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keep_left

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15. It's been clear for a long time now that the worst people (psychopaths, etc.) are being allowed...

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #2)

Sun Jul 17, 2022, 03:13 PM

Jul 2022

...to rise to the highest positions of power. And here, we're not just talking about politics. Look at what's been going on in the business world since at least the '80s.

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Republicans' hasty attacks on women show they were never pro-life [View all] Nevilledog Jul 2022 OP

OMG! 2Gingersnaps Jul 2022 #1

The US is filled with sociopaths, haters, control freaks, sadists, religious freaks and more. RKP5637 Jul 2022 #2

And a whole lot of Christian owned hospitals that are the only choice in a region... NullTuples Jul 2022 #12

Yes, I've run into that several times. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2022 #16

As a trans person, with a trans daughter, it is terrifying. Whole swaths of the country NullTuples Jul 2022 #18

The US is frightening on so many levels. I really fear the future of the US. It's already RKP5637 Jul 2022 #19

It's been clear for a long time now that the worst people (psychopaths, etc.) are being allowed... keep_left Jul 2022 #15

And the runaway capitalistic system in the US often rewards them handsomely. The CEO that RKP5637 Jul 2022 #17

The 80s. moondust Jul 2022 #22

Jennifer Rubin is a must-read for me! CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2022 #3

Thanks, I'm glad you mentioned this!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2022 #20

K&R for visibility. crickets Jul 2022 #4

The right is going to kill a lot of their own people. A LOT. Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #5

Even if Mom is still around the eldest girl has to do a lot of the parenting Warpy Jul 2022 #7

Ugh. Yeah, the girls stuck in those types of families Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #24

Not in my extended family Warpy Jul 2022 #25

Good for you guys for escaping that life! Sky Jewels Jul 2022 #26

It wasn't my life, I grew up mostly isolated away from my cousins Warpy Jul 2022 #27

"Pro-Life" them LessAspin Jul 2022 #6

K&R for this post Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2022 #28

If the GOP was pro-life Demobrat Jul 2022 #8

Kick & recommend for visibility. The GOP hates women bronxiteforever Jul 2022 #9

Love Rubin, but the attack isn't just on women. gulliver Jul 2022 #10

I realize that I'm not at risk with this suggestion. NQAS Jul 2022 #11

Not gonna happen. Those facing the loss of their liberty or license will not go out on a limb. Nevilledog Jul 2022 #14

1 in 6 hospital beds is owned by the Church. Their doctors *choose* to follow the Bishops' Directive NullTuples Jul 2022 #21

Conservatives are liars and hypocrites! Ziggysmom Jul 2022 #13

GOP motto: stand by and watch women die Novara Jul 2022 #23