Politics Comm can’t understand why people don’t like Harris running right at every opportunity. Must just be bad actors wanting trump to win cause they’re critical. Or just upset DNC is sprinting right after convention

  • LigOleTiberal [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    3 months ago

    I gotta say, I am so fucking angry about the abortion restrictions that the scumbag GOP implemented, that I will vote to keep the republicans out of power no matter what. as much as I hate the democrats, harris, and their genocidal policy in gaza, I also hate the republicans who support the same policies PLUS support murdering women through abortion restrictions.

    call me a lib if you want. but I want to punish the republicans for the abortion shit and I have not been able to yet at all so I will not skip the chance to do so.

    • miz [any, any]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      the dems are going to do about reproductive rights what they’ve done for the last forty years: jack shit while they fundraise off it. so this just boils down to genocide apologia to me

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      In 2007, then Senator Obama told Planned Parenthood signing that law would be “the first thing I’d do as president.”

      In April, 2009, the recently inaugurated Obama said that legislation to codify abortion rights into federal law “is not the highest legislative priority.”

      The democrats also had the numbers to end the filibuster and do it in the last congress but are evidently unwilling or incapable

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      3 months ago

      The Democrats refuse to do any of the obvious things it would take to fix that shit. All you’re doing is rewarding them for genocide.

      Abortion bans are terrible. They’re still not as heinous as literal genocide. They’re still easier to solve and fight than genocide, in ways jat are obvious to anyone with a little spine and creativity.

      Let’s flip the script a little:

      "I gotta say, I am so fucking angry about the genocide that the scumbag Democrats are committing, that I will vote (Republican) to keep the Democrats out of power no matter what. As much as I hate the Republicans, Trump, and their rapist policies in the US, I also hate the Democrats who materially support the same policies PLUS support genociding Palestinians.

      Vote PSL, vote Green, or don’t vote at all. If you choose to vote for genocide then you send rhe message that genocide is ok, make yourself complicit, and deserve whatever resulting karmic punishment comes your way.

      Have some fucking solidarity. If you hate Republicans that much then find a way to hurt them that doesn’t involve empowering Nazis.

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        3 months ago

        except the difference is that republicans ALSO support the genocide in palestine. making your analogy inaccurate.

        I have solidarity with the women who can’t get abortions, and exercise it one way that takes 5 minutes, by voting for the party that can feasibly win and supports abortion rights. there is no viable option in the presidential election to have solidarity with palestinians and with women, unfortunately. I will have to express my solidarity with palestinians outside of the ballot box.

        • CommunistCuddlefish [she/her]@hexbear.net
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          3 months ago

          The Democrats also support abortion bans. They had a chance to codify abortion rights under Obama but didn’t. They stood by as Republicans restricted abortion access in many states even before the Dobbs decision. They’ve had control of the presidency since 2021 and haven’t done anything to fix the Supreme Court stacking.

          Democrats would rather use abortion as a fundraising cudgel than do anything about it.

          Doesn’t sound like you have solidarity with Palestinian women.