I respectfully disagree with Helen above - the erosion of murder is at least as important as trans issues, and stems from the same corrupt thought processes. I'm very happy to see discussion of it here.
On the free speech issue, I'm largely with Andrew. Controlling what can be said about Jews, LGB, ethnic groups etc has done nothing to help, those groups in the long term. We would have been better hearing what people think, partly because it would reduce festering resentment (some of us have encountered it ourselves on social media platforms that don't allow certain sentiments to be expressed), but mainly so we could be aware of what some sectors of society are thinking. The desire to stop anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist speech originated with good intentions, but it was a very bad thing to do.
I agree with you on assisted suicide but, unlike grooming gangs, CRT and DIE, I accept it is very much a separate subject so I am happy to let that be discussed elsewhere. For those who agree with you and me on this subject of assisted suicide can I refer people to the work done by Dennis Kavanagh on the issue: https://substack.com/@dennisnoelkavanagh
Thanks Dusty, I agree with Jeremy on all points. I’d just add that assisted suicide appears to be part of the whole movement of humans ‘playing God’….surrogacy, changing sex, attempting to grow babies from skin cells etc. It is therefore worth an occasional mention as part of the process where we are indoctrinating children into thinking that life can be bought and sold, that it’s easily expendable, that it can be changed and reconfigured at will, like a pick and mix store. We are normalising these thought processes in the young and this can only make life easier for transhumanists and powerful people in collusion with them. At the very least we need to talk about the issues.
With grooming gangs, surrogacy and assisted suicide I am pondering the way forward. I may take the approach that if I see or hear a good piece I'll simply provide a link to that and then readers can decide whether they want to access it or not.
That sounds like a good solution. I’d never thought much about assisted dying before and tended to think that it should be an option for very sick people. It was discussions on here that made me think things through more deeply. So I think there’s a value in posting good pieces on occasion…..without adding too much to your workload 😁
The government’s statements about the GRA having ‘…multiple checks and balances, medical evidence, legal declarations and clearances’ is not true. The claim that the EA protects women’s spaces is not true either, since they’ve already said that transwomen are women.
Agree wholeheartedly with Andrew Doyle & yourself on free speech. I cannot persuade family members that free speech means that unless we allow unpleasant speech from those we disagree with, then we don’t support free speech at all.
I’m quite happy for you to occasionally include other issues of interest, Dusty, such as assisted dying, which I’m also strongly opposed to.
Love TT’s geese endpiece; my thanks to her.
And thanks to you, too, Dusty, for an excellent set of articles. #BeMorePorcupine. #XYYoureAGuy
Let's hope that the For Women Scotland judgment confirms at last that sex in the Equality Act means biological sex!!!
In Part 2 there is an interview between Meghan Murphy and Lisa Bildy ( director of the new Canadian FSU) and they discuss how many people do not appreciate the fundamental importance of free speech!!! Maybe they don't understand it until they too are cancelled or silenced!!!
See my response to TT re other issues of interest.
Hi I enjoy your pieces, but not sure why you have to bring assisted suicide into it as it has I think nothing to do with gender......for me the freedom to opt out of a horrendous slow boring NHS mediated death if I so choose is personally a great deal more important to me than not having to put up with men pretending to be female nurses while I suffer. Can we stick to gender please
I hear what you say. I do try and stick to the gender madness (and free speech which I see as an essential for us Terfs). I do occasionally mention the grooming gangs because I think that is a scandal that resonates with the scandal of the mutilation of children in the name of gender - however I only provide occasional links to pieces on the grooming gangs and don't do extracts. I will occasionally refer to 'critical race theory' because I see that as the next door neighbour of gender ideology and I see Diversity Inclusion and Equity as a Trojan Horse bringing gender ideology into organisations.
I feel very strongly against the assisted suicide bill but I take your point - there are many important causes but this substack should stick to its guns - from now on I will leave readers to pursue that issue, if they are interested, themselves.
Gender & mortality both personal choice, autonomy & how we live (& end) our lives. We've already lost Roe v. Wade, how much more are you willing accede to TrumpfMusk? We're all about to find out.
Gender is not personal choice simply because ( first principle of Terfdom) you can't change your sex. Gender in this context is meaningless unless it refers to personality or stereotypes.
I am definitely not entering the abortion debate (!) but would point out that Roe v Wade is a decision, of course, of the Supreme Court and not of Donald Trump.
Personally I (and all the American Terfs I have read or listened to) think the Democrats would have been a disaster, continuing with gender affirming care, continuing the invasion of women's spaces and the destruction of women's sport. Even if you can't stand Trump, any Terf will agree that the executive orders with regard to gender and DEI and free speech are magnificent and hopefully may start the ball rolling back in our direction worldwide.
I'm referencing Rowling's original tweet on the subject (safely live your best life with whoever will have you) which brought her so much hate, personally I need proof of uterus before I listen to anyone's opinion on being opposite sex, that would end RvW debate as well. Women were making sure the pendulum swung back in the direction of biological reality, 🙀 grabber needn't be involved.
I'm in 🇨🇦, I watched DNC & don't know that things look better as they are. I'm biased, Trumpf has NEVER been credible to me & I'm talking since the '80's.
There's a lot in there, Dusty!
I respectfully disagree with Helen above - the erosion of murder is at least as important as trans issues, and stems from the same corrupt thought processes. I'm very happy to see discussion of it here.
On the free speech issue, I'm largely with Andrew. Controlling what can be said about Jews, LGB, ethnic groups etc has done nothing to help, those groups in the long term. We would have been better hearing what people think, partly because it would reduce festering resentment (some of us have encountered it ourselves on social media platforms that don't allow certain sentiments to be expressed), but mainly so we could be aware of what some sectors of society are thinking. The desire to stop anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist speech originated with good intentions, but it was a very bad thing to do.
Thanks, Jeremy...and I'm working on Part 2!!!!
I agree with you on assisted suicide but, unlike grooming gangs, CRT and DIE, I accept it is very much a separate subject so I am happy to let that be discussed elsewhere. For those who agree with you and me on this subject of assisted suicide can I refer people to the work done by Dennis Kavanagh on the issue: https://substack.com/@dennisnoelkavanagh
I agree with all you say about free speech.
Dusty
Thanks Dusty, I agree with Jeremy on all points. I’d just add that assisted suicide appears to be part of the whole movement of humans ‘playing God’….surrogacy, changing sex, attempting to grow babies from skin cells etc. It is therefore worth an occasional mention as part of the process where we are indoctrinating children into thinking that life can be bought and sold, that it’s easily expendable, that it can be changed and reconfigured at will, like a pick and mix store. We are normalising these thought processes in the young and this can only make life easier for transhumanists and powerful people in collusion with them. At the very least we need to talk about the issues.
Thanks, TT.
I agree with what you say.
With grooming gangs, surrogacy and assisted suicide I am pondering the way forward. I may take the approach that if I see or hear a good piece I'll simply provide a link to that and then readers can decide whether they want to access it or not.
Dusty
That sounds like a good solution. I’d never thought much about assisted dying before and tended to think that it should be an option for very sick people. It was discussions on here that made me think things through more deeply. So I think there’s a value in posting good pieces on occasion…..without adding too much to your workload 😁
Thanks for your input, TT
I think I'll go with that😄
Dusty
The government’s statements about the GRA having ‘…multiple checks and balances, medical evidence, legal declarations and clearances’ is not true. The claim that the EA protects women’s spaces is not true either, since they’ve already said that transwomen are women.
Agree wholeheartedly with Andrew Doyle & yourself on free speech. I cannot persuade family members that free speech means that unless we allow unpleasant speech from those we disagree with, then we don’t support free speech at all.
I’m quite happy for you to occasionally include other issues of interest, Dusty, such as assisted dying, which I’m also strongly opposed to.
Love TT’s geese endpiece; my thanks to her.
And thanks to you, too, Dusty, for an excellent set of articles. #BeMorePorcupine. #XYYoureAGuy
Thanks, Liz.
Let's hope that the For Women Scotland judgment confirms at last that sex in the Equality Act means biological sex!!!
In Part 2 there is an interview between Meghan Murphy and Lisa Bildy ( director of the new Canadian FSU) and they discuss how many people do not appreciate the fundamental importance of free speech!!! Maybe they don't understand it until they too are cancelled or silenced!!!
See my response to TT re other issues of interest.
Great endpiece!!
#BeMorePorcupine
Dusty
Hi I enjoy your pieces, but not sure why you have to bring assisted suicide into it as it has I think nothing to do with gender......for me the freedom to opt out of a horrendous slow boring NHS mediated death if I so choose is personally a great deal more important to me than not having to put up with men pretending to be female nurses while I suffer. Can we stick to gender please
Hi Helen
Glad you enjoy the pieces.
I hear what you say. I do try and stick to the gender madness (and free speech which I see as an essential for us Terfs). I do occasionally mention the grooming gangs because I think that is a scandal that resonates with the scandal of the mutilation of children in the name of gender - however I only provide occasional links to pieces on the grooming gangs and don't do extracts. I will occasionally refer to 'critical race theory' because I see that as the next door neighbour of gender ideology and I see Diversity Inclusion and Equity as a Trojan Horse bringing gender ideology into organisations.
I feel very strongly against the assisted suicide bill but I take your point - there are many important causes but this substack should stick to its guns - from now on I will leave readers to pursue that issue, if they are interested, themselves.
Anyway, happy to cut down my workload 😃
Thanks for your comment and for your support.
Dusty
Gender & mortality both personal choice, autonomy & how we live (& end) our lives. We've already lost Roe v. Wade, how much more are you willing accede to TrumpfMusk? We're all about to find out.
Hi
Gender is not personal choice simply because ( first principle of Terfdom) you can't change your sex. Gender in this context is meaningless unless it refers to personality or stereotypes.
I am definitely not entering the abortion debate (!) but would point out that Roe v Wade is a decision, of course, of the Supreme Court and not of Donald Trump.
Personally I (and all the American Terfs I have read or listened to) think the Democrats would have been a disaster, continuing with gender affirming care, continuing the invasion of women's spaces and the destruction of women's sport. Even if you can't stand Trump, any Terf will agree that the executive orders with regard to gender and DEI and free speech are magnificent and hopefully may start the ball rolling back in our direction worldwide.
Dusty
I'm referencing Rowling's original tweet on the subject (safely live your best life with whoever will have you) which brought her so much hate, personally I need proof of uterus before I listen to anyone's opinion on being opposite sex, that would end RvW debate as well. Women were making sure the pendulum swung back in the direction of biological reality, 🙀 grabber needn't be involved.
It's a shame the Democrats haven't learnt their lesson!! See Malcolm Clark's forensic examination referred to in Part 2.
Dusty
Can't find Clark.
Final piece here:
https://dustymasterson.substack.com/p/my-old-mans-a-dustman-part-2
You'll also find the Murphy/Bildy interview.
Enjoy!
Dusty
I'm in 🇨🇦, I watched DNC & don't know that things look better as they are. I'm biased, Trumpf has NEVER been credible to me & I'm talking since the '80's.
Have you listened to the Meghan Murphy/ Lisa Bildy interview interview yet. I know you'll enjoy that
Dusty