The Destruction of community & the rise of the LGBTQ movement | The GDP Ep.36 ft. Andrew Russell

This week we have long time friend Andrew on the show to discuss communities, social media and why he believes it has been a catalyst for the transgender and LGBTQ movements.  Outline: 2:00 Andrew: Background story 8:00 Andrew: Favorite literature pieces  9:30 Andrew: Literature is now more about one’s self or their psyche rather than a group of characters 11:30 Aiden: The importance of community that allows empathy for others 13:50 Andrew: The reason why Americans want to go to school–to live in a walkable distance 17:15 Aiden: The 22 Mile Walk 20:00 Tom: Ideas for forming communities  22:00 Aiden: Going to local business to meet people there 25:00 Andrew: Community is built around activity that they do together 27:00 Aiden: Lost in self-doubt–leap out 31:00 Aiden: Loss of community in American led to the rise of LGBTG movement 32:00 Andrew: The social media problem in the idea of community 33:10: Andrew: Have to give a reason for their insecurity for their defective visual of their body 34:00 Aiden: The photoshop on social media and how it distorts the reality of the person 37:00 Andrew: Looking for ways to get attention 38:45 Andrew: The best answer to whether or not you finished something 39:00 Aiden: Everything fails without the definition of man or woman. 40:00 Andrew: Story of a woman who wanted to be independent in a non-binary definition 42:00 Andrew: The real people at fault for the trans behavior  44:00 Aiden: Any logical backing for the trans idea? 45:00 Andrew: The 2% population that brings the question of who is a man or who is a woman 47:00 Andrew: What organs do you have and what happens when you use them? Which part did you play? Answers the trans question 49:00 Andrew: One role or no roles, even with more organs than should be there – males and female organs in a person 51:00 Aiden: How do you reason with people to show the true argument? 51:45 Andrew: Logical argument – policy makers 54:00 Andrew: Finding the personal reason why they feel this way – find the root cause and be a good friend for them 56:00 Tom: Becoming the thing you like rather than complementing it with your differences 58:00 Aiden: Being a good friend for the person Loving vs fixing the person 1:00:30 Andrew: Their brain knows, no matter how far you go 1:01:00 Andrew: Conservatives need to empathize more and not take the hardline without knowing the person 1:04:00 Andrew: Being around people more will remove the trans delusions in those people  1:05:00 Andrew: Testament of how you can love and be a friend that opens the door for them to understand your deeper beliefs  1:06:45 Aiden: Finding the common ground that is much larger than the difference of opinions. The 99.99% vs 00.01% 1:09:00 Aiden: Avenues of hope for the kids 1:10:00 Andrew: Multigenerational solution for a multigenerational problem 1:11:00 Andrew: 2 avenues: 1. Finding someone who leads you to the truth. 2. Finding someone that goes along with them. 1:13:45 Andrew: Not a civil rights issue. You have the right to be the gender you are 1:15:00 Aiden: This issue can’t be pushed to the wayside 1:16:30 Andrew: Have to pick a side 1:21:00 Aiden: The 2 things that happen before an empire falls 1:23:00 Andrew: Gender is easy to pervert  1:25;00 Andrew: Weider and weirder if you don’t like normal sexual pleasure–married man and woman 1:26:00 Aiden: Loving your neighbor and having your community keeps you straight  1:27:00 Andrew: The good neighbor – who is the Good Samaritan  1:28:00 Andrew: Your neighbor doesn’t need to be perfect