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Violence against women and trans people is worse than previously thought, new research finds [discussion of violence]
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mika june [she|her] piefed.blahaj.zone crowcore_explorer@piefed.blahaj.zone
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From the article:

Advocates have told The 19th that violence prevention is one of the most underfunded aspects of the movement to end gender-based violence, and is often the first program to be eliminated when budgets tighten.

Raj said many people look to law enforcement as a primary solution, but she argued that’s not adequate.

“Most people don’t turn to the criminal justice system when these things happen,” Raj said. “You can’t have a criminal justice response for 50 percent of the population — that’s not going to work. We need to be building community responses. Economic responses are really key.”

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TheJesusaurus piefed.ca TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca
Joined: 2025-10-20
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I kind of assume that everything is worse than I can even fathom in every way these days

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Burn_The_Right lemmy.today Burn_The_Right@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-08-19
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Conservatives have always celebrated violence against the vulnerable. They openly cheered the deaths of AIDS victims in the 80's and 90's, laughed and joked about all the gay-bashing they were responsible for, and continue to belittle and berate any LGBTQ+ person they can.

Conservatives are biologically unable to experience empathy, which is why all of their relationships are so shallow. Women and children are property to a conservative. A conservative loves his wife and kids the way a teenager loves a sportscar. Deep emotions are impossible for a conservative.

Conservatives are truly, deeply evil. As long as they continue to live, they will bring misery, oppression and death to everyone around them. That is the only purpose of a conservative... to harm others.

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