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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 215 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Privileged people do get an exception - they can afford to fly to another state for an abortion.

People like this think they're part of the in group because they're white or christian, but the only war is class war. To our rulers we're all the enemy.

[–] st3ph3n@midwest.social 158 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

My fucking Trumpy brother in law has this attitude. He lives in the south, votes for Trump, and has a wife, two daughters, and a son. His wife has had a couple of complicated pregnancies that, had they happened now in the place they currently live, could well have resulted in her death. His attitude when asked 'what if one of your daughters gets raped?' is to say he can just fly her somewhere else to get an abortion, because he has money. Fuck you, dude.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 88 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

These are people who don't want rights, they want privileges. They don't want equality, they want hierarchy. They can't say "gimme gimme", they say "take America back".

From who? Americans. They want to take what you have. Now that Republicans control the Federal Government they will start to take from each other.

This literally happened during the first Trump administration. Does no Trump supporter remember how they all fought for attention and sucked so badly?

[–] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 31 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

All animals are equal but some are more equal.

[–] Chekhovs_Gun@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

Two legs good, four legs bad.

Edit: actually think I got that backwards.

Four legs good, two legs bad. And if I remember correctly, there was an amendment for ducks/chickens/etc to be good. Haven't read that book in like 35 years.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Right between me and the goddamn tree I want to read under.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 17 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago

This made me laugh a bit harder than expected lol, you're absolutely right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_pwPhFvgNo

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

I'm putting that first line in my pocket and gonna use it often. Thanks

[–] Benjaben@lemmy.world 16 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I remember the hilarious part where they all campaigned for years on "repealing Obamacare". Then they had House and Senate majorities + the Presidency, and guess what didn't get repealed?

It was like that silly video where a dog is barking viciously at another dog, looks super serious and mean, and then the barrier between them is removed and they both act real cool immediately. Then, barrier back in, vicious barking again...

[–] T156@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I remember the hilarious part where they all campaigned for years on "repealing Obamacare". Then they had House and Senate majorities + the Presidency, and guess what didn't get repealed?

For a while, there were a surprising amount of people who wanted to repeal Obamacare, but keep the Affordable Care Act.

Letting it be called Obamacare was probably a misstep for his administration. It'd likely be less disliked if it wasn't tied to his name, and they went with something like "Americare: Because America Cares for you".

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 8 points 5 hours ago

Republicans are the ones that nicknamed it that, to try to make their supporters hate it as much as a Black man, even if it hurts them.

[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 20 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

2016 - It will be so easy, it's the worst law in history. We're going to repeal and replace it in the first week.

2024 - I have concepts of a plan.

How fucking dumb is half the country... At least that fucking dumb.

[–] troglodytis@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Really really fucking dumb.

So dumb I can't help but wonder where I'm that blind

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 2 points 9 hours ago

I like to think that they’re all just non-voting leftists - it helps get me through the day.

[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 37 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Many states put a bounty on anyone found to be helping someone travel out of state to get an abortion.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 26 points 15 hours ago

States specifically target liberal groups for harassment and penalty. Conservative physicians will be ignored.

The point of these witch hunts is to torment opposition groups.

[–] newthrowaway20@lemmy.world 14 points 15 hours ago

I know Texas does this, but do other states?

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 13 points 15 hours ago

Texas also has many local abortion travel bans so you can be punished for using their roads while going to the other states if you can't afford to fly over them.