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Agree on the anecdotal point about 2024 not even coming close to the emotional heights, outbursts, and "Pussy Grabs Back" marches of the 2016 years- and I currently reside in a liberal college town where I am fairly sure everyone and their pets voted for Harris. But while it's true I see more resignation and staring-into-space than anger, I'll give it a couple of weeks before I jump to conclusions.
Somewhat adjacent to the vibes about freedom, choice, and being told what to do, I was chatting with a female pro-choice friend today. Not surprisingly, she was not thrilled about the election results, but she also said that she was irked by messaging that Harris "deserved" to be president, because even though she agreed with the principle that Trump was worse, it just reminded her too much of nice guys who complain that they "deserve" to get laid just because pickup scumbags and celebrities accused of domestic violence get laid all the time...
Good to read a sane take on Covid vax mandates. I write from a left perspective and I was always against Covid vaccine mandates tied to employment. They were dystopian and deeply anti-labor, and still linger in blue states with certain jobs. I also do know people who had adverse reactions to the vaccine. You can say this now without being canceled but you couldn't a few years back.
It was really rare to find other liberals or leftists who opposed them at the time, or who were willing to admit it publicly. I got vaccinated by choice, but I also knew people with adverse reactions and other good reasons they didn't want it, and in the end, I just can't justify forcing someone to inject something into their body against their will to be able to feed themselves. I agree, it was/is deeply anti-labor and dystopian.
The overall impression from the election is that abortion is not a wedge issue. If you put it on the ballot it gets a lot of support. But if you say "vote for this person who will make milk more expensive so you can have the option of murdering your baby" they balk.
I think the issue with mostly resolve via referendum because people want to unbundle it from broader political concerns.
That's how I'm starting to feel now, as well. As long as no one manages to pass a national ban... at which point I think there would be a lot of ugly states' rights fights.
Math is racist,data-driven analysis and showing up on time is white supremacist,Iman khelif is female,the black British girl murderer is Christian,Joe biden is mentally stable,polls show harris wining,Trump wants to criminalize abortion and promote project 25,academia discriminates against women and they make only 60% of students/teachers,black babies are safer with black doctors,secret service is more effective if it is 30%female,elon musk is low iq,white people are the most racist demographic,Billionaires support Trump because of tax cuts(75%of them vote dem),Israel abuses more human rights than hamas/Iran/China,capitalism makes people poor and evolutionary psychology iss pseudoscience.Why people don't trust institutions???
Agree on the anecdotal point about 2024 not even coming close to the emotional heights, outbursts, and "Pussy Grabs Back" marches of the 2016 years- and I currently reside in a liberal college town where I am fairly sure everyone and their pets voted for Harris. But while it's true I see more resignation and staring-into-space than anger, I'll give it a couple of weeks before I jump to conclusions.
Somewhat adjacent to the vibes about freedom, choice, and being told what to do, I was chatting with a female pro-choice friend today. Not surprisingly, she was not thrilled about the election results, but she also said that she was irked by messaging that Harris "deserved" to be president, because even though she agreed with the principle that Trump was worse, it just reminded her too much of nice guys who complain that they "deserve" to get laid just because pickup scumbags and celebrities accused of domestic violence get laid all the time...
Good to read a sane take on Covid vax mandates. I write from a left perspective and I was always against Covid vaccine mandates tied to employment. They were dystopian and deeply anti-labor, and still linger in blue states with certain jobs. I also do know people who had adverse reactions to the vaccine. You can say this now without being canceled but you couldn't a few years back.
It was really rare to find other liberals or leftists who opposed them at the time, or who were willing to admit it publicly. I got vaccinated by choice, but I also knew people with adverse reactions and other good reasons they didn't want it, and in the end, I just can't justify forcing someone to inject something into their body against their will to be able to feed themselves. I agree, it was/is deeply anti-labor and dystopian.
Voting in Pima County was interesting. So many choices!
Im currently on an intentional community in Turkey.
The rest of the world is just doing its thing.
The overall impression from the election is that abortion is not a wedge issue. If you put it on the ballot it gets a lot of support. But if you say "vote for this person who will make milk more expensive so you can have the option of murdering your baby" they balk.
I think the issue with mostly resolve via referendum because people want to unbundle it from broader political concerns.
That's how I'm starting to feel now, as well. As long as no one manages to pass a national ban... at which point I think there would be a lot of ugly states' rights fights.