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Valeri in SoCal's avatar

It has come down to this:

• Democrats are pro-democracy.

• Republicans are against democracy.

There is no democracy for women who are denied reproductive rights. Forcing women to give birth, even when the fetus has a fatal anomaly (or has already died in the uterus) is forced labor — essentially slavery without the whips and chains. Even forcing women with an unwanted pregnancy to give birth is forced labor.

So called “pro-life” abortion bans have shown us what it means to deny women essential healthcare; “pro-life” is simply code for “let women suffer, risk permanent impairment, and death.” If this wasn’t true, the. they would fix the terrible laws causing harm to women. Instead, “pro-lifers” say the bans are working as intended and they want to end all abortions with a national ban.

Donald Trump did this. He boasts of his role in overturning Roe. It’s the one thing he has said which is true: he did this.

The Republicans are rallying behind him, even though he is a convicted felon, convicted on 34 counts. Their revered felon has 3 more indictments to face in court, another (richly deserved) 54 charges in multiple jurisdictions authorized by impartial grand juries. Instead of honoring their oaths of office and supporting our judicial system, the felon’s Republican toadies are kissing his ass and working hard to destroy democracy. They have all got to go.

The contrast in the two presidential candidates couldn’t be more stark. Donald Trump dug his own hole. He was found guilty of sexual assault (what the judge said is commonly called “rape”). Now he is fighting for himself, so he can “fix” his legal troubles and has plans (Project 2025) to destroy democracy — if we let him. He will tell any lie and promote hatred and division to get a second term — if we let him.

Joe Biden is fighting hard for everyday people and is pro-democracy. He’s not perfect, but he’s a decent human being and he’s not a convicted felon. Joe Biden will protect these United States — if we let him.

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S. Dae's avatar

Not all Republicans are racist.

But most racist are Republicans.

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