TaterTurnipTulip

TaterTurnipTulip , 2 months ago to politics in Tennessee schools would have to out transgender students to parents under bill heading to governor

There are a lot of parents that are not supportive of their children. Especially if they fall on the LGBTQ+ spectrum. This puts kids at risk. This will harm children.

TaterTurnipTulip , 4 months ago to politics in Trump's Abortion-Plan Leak Inflamed His Campaign and Energized Democrats

You're vastly overestimating the US military's ability to deal with an insurgency. Did we quickly "win" in Iraq? Did we quickly "win" in Afghanistan? There may be some quick quelling of fighting, but we've proven to be terrible at managing insurgencies.

And there's the matter of just how many guns are present in the US. We have more guns than people. Over 400 million guns and growing. There are times where a lone gunman in Afghanistan was able to occupy an outpost for hours just by taking a few shots, moving position, taking a couple more shots, and then leaving.

Any civil war will be long, messy, and involve a LOT of different factions.

TaterTurnipTulip , 5 months ago to politics in Trump on Iowa’s subzero temps: ‘Even if you vote and then pass away, it’s worth it’

I am very ok with Trump encouraging behavior that could kill his followers. I hope they take his advice and go even if they're very sick with COVID.