Official Thread for Abortion Demagoguery

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20,344]

[DDD Dad 14,251]

19 hours ago, Captainant said:

Why the fuck are you voting republican again?

 

18 hours ago, Porterhouse said:

Taxes. But, I haven’t found a R worthy of voting for since ‘12, and I haven’t done so, yet posters like @Brisketexan and you will falsely claim that’s exactly what I’ve done. GOP has such a serious problem moving forward that I find myself embarrassed to be associated with the party.  I weep for the future. 

This is such a cop out.  

18 hours ago, Captainant said:

Have you voted against republicans, or merely abstaining from the vote and your duty as an American citizen?

 

18 hours ago, Porterhouse said:

Abstained from 2016 onwards. If these two parties want to put a worthy candidate in front of me, I’d vote.  But they haven’t and so I won’t. I wonder if that will change in ‘24. I’m not hopeful. You can talk about “duty” all you want; I’m very purposely carrying out what I believe should be carried out. 

I disagree with fatty in that, I don’t care that a certain party wants to move on from my industry; it cannot and it tends to do things to make it more profitable.  And therefore I’m generally not complaining. 

Again, a cop out.  Not voting against a party with whom you're embarrassed to be associated is roughly equivalent to voting for them.

Be better.  Join those of us whose embarrassment with our party forced us to vote for the lesser of two evils.  Voting for the lesser of the evils is the first step to eradicating the greater evil.

[DDD Dad 14,251]

14 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

I’m on record in first few pages ON Jan 6 stating my feeling on it.  I’ll just say I shed no tears for Ashli Babbit (sp?).   I’m also on record with my thoughts on this stripping of women’s rights, and it aligns with the centrist D’s (what we’ve had in place my entire adult life).  I even spoke a bit when it was overturned about my wife’s (unexpected to me) visceral reaction.  I’m not on record on LGBQT+ threads but I’m a big don’t fuck with peoples lives type.  People have misconstrued what I’ve said in threads about tax policy to paint me as someone who hates the poor, but I really dgaf. There’s ~15 posters on this board that I’d worry about how they feel about me (yourself included) so it’s easy for it to fall off my back.    I’ll admit, I’m probably on record starting id prefer a more “conservative” court, but I never thought we’d get to where we are over the last few weeks.  If I understood that then, I wouldn’t have had that opinion. 

[DDD Dad 14,251]

14 hours ago, troph said:

One day maybe. Right now I honestly don’t think so. I would LOVE to one day have the privilege to consider voting Republican but not only does my queer ass not have that privilege I honestly and sincerely as a human, a lawyer, a Texan and outdoorswoman and a parent of three ostensibly straight cisgender boys can’t see how me or any of us have the privilege to sit this one or the next few out. It’s a grave grave crisis right now. 

Good to see you're back posting again, btw.

[hobbes2702 12,844]

There was a time where I would have applauded someone abstaining from voting because the candidates simply weren’t good enough. I understand that thinking for sure.
The problem is we aren’t in regular times where that is enough. The only political message you are sending by abstaining is that both parties are equally bad. That’s just not true, and currently is not acceptable if your goal is to preserve democracy. You can be unhappy with Dems but they are the only thing preventing the pubs from overthrowing democracy for good. Sack up, hold your nose, whatever it is that makes you feel better about it. Either vote democracy or you are supporting authoritarianism because you still believe the fairy tales that the GOP has been selling about evil dems.

[Neonmoon 38,127]

 

 

[Guest]

38 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

 

This is such a cop out.  

 

Again, a cop out.  Not voting against a party with whom you're embarrassed to be associated is roughly equivalent to voting for them.

Be better.  Join those of us whose embarrassment with our party forced us to vote for the lesser of two evils.  Voting for the lesser of the evils is the first step to eradicating the greater evil.

I’ll never vote for subpar candidates. If Obama were running for a second term, I’d vote for him. I’m not going to vote Biden. He’s a disaster that has the good fortune of being trumped by…Trump. You can call it a cop out and say I’m tacitly voting for a Republican and I feel zero shame. One party has got to put someone worthy out there, or I’ll very willfully exercise my right to not vote. 

[hobbes2702 12,844]

9 minutes ago, Porterhouse said:

I’ll never vote for subpar candidates. If Obama were running for a second term, I’d vote for him. I’m not going to vote Biden. He’s a disaster that has the good fortune of being trumped by…Trump. You can call it a cop out and say I’m tacitly voting for a Republican and I feel zero shame. One party has got to put someone worthy out there, or I’ll very willfully exercise my right to not vote. 

Something worthy like democracy? Seems like something worth voting for.

Edited June 30, 2022 by hobbes2702

[DDD Dad 14,251]

32 minutes ago, Porterhouse said:

I’ll never vote for subpar candidates. If Obama were running for a second term, I’d vote for him. I’m not going to vote Biden. He’s a disaster that has the good fortune of being trumped by…Trump. You can call it a cop out and say I’m tacitly voting for a Republican and I feel zero shame. One party has got to put someone worthy out there, or I’ll very willfully exercise my right to not vote. 

That is certainly your right.  I'd personally rather you exercise that right more effectively by canceling out someone else who is exercising their right to vote in the bigger shitbag/disaster/subpar candidate.

[hobbes2702 12,844]

Seriously tell me the thing so abhorrent about Dems that you are willing to bring about the end of American democracy as we know it? Talk about missing the forest for the trees.

[chainsaw 9,838]

This is just dumb. At least do the bare minimum.

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Seriously tell me the thing so abhorrent about Dems that you are willing to bring about the end of American democracy as we know it? Talk about missing the forest for the trees.

You guys are repeating this so much I am convinced you believe it. Why don’t we wait and see who the candidate is?  If Trump or a Trump-approved minion, I’m voting Biden. 

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,843]

1 hour ago, Neonmoon said:

 

 

jfc, really? fucking really, people? this is what you want? I wish ball cancer on anyone who supports this shit. fuck you.

[hobbes2702 12,844]

22 minutes ago, Porterhouse said:

You guys are repeating this so much I am convinced you believe it. Why don’t we wait and see who the candidate is?  If Trump or a Trump-approved minion, I’m voting Biden. 

There’s no one in the Republican Party that isn’t trump approved. This is just dumb. And it’s not even a trump problem. The whole party is anti democracy. What are you missing? What don’t you believe?

Edited June 30, 2022 by hobbes2702

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,843]

wonder how many young women looking at colleges or are already there are now looking to transfer to a state that hasn't lost its goddamn mind? good have large impact on red state unis

[4th&Five 41,461]

12 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

wonder how many young women looking at colleges or are already there are now looking to transfer to a state that hasn't lost its goddamn mind? good have large impact on red state unis

Mine are a few years off but I’m getting them far from here. 

[DDD Dad 14,251]

1 hour ago, Porterhouse said:

You guys are repeating this so much I am convinced you believe it. Why don’t we wait and see who the candidate is?  If Trump or a Trump-approved minion, I’m voting Biden. 

You know there are elections this year, right?

[hobbes2702 12,844]

4 minutes ago, DDD Dad said:

You know there are elections this year, right?

I’d love to hear which Republicans he would vote for over Biden. I’m sure it’s perfectly reasonable

[Guest]

6 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

There’s no one in the Republican Party that isn’t trump approved. This is just dumb. And it’s not even a trump problem. The whole party is anti democracy. What are you missing? What don’t you believe?

I’m not fast forwarding 2 years just yet. 

[CooterBrown 17,911]

Mine are a few years off but I’m getting them far from here. 

We are visiting schools in Colorado and the Pacific NW over the next year. My girls aren’t allowed to entertain the idea of staying in Texas.

[hobbes2702 12,844]

16 minutes ago, Porterhouse said:

I’m not fast forwarding 2 years just yet. 

I too like to ignore things right in front of my face.

[Brisketexan 104,624]

44 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

wonder how many young women looking at colleges or are already there are now looking to transfer to a state that hasn't lost its goddamn mind? good have large impact on red state unis

I am exactly the kind of person a state wants to keep in-state.  Thus, 30+ years ago, the State of Texas purposefully invested in me, and it has paid off quite a bit (I am a large economic positive to the state, from more than just my regular BBQ purchases).

My kids are even more the kind of person a state wants to keep in-state.  They couldn't GTFO of here fast enough.  The chances of either returning are quite low.

Then add a layer, and think of drawing talent.  If you are LGBT, or you are a minority, or a young woman, when you look at job postings in Texas, are you much more inclined to "nope" right past them?  Hell yes you are.  If you are an OB=GYN looking for a placement, are you going to do all you can to avoid a state that would imprison you for following the Hippocratic oath?  Yep, folks on this board have already relayed such stories.

Texas is effectuating a brain-drain.  Favorable tax treatment and creating a regulation-free hellscape are only going to go so far.  An enterprise might move its 100 person HQ here for tax purposes, but it's 5,000 person highly educated workforce is going to be in places where the company can attract talent.  Texas is consuming its seed stock.  The intellectual crop yield in the coming years is going to plummet.  

[Hank Scorpio 17,723]

 

[tchookem 3,900]

I am exactly the kind of person a state wants to keep in-state.  Thus, 30+ years ago, the State of Texas purposefully invested in me, and it has paid off quite a bit (I am a large economic positive to the state, from more than just my regular BBQ purchases).
My kids are even more the kind of person a state wants to keep in-state.  They couldn't GTFO of here fast enough.  The chances of either returning are quite low.
Then add a layer, and think of drawing talent.  If you are LGBT, or you are a minority, or a young woman, when you look at job postings in Texas, are you much more inclined to "nope" right past them?  Hell yes you are.  If you are an OB=GYN looking for a placement, are you going to do all you can to avoid a state that would imprison you for following the Hippocratic oath?  Yep, folks on this board have already relayed such stories.
Texas is effectuating a brain-drain.  Favorable tax treatment and creating a regulation-free hellscape are only going to go so far.  An enterprise might move its 100 person HQ here for tax purposes, but it's 5,000 person highly educated workforce is going to be in places where the company can attract talent.  Texas is consuming its seed stock.  The intellectual crop yield in the coming years is going to plummet.  

Don't care; owned Libs.

Seriously, the people in Belton and Marshall don't care about attracting anybody to Texas, much less "those kinds of people". Qualifications be damned. Besides, that's a problem for the big cities. Hell, the people of Midland and Baytown don't care as long as O&G is paying out.

How am I farther out on the ledge than you on this?

[Willfully Horn 7,913]

2 hours ago, Porterhouse said:

You guys are repeating this so much I am convinced you believe it.

Guilty. Been asking for examples of the radical D accomplishments, which are often mentioned but not defined. OTOH, the new right is on the record, and funded by billionaire Peter Thiel. I linked you the Yarvin piece. Maybe a more general look at the players will help you understand why this election and the next are described as existential threats

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/inside-the-new-right-where-peter-thiel-is-placing-his-biggest-bets/amp

Edited June 30, 2022 by Willfully Horn
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[Brisketexan 104,624]

14 minutes ago, tchookem said:

Don't care; owned Libs.

Seriously, the people in Belton and Marshall don't care about attracting anybody to Texas, much less "those kinds of people". Qualifications be damned. Besides, that's a problem for the big cities. Hell, the people of Midland and Baytown don't care as long as O&G is paying out.

How am I farther out on the ledge than you on this?

Oh, you're not.  What the Belton and Marshall crowd doesn't get is that -- as much as they want to believe their local O&G and ranching pays the bills for this state -- intellectual capital is where Texas' growth and prosperity lies.  Want to have even shittier roads, shittier universities, shittier everything?  Drive out the economic engine of the new economy.  A declining state hurts all of them, but I agree......they ain't gonna see it until it's WAY too late.

[gyroprotagonist 2,591]

4 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

 

 

where's that dickhead who said 'two wrongs don't make a right' as justification for forcing rape victims to carry the fetus?  

[Biff Tannen 45,495]

2 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I am exactly the kind of person a state wants to keep in-state.  Thus, 30+ years ago, the State of Texas purposefully invested in me, and it has paid off quite a bit (I am a large economic positive to the state, from more than just my regular BBQ purchases).

My kids are even more the kind of person a state wants to keep in-state.  They couldn't GTFO of here fast enough.  The chances of either returning are quite low.

Then add a layer, and think of drawing talent.  If you are LGBT, or you are a minority, or a young woman, when you look at job postings in Texas, are you much more inclined to "nope" right past them?  Hell yes you are.  If you are an OB=GYN looking for a placement, are you going to do all you can to avoid a state that would imprison you for following the Hippocratic oath?  Yep, folks on this board have already relayed such stories.

Texas is effectuating a brain-drain.  Favorable tax treatment and creating a regulation-free hellscape are only going to go so far.  An enterprise might move its 100 person HQ here for tax purposes, but it's 5,000 person highly educated workforce is going to be in places where the company can attract talent.  Texas is consuming its seed stock.  The intellectual crop yield in the coming years is going to plummet.  

The tech company I work for posted it’s weekly “open jobs” internal email today and the austin openings were about triple the normal volume. I attribute it to our refusal to allow full time remote, but to your point, filling these roles may be even harder now. 

[lemonlime 5,503]

 

[WhatTheBuck 28,712]

7 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

That’s the second time I’ve seen this posted. I still haven’t seen the comments from her high school friends. Post those. 

[hobbes2702 12,844]

10 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

That’s the second time I’ve seen this posted. I still haven’t seen the comments from her high school friends. Post those. 

No shit

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,843]

I assumed that she WAS the HS she is referring to. no?

[hobbes2702 12,844]

3 hours ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

I assumed that she WAS the HS she is referring to. no?

Then give us the deets

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,843]

3 hours ago, hobbes2702 said:

Then give us the deets

isn't it kinda implied? if she is one of the "the friends" then she is already spilling the beans. i don't think there is much more to it. unfortunately. but still, Ivanka got an abortion. whose? I dunno, whose lap has she been in the most?....

[Caponata 151]

 

[Willfully Horn 7,913]

7 minutes ago, Caponata said:

 

You’re pissed at Joe for making a faustian deal with McConnell, too? Cool, cool. Joe served his purpose. Primary him.

[WhatTheBuck 28,712]

1 hour ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

isn't it kinda implied? if she is one of the "the friends" then she is already spilling the beans. i don't think there is much more to it. unfortunately. but still, Ivanka got an abortion. whose? I dunno, whose lap has she been in the most?....

If her pregnancy was...ahem...the result of incest then I fully support the choice to terminate it.

[jimmyjazz 45,558]

This line of thought is so gross.  I really hope it was just the HS QB or some other kid.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,843]

12 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

This line of thought is so gross.  I really hope it was just the HS QB or some other kid.

and yet it's still plausible.

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,843]

is.... is it finally happening? are these chucklefucks finally tripping over their dicks to the point that even the corporations are gonna have to stand up to them? I just don't understand it

 

[jimmyjazz 45,558]

"Pro-business".

[Caponata 151]

9 hours ago, Willfully Horn said:

You’re pissed at Joe for making a faustian deal with McConnell, too? Cool, cool. Joe served his purpose. Primary him.

 

Doubt that will happen, but if they do who would be a good choice to primary him? 

[Willfully Horn 7,913]

1 minute ago, Caponata said:

 

Doubt that will happen, but if they do who would be a good choice to primary him? 

I am a fan of Elizabeth Warren. I like Katie Porter even more.

[chainsaw 9,838]

9 hours ago, Willfully Horn said:

You’re pissed at Joe for making a faustian deal with McConnell, too? Cool, cool. Joe served his purpose. Primary him.

All we need is a bloc of D senators with spines to block this nom, right?

[Caponata 151]

7 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

is.... is it finally happening? are these chucklefucks finally tripping over their dicks to the point that even the corporations are gonna have to stand up to them? I just don't understand it

 

Glad I moved to California, yeah we have our problems but jfc Texas is fucking nuts.

[Caponata 151]

1 minute ago, Willfully Horn said:

I am a fan of Elizabeth Warren. I like Katie Porter even more.

I like Warren as a policy maker but making it through the brutal grind of an election cycle idk. 

[hobbes2702 12,844]

42 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

is.... is it finally happening? are these chucklefucks finally tripping over their dicks to the point that even the corporations are gonna have to stand up to them? I just don't understand it

 

Corporations as our thought and moral leaders is absolute nightmare fuel. 

Edited July 1, 2022 by hobbes2702

[Longhorn_Fan68 33,843]

2 minutes ago, hobbes2702 said:

Corporations as our thought and moral leaders is absolute nightmare fuel. 

no one is suggesting that. not even close. but at some point even they have to stand up go, "come on, what the fuck?"

[tchookem 3,900]

is.... is it finally happening? are these chucklefucks finally tripping over their dicks to the point that even the corporations are gonna have to stand up to them? I just don't understand it
 

Well before they could play performative politics with Roe. Now that the dog caught that car they have to find something else to *say* they're going to do until their forced to actually do it, then they'll move onto the next thing.

[hobbes2702 12,844]

6 minutes ago, Longhorn_Fan68 said:

no one is suggesting that. not even close. but at some point even they have to stand up go, "come on, what the fuck?"

No no no I’m not saying anyone is. I just mean that we are having to depend on them right now to fight for morals for us because politicians are failing to do so. I worry about how people will view them moving forward and not realize that they aren’t our friends. 

Edited July 1, 2022 by hobbes2702