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In reply to the discussion: Who is the genius [View all]cyclonefence
(4,483 posts)39. I've been puzzled by the recent spate of posts suggesting abortion rights are negotiable
and not important enough to insist on. They make me sick.
How a candidate stands re: abortion rights is a valuable, necessary litmus test revealing how he or she (but mostly he) stands on women's rights in general. Hell, it isn't even about women's rights--it's about whether women are adult human beings.
I am out of patience even with the good guys like Biden and Kaine, who *have* to say "well, personally, I'm opposed to abortion, but..." Grow up. Either you respect women as equal human beings or you don't. And frankly, I don't *want* the votes of people who don't understand that.
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we will lose some red districts. that is what you get w a 50 state strategy, but
mopinko
Aug 2017
#21
Your posts are cathartic to me at least. So in one little way they are valuable.
boston bean
Aug 2017
#49
They are a special breed. It is not but for that one issue they would vote democrat.
boston bean
Aug 2017
#11
you're not citing any data for your original claim that there are no anti-choice Democrats.
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#31
If you don't live in a conservative district, there is exactly a zero percent chance
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#23
"this is about a concerted effort to try to reduce the majority to second class citizenship"
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#50
I've been puzzled by the recent spate of posts suggesting abortion rights are negotiable
cyclonefence
Aug 2017
#39
Why are there several angry posts about divisiveness & such re women's rights today?
Honeycombe8
Aug 2017
#46