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Why are you using gender neutral pronouns for it? Is it because it removed its pronouns from its Twitter bio?
Because my criticism is broadly about "candidates", not just Buttigieg, although I have a special ire for them because of the utterly unwarranted amount of un-earned media they received in 2020.
National media sources are constantly used to elevate profiles to the national stage which are utterly unworthy, and its done entirely through pieces like the one linked to in this article, and its done by those who have undue influence over media. These are the billionaires backing Buttigieg, and stories like this one are basically a plant.
Also, in general, I try to default-write in "they"/"them" pronouns when I dont' positively know someones preferred pronouns. Its an easy and relatively modest change I can make to be more inclusive in my writing.
I looked him up to see if he used something other than he/him and found that he removed his pronouns from his bio in January, a not-so-subtle jab at trans people. Add it to your pile of why he's shitty.
They're a cypher. Pete Buttigeig doesn't "believe" anything, per se. A belief for someone like Buttigeig is something that is transacted for via a campaign donation.
Buttigeig wants power and will adopt whatever beliefs they think will get them there. And importantly, this kind of vapid, corporate candidate, panel tested politics is why the Democrats struggle as mightily as they do. A Buttigeig doesn't stand for anything, and so they come across as incredibly disingenuous because they are.