money. But if you're on about how men earn more than women as a whole, it's because men do more than women. Sewer workers, construction workers, plumbers, electricians, and so on are all high-paying jobs and overwhelmingly male dominated. I mean, shit, they're called "manhole" covers in the streets for a reason. It's not that women can't do those jobs, it's that they choose not to. 

@bolded then your friend is a very judgemental person who needs to sort out their internalized homophobia before spreading their toxic views. Queer people can be bigoted too.

@italic I'm trans please don't speak on mine or my communities behalf please. We have our own issues we need to work out.

The next paragraph is funny considering you basically just did it, with your first two responses.

I feel your anger is warranted but VERY MUCH misplaced, you seem to be more concerned with shitting on regular people who happen to be a liberal or conservative without offering up much it terms of policies you would support to help those you say you care about. Your anger should be directed specifically and ONLY to those in power. Both the establishment Democrats and Republicans are really two sides of the same coin, they put profit over people and have fooled millions in the process into believing that it's each other that are the problem rather than them. The elites have hijacked our democracy, are currently destroying our planet, letting people die bc lack of healthcare, housing, food etc. and all you're concerned about is superficial garbage.

Put your anger to good use and vote the corporatists out, and if you really care about the things you say you care about you'd vote Democrat (specifically Bernie Sanders) when it comes time to. Anything less and you're just being a hypocrite tbh.

1). 3 homes actually.  1 is his primary residence which he bought long ago with his senatorial salary (which he's voted against increases for every single time it comes up). The second was part of his book deal.  Instead of all cash, it was partly cash and the house.  The 3rd home is a small residence in DC near his Senate office.

2). Only recently a millionaire because of his books.  But think about that...he became a millionaire and still wants to tax himself at a greater rate. 

3). Yes he does.  He helped them set up their own union within his own campaign and they pushed wages even higher than $15 per hour.

I swear we had this very same conversation not too long ago.  I provided you links to everything and you are still spouting this nonsense. 

1). 3 homes actually.  1 is his primary residence which he bought long ago with his senatorial salary (which he's voted against increases for every single time it comes up). The second was part of his book deal.  Instead of all cash, it was partly cash and the house.  The 3rd home is a small residence in DC near his Senate office.

2). Only recently a millionaire because of his books.  But think about that...he became a millionaire and still wants to tax himself at a greater rate. 

3). Yes he does.  He helped them set up their own union within his own campaign and they pushed wages even higher than $15 per hour.

I swear we had this very same conversation not too long ago.  I provided you links to everything and you are still spouting this nonsense. 

1). 3 homes actually.  1 is his primary residence which he bought long ago with his senatorial salary (which he's voted against increases for every single time it comes up). The second was part of his book deal.  Instead of all cash, it was partly cash and the house.  The 3rd home is a small residence in DC near his Senate office.

2). Only recently a millionaire because of his books.  But think about that...he became a millionaire and still wants to tax himself at a greater rate. 

3). Yes he does.  He helped them set up their own union within his own campaign and they pushed wages even higher than $15 per hour.

I swear we had this very same conversation not too long ago.  I provided you links to everything and you are still spouting this nonsense. 

He's not a child. He's old enough to know better than to talk down to people. That's what I meant. Calm down.

With age comes maturity. 

1. Typical Champagne Socialist.

2. Still a millionaire.

3. No he doesn't.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/evye3j/bernie-reportedly-doesnt-pay-his-staff-the-dollar15-minimum-wage-hes-so-into

He was negotiating only after staff went public.

Then I guess you need to get a few more years under your belt!

I see as usual, you just respond to the parts that you can think of an evasive answer to...

You also call him condescending then tell me to 'calm down'... Again the hypocrisy is hilarious.

That was supposed to be over $15 per hour. But with a fixed monthly amount, if you work more than 40 hours then the amount you gain per hour naturally decreases.

Oh, and he negotiated beforehand already, and that is clearly mentioned in the article you linked. Through his campaign manager, his proposition was $42000 which would have given them about $15.5 if they had $13 with $36000 and the same amount of hours per month. But for the union this wasn't enough and they suggested $46800 instead due to higher healthcare premiums with that salary (which would be a salary of $16.9 per hour, assuming same work hours as before).

At 40 hours per week, $32.5k would have been enough to get you over $15 (assuming 180 hours per month) and $36k would be $16.67 per hour. However, from the 2016 campaign he should have known that they work way more than 40 hours per week, so that's on him.

I just can't get away with this. How noble of Bernie to vote against a pay increase. I mean, he could've taken his millions and donated them to a cause, set an example, instead, he bought two more houses.

B-but he still wants to tax himself at a greater rate!!

Come on, man.