I don't really know what your concerns are with that clip. Is it the "woke" stuff Dan mentions? Transgender people are just a tiny fraction of our population. So, they pose no threat to us and are no danger. There are not enough of them for them to be able to really impact an election. They are not violent and are not harming anybody. I sincerely doubt the majority of the people that fear them so much, ever have an interaction with any of them. 

Big companies were the first to put inclusive policies in place. It has nothing to do with Democrats or the Left, it is just business and not wanting their business to appear to exclude anyone. These have been in place for years, Republicans are all over this stuff now because this is all they have left to sell their voters. 

A ridiculous culture war that does not exist. That does not impact the lives of their voters in any way...except for one...being kind and inclusive of transgender people offends them. They want those people to be shunned and humiliated and held up as disgusting. Well, the big companies are not going to do that. They want to sell beer and clothes and whatever else they sell, to everybody. 

People can skip shopping at Target, not drink certain beers, whatever they want to do. Kid Rock can go out in his yard and shoot all the beer cans he wants...Mick will stop by to help him. Nobody cares, no company will change their policy. It's all inclusive, everybody is a welcome customer. 

Are we being played?

Sure, we are but not by the WSJ or other media. They all react to what people in government do. The people playing us are people like Trump and DeSantis that only try to appeal to the bigots, racists, and those screaming they are victims. That's their "team" and all Ron and Don do is try to rile them up with lies and anger the other side with lies so that the Left and Right are constantly fighting. Those are the guys are trying to keep this country constantly screaming at each other. 

If you want it to end, if you want to stop being played, stop listening to guys like Trump, DeSantis, Marge Greene, Jim Jordan, Tommy Tuberville, Ted Cruz, Matt Gaetz, these people are not looking to help this country in any way. They want to destroy it. The thing is, you've got to be able to see and understand that before you can do something about it. If you want to.