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[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 15 points 5 days ago (8 children)

Except in the former they get more poor uninformed voters, and the latter planes fall out of the sky.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 days ago (6 children)

You're giving them too much credit, I'd say. It's hard to tell if this is 5d chess towards a conservative wet dream or just the usual christofascist nonsense. It sounds a lot like abstinence-only education, which has been a failing strategy from the Right forever.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

which has been a failing strategy from the Right forever

Again, if it results in more poor kids with poor education and few prospects, that's not a failing strategy.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Perhaps not for the platform, but for humanity, it is an absolute failure.

[–] Revan343@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 days ago

Oh, of course, but that's the case for pretty much all conservative policy

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