@Maritimemaggie @PoliticalCupid A lot of us just feeling our way and learning. Happy to see you on here!
How long before women in America are prosecuted for having a miscarriage that they can't prove was an abortion? How long before doctors and nurses are prosecuted for not reporting the loss of a pregnancy in one of their patients?
They are already trying. This was from 2019 but imagine if it was later this year after R v. W. is overturned.
https://www.legalreader.com/georgia-plans-to-enact-law-that-could-make-miscarriages-illegal/
For resistance to work it needs to be tangible and observable beyond an occasional small win in congress.
We need to take a page out of the Trumpers’ (unburnt, unbanned) books and organise, complete with identity symbols and all of it. Let them feel that they are in the minority
Acting like the culture war doesn’t exist or matter is incredibly stupid. It’s the war for who we are as a people. Some level of decency must win to have a functional society that keeps graft and corruption in check
“The history of diverse societies is grim,” warns Yascha Mounk in the opening pages of “The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure.” https://wapo.st/3LC1DzF
@Maritimemaggie I’m in Florida, our Gov is trying to make schools vanilla
I’s the gal that built the boat and I’s the gal who sails her.
Just feeling my way around right now. Follow Canadian and US politics. Hook rugs on the side.