Trump Bans Transgenders from the Military

The more I read about this and think about it the more I'm leaning towards Trump's decision after all.

It seems Obama just wanted to score some easy political points for Democrats when he rushed to allow this change shortly before the elections.

The strange thing is it's arguments from the LEFT that actually kind of push me towards Trump's side of things.

For years now we've heard how trans people suffer from a high suicide rate and a high depression rate (and somehow it's our fault for being mean to them), now these same Democrats are saying we should allow this same group of people into the military, which also has higher suicide and depression rates, a job which entails handling firearms and could easily get your fellow soldiers killed if you're not mentally fit for the job.

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Originally Posted by Tgo01

The more I read about this and think about it the more I'm leaning towards Trump's decision after all.

It seems Obama just wanted to score some easy political points for Democrats when he rushed to allow this change shortly before the elections.

The strange thing is it's arguments from the LEFT that actually kind of push me towards Trump's side of things.

For years now we've heard how trans people suffer from a high suicide rate and a high depression rate (and somehow it's our fault for being mean to them), now these same Democrats are saying we should allow this same group of people into the military, which also has higher suicide and depression rates, a job which entails handling firearms and could easily get your fellow soldiers killed if you're not mentally fit for the job.

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inb4 TRANSPHOBE!!!!11!!!!1!

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Originally Posted by time4fun

at least among my friends who have transitioned.

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Now she has several friends who have fully transitioned.

I sure hope we have a colony on Mars in our lifetime, I can't wait to hear about how time4fun has spent time on said colony.

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Originally Posted by Steve

I'm not sure if you noticed, but everyone here is an expert on everything. I'm an expert on recognizing expertise.

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I'm fairly certain Wrath isn't an expert on anything.

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Originally Posted by Wrathbringer

I see you're also an expert on transitioning sexes. I'm unsurprised.

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Yeah, I mean why would someone who did undergraduate and graduate work studying gender have any academic background in any of these issues. And obviously that person living in the Bay Area and going to school in the Bay Area would never be exposed to trans people.

#Logic

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Originally Posted by time4fun

Yeah, I mean why would someone who did undergraduate and graduate work studying gender have any academic background in any of these issues. And obviously that person living in the Bay Area and going to school in the Bay Area would never be exposed to trans people.

#Logic

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That is some awesome logic. I feel I'm qualified to be a gynecologist because I've seen some pornos.

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Originally Posted by time4fun

Yeah, I mean why would someone who did undergraduate and graduate work studying gender have any academic background in any of these issues. And obviously that person living in the Bay Area and going to school in the Bay Area would never be exposed to trans people.

#Logic

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Then you have to admit that transgenders have a mental disorder or you are a crackpot, it can only be one of the two. You know this if you have this background.

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Originally Posted by Neveragain

Then you have to admit that transgenders have a mental disorder or you are a crackpot, it can only be one of the two. You know this if you have this background.

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The mental gymnastics being performed are pretty great when it comes to acknowledging that it's a mental disorder while also claiming the person is mentally sound.

Olympic level.

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Originally Posted by Astray

The mental gymnastics being performed are pretty great when it comes to acknowledging that it's a mental disorder while also claiming the person is mentally sound.

Olympic level.

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The best part is the left is always saying mentally unstable people shouldn't have access to firearms. I mean, how much much "mentally unstable" do you get than people who are highly suicidal and depressed? Suddenly it's okay for them to have access to firearms.

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Originally Posted by Astray

The mental gymnastics being performed are pretty great when it comes to acknowledging that it's a mental disorder while also claiming the person is mentally sound.

Olympic level.

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It actually makes me sick that these people are being used as political pawns, because these people truly do believe they are not the sex that they really are. Delusion can be an extremely severe form of psychosis, some of the case studies I had to read about is mind blowing. I would not wish upon my worst enemy the nightmare it must be to live under such conditions, the military is no place for these folks.