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Pro-Life? (Original Post) Jim G. Sep 2021 OP
Or a girl LakeArenal Sep 2021 #1
The marginalization of women masquerades as "protecting" them walkingman Sep 2021 #2
It's the "warrior" shit. jaxexpat Sep 2021 #6
This issue has always been about controlling women's bodies dlk Sep 2021 #7
or simply 'born' Wicked Blue Sep 2021 #3
Bingo. LakeArenal Sep 2021 #4
Plus 1 Buzz cook Sep 2021 #5
EXACTLY! Born then forgotten until your eighteen birthday when you are of draft age. usaf-vet Sep 2021 #9
Republicans have turned into the Pro-Death Party. Lonestarblue Sep 2021 #8
I see we are basically on the same page. usaf-vet Sep 2021 #10

walkingman

(7,599 posts)
2. The marginalization of women masquerades as "protecting" them
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 12:27 PM
Sep 2021

and even “exalting” them. Women are set apart, separated, and given less value and worth by most religious traditions. These attitudes serve to deny the human race the fullness of female gifts and a female perspective on life.

jaxexpat

(6,818 posts)
6. It's the "warrior" shit.
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 02:31 PM
Sep 2021

That's every man's bottom line excuse for all his faults, "well, like, uh, I'm the strong protector of you weak women with your weird plumbing and stuff". And for every female out there whos buys that load of crap, you're worse than the men.

dlk

(11,558 posts)
7. This issue has always been about controlling women's bodies
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 02:36 PM
Sep 2021

and maintaining their status as second class citizens. The idea of women as chattel isn’t that far behind us.

usaf-vet

(6,181 posts)
9. EXACTLY! Born then forgotten until your eighteen birthday when you are of draft age.
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 02:59 PM
Sep 2021

If you survive the war of that generation.

Then you are ignored as a veteran to struggle along and seen as a liability.

Then comes social security (if you survive) without a national healthcare system.

Then the same party that used you in the abortion fight 6 or 7 decades ago Will go out of their way to further ignore your needs.

After all, if you die you leave all that Social Security money that would have been yours.

So that maybe just maybe they will finally privatize Social Security and bleed it dry while further enriching themselves.

It looks more and more that is the "life" plan they want us all to lead.

The Pro-Life party what a sick f**king joke.

Lonestarblue

(9,977 posts)
8. Republicans have turned into the Pro-Death Party.
Sun Sep 5, 2021, 02:42 PM
Sep 2021

Deliberately spread Covid by refusing vaccines so more people die.

Refuse to allow children to wear masks or be vaccinated so more children die.

Step up federal and state executions, including of possibly innocent people, so more people die.

Prevent women from getting needed reproductive health care so more women die.

Refuse to create safe foster care systems for the unwanted children they force women to bear, so more children die.

Refuse to spend money on healthcare for poor people so more people die of treatable illnesses.

Refuse to require healthcare workers in places like elder care facilities to be vaccinated so more people die.

Refuse to do anything about climate warming so storms and wildfires are worse and more people die.

Pretend that the police are always justified in killing people, especially black people, and grant them immunity so more people die.

We should just rename them the Let People Die Party.

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