@clowncollege@mastodonmusic.social
> saying that the people exist is already admitting that it's not just an ideology. It's like claiming left-handedness is an ideology because you can force left-handed people to pretend to be right-handed with violence.
I'm trying not to laugh at how bad this logic is...to be consistent, conservatism isn't an ideology, because the people exist. Right? 
Here is where I suspect the most productive portion of this discussion may lie: where in this article is it demonstrated that right wing personalities in the #USA are driving the deaths of trans people? I don't even see much here that indicates the heteronormative ideologies are even a driving factor behind these deaths, I'm not seeing any statistics here that points to any proportional motives.
The closest it gets is when it posits this:
> The report notes that the numbers indicate a worrying trend when it comes to the intersections of misogyny, racism, xenophobia, and hate towards sex workers.
Presumably supported by this:
> It found that most victims were Black and migrant trans women of colour and trans sex workers.
As well as this:
> Over half (58%) of those murdered were sex workers, and four in ten were European migrants (43%).
Which is certainly strong circumstantial indication that these trans individuals were killed for being sex workers, but there aren't enough statistics here that back this up, nor verified motives.
The annual global list of gender diverse people murdered…
Forbes@clowncollege@mastodonmusic.social
It's also worth noting that the #USA isn't even mentioned in the beginning portion, where the statistics are found.
> The majority of the murders happened in Central and South America (70%). But like last few years, the most deaths in a single country occurred in Brazil, totalling 33% of global deaths.
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> Cases from Greece, Kazakhstan, and Malawi were reported for the first time too.
You've placed yourself in a difficult position here, because in order to maintain your position while being consistent, you'd need to establish that #MichaelKnowles and his confederates are significantly influencing the culture of #Brazil, #Greece, #Kazakhstan, #Malawi, etc.