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In reply to the discussion: Is left wing outrage as unhinged as right wing outrage? [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)...we just fundamentally disagree on whether these recent SC decisions are "hair-on-fire"-worthy. I say yes, you say no, I think you are utterly and horribly wrong.
Utterly, because you fail to notice that this is exactly the agenda that has been spelled out by the loony right wing religious wackos for lo, these many years: twist free speech until it protects the shouters and the harassers and does not protect women when they seek legally protected medical care; twist freedom of religion until it means we don't have to follow your stupid laws, not if we have some religious belief that affects ONLY women, that is...
Horribly, because this attitude of complacency is exactly why we are where we are today: because we did not resist their little steps here and there, because we kept agreeing that women's reproductive rights are up for debate; because in our willingness to hear the other side, we have enabled the religious nut cases to dictate policy to our hopelessly compromised elected representatives; because even our most "liberal" brethren will counsel us to not worry our pretty little heads, it's not such a big deal after all... and now hear we are, sliding down the courthouse steps on our butts while the PTB blast us with fire hoses.
Ptfooey. I'll go with hair-on-fire, thanks.