I read some examples of Jim Crow laws recently and realized that most forms of discrimination are really just recycled versions of each other. “They’re coming for our women/children/jobs/homes/land/resources/way of life/etc” has been around forever.
It's sad that conservatives always need a domestic enemy. First it was Black people during the civil rights movement, then gay people, followed by Muslims after 9/11, and now trans people. You cannot have a peaceful democracy when people think like this.