07-30-2016, 02:38 PM
A relevant rant I ran into on Reddit:
Quote:You know, I liked progress. I still remember, albeit vaguely, the day that gay marriage was ruled legal by the supreme court. I haven't watched coverage of Roe V Wade back when it was in the court, but I imagine if I had been around to see it, I would have been proud too.
And now, all I can think of is that in a trump pence presidency, all gay marriages might suddenly be nullified. All of them. All of that "love wins" stuff? Gone, worthless, destroyed. The whole struggle? Set back years, possibly 50-100. I don't know how many protections pence would remove, but if I would hazard a guess, I'd guess he'd put the idea of gay people being human into question, just so his right wing buddies could use those guns they love so much.
Roe V Wade? Gone. Hell, contraception would be gone! And don't think you could use porn to get off, that would be endangering public health, and they would make it illegal somehow. Women in the military? I wouldn't be surprised if pence launched a campaign that would oppose women getting jobs, thus freeing up their time to be "in their place", IE slaving over a hot stove and kids all day instead of ever having fulfilling careers.
It occurs to me that I'm probably venting right now. Fuck it. Religion? Everywhere. Your kid would be proselytized to without your consent in school, whether you be atheist, muslim, buddhist, or even christian.
Black Lives Matter protests would either be gunned down in the street or end up with all the protesters in jail for "disturbing the peace". Muslims would eventually end up in damn camps.
We could fight, but with a republican president and congress, it would be nearly hopeless.
And that's why I don't care how hardcore for bernie you still are, if jill stein doesn't provide anything close to adequate presidential competition, you have to vote hillary and democrats down tickets. You have to. And not just for your rights, not just for my rights, but for the rights of every minority and female american. This isn't just about you anymore. This is about every progressive movement in america. Even if hillary isn't amazing, at the very least you'll be electing democratic governors and senators and congresspeople down ticket so that countless human fucking rights are preserved, instead of smashed with a big trump hammer.
There we go. It's up to you, america. Although I'd honestly rather have denmark (#1 happiest nation in the world) picking our president right now. Clearly, we're drunk at the wheel.
#MakeTheDemocratsGreatAgain