Remember how Mr. Spock from Star Trek used to always say: The Needs of the One outweigh the needs of the Many.
Right, you don’t because that’s the opposite of what he said.
Recently, I have been faced with an issue that has caused irreparable damage to the left in recent decades. It’s a weird position where, in the name of equality, they demand preferential treatment for a few while simultaneously seeking to strip some basic dignities/rights from many to achieve this. Sometimes, like in the situation I find myself in, it involves questionable science coupled with feelings of the one trumping feelings of the many.
It has been said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and I think much of the absurdity (in my opinion, as well as many lifelong Democrats who feel abandoned by their party) in modern society is just such a thing. One clear example of this was years ago, in left leaning Tucson, they passed a bill that all public restrooms must be wheelchair accessible.
On the surface, sounds logical. People in wheelchairs need to use the restroom like the rest of us. The problem? Many companies faced having to do major renovations on the buildings (some of the convenient stores were looking at needing to tear down walls that were necessary for support to the roof). Their (business) solution?
No more public restrooms. So here we have a case where because roughly 7 million Americans use some form of assistive device need to use the restroom (not sure how many of those reside in the Tucson area, but guessing a small number when calculating the percentage to the 400,000k-1M Tucson swells to in winter months) the rest of America in the Tucson area will now have to hold it too.
I work at a place that has about 80 employees. Recently, they hired a young woman who self identifies as a male. To compound this, she looks very feminine and highlights her feminine figure. She decided she is more comfortable using the men’s restroom instead of the women’s. This makes not only me uncomfortable, but every male working there.
First, unlike the women’s restroom where there are only stalls, we have open urinals in ours. I already dislike the openness with other men, now it is further compounded having a female coming in.
Second, with the climate the Metoo and Believe Her movements have engendered, where men find themselves guilty until proven innocent I prefer to avoid situations where such a thing could even be initiated. I believe in the Pence rule, and did even before it got named after him. I’m a firm believer that many accidents/bad situations are not actually accidents, and could be avoided with careful foresight. As I have in other areas of my life, I have used the so called Pence rule in social settings (as have many men, hence a good part of the decline in roles such as male teachers).
I am aghast at the situation I am in, and will probably be leaving my employment there very soon. It will not surprise me that several other of my male coworkers will be as well. Because one person decided they wanted this, the many of us affected will have decisions to make, whether to put ourselves in uncomfortable/risky situations or find employment elsewhere. From where I sit, I ask myself why she can’t self-identify as a male and use the restroom where others of her biological makeup use it? It comes across as very selfish on her part, and a need for attention (like the couples that should get a room with their overly aggressive PDA).
These are bizarre times where the theme being doubled down on is always seeking for an equitable solution at the cost to the many. This is the reason so many turned out to vote for Trump in my opinion. Not because he was most suitable for the job, but because he was saying things so many are saying behind closed doors. I’m one of the few that says what needs saying publicly. Like when asking my boss about this, I asked him if she was to falsely accuse me of something, is she suddenly a woman again and I would face the hashtag Believe Her crap? I asked rhetorically as we already know the answer to this.
I’m pretty open minded, in the sense that I don’t care what others are doing if it doesn’t negatively impact my life. But I’m really tired of the doubling down to make sure my life is impacted, instead of trying to raise others up if feasible without tearing the majority down. Years ago, I heard a man sum up in one sentence my feelings on those who keep demanding shit at my expense.
Frankly, I’m tired of hearing from these bitches.