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It's getting more and more distressing to read some DUers rationalize the further restriction of civil rights, such as a woman's right to control her own body. More than once, when it comes to banning abortions or gay marriage, or the Patriot Act, or any number of civil rights-crushing legislation, I hear the following:
"It's what the voters want."
"Hey, it's a red state, what can s/he do? Gotta get reelected!"
"Maybe that's what ____ supports."
Well, excuse the fuck outta me, but when did it become acceptable to Democrats to restrict our civil rights? When did even DUers, for crying out loud, decide that civil rights are somehow up for a vote?
Here's a clue, all you knuckle-dragging anti-equal rights pro-authoritarians: CIVIL RIGHTS ARE NOT UP FOR GRABS. MAJORITY DOES NOT RULE ON THESE ISSUES.
Take the Louisiana abortion ban. Yeah, the south is more conservative. Yeah, Blanco doesn't want to piss off the anti-choicers. Yeah, she's against abortion, and apparently (since she will sign the bill) against her own gender controlling their own bodies. But guess what? IT'S STILL NOT UP FOR DEBATE.
The ban is unconstitutional. When you read about these kinds of anti-civil rights legislations and movements, I submit that your reaction shouldn't be "well, shucks, we need disaffected Republicans to swing our way". Your initial reaction shouldn't be to offer up a rationalization.
Your immediate reaction, if you actually do believe in civil rights, should be to scream bloody murder at the demolition of same! I will say this unequivocally: if you support the restriction of civil rights, I want nothing to do with you. You are worse than useless to us. YOU ARE A PARIAH, and I hope you fuck off and take your freedom-killing myopia with you.
Now, most DUers don't support the evisceration of our civil rights. This is not directed at you. This is directed at the conservative Dems...those DLCers who applaud things like the Patriot Act...the trolls who do nothing but post bad news for us liberals - in short, those who oppose us but think, or give the impression, that they can be part of the party and be against maintaining our civil rights at the same time.
I know the old argument: "but Z, the past was NEVER as rosy as liberals say, blah blah blah". Yeah, I get it. We used to have people like those I'm bitching about in the party. Had 'em for decades, and they fought tooth-and-nail against equality until they finally lost and bailed like the self-interested bigoted traitors they were.
We called those freaks DIXIECRATS.
Do we really want that mindset in the party? If not, fight as hard as you can against this rationalization of the removal of our rights.
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