• jscummy@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    They do this with everything. They never pass any useful bill, they just go for easy shit to rile people up.

    • VeganPizza69 Ⓥ@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      It’s much worse than that. The anti-abortion drive is anti-woman. Sure, it’s a wedge issue for some politicians, but overall it’s about rolling back women’s rights until they’re domestic non-citizens who depend entirely on their father, brother, uncle, husband. The anti-abortion drive also has the benefit of pleasing the ones who hate the poor, as the poor women are the most affected, while rich ones can “find ways around” the bans. In the US, that combines with racism too.

      https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/5/15/1857976/--The-Only-Moral-Abortion-is-My-Abortion-an-article-by-Joyce-Arthur

      The essence of conservatism being: “rights and liberty for me, but not for thee”

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      1 year ago

      what they pass is useful to them and their donors. They are also less interested in passing bills and rather confirm judges, privatize services, and remove regulatory oversight. The point is making it easier to commit white collar crime.