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> It’s not something the GOP ginned up to get votes FFS. You're wrong on this one. The GOP is unbelievably craven and corrupt. Paul Weyrich (founder of the sup
by camgunz 3y ago
> It’s not something the GOP ginned up to get votes FFS.
You're wrong on this one. The GOP is unbelievably craven and corrupt. Paul Weyrich (founder of the super successful conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation) explicitly demagogued the abortion issue to activate evangelical voters and create a large conservative voting bloc (with the ultimate end of creating segregated Christian schools) [0]. He wrote about it himself; he's proud of it.
[0]: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133/ https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-ri...