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by divided 4y ago
Saying Kansas having proportional power is “no power” is highly disingenuous. When you rephrase your question to something that isn’t clearly loaded with bias: How would it be fair for Kansas to have power proportional to its population fed
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by divided 4y ago
This has always been a weird belief to me. California is the US’s best economy and a leader in science, art, technology, education, trade, manufacturing, and agriculture. It has led the way on many civil rights issues which later end up bei
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by divided 4y ago
I think it’s very worthwhile to want to find a methodology behind this, but I think it’s naive to believe most Americans wouldn’t support this. The popular vote is 7-1 in the previous 8 elections for one party, although the electoral colleg
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by divided 4y ago
The “tyranny of the majority” makes people feel smart when they say it.
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by divided 4y ago
I think this might be an argument based on fantasy. The best parallel might be the end of colonialism in different nations, but that’s a stretch. Those territories which declared their independence were often unrepresented (not proportional
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by divided 4y ago
The only thing worse than the tyranny of the majority is the tyranny of the minority, which we see happening today around bodily autonomy and LGBTQ. Also this fear of tyranny of the majority is widely ignorant of US history. It has happened
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by divided 4y ago
In my experience, news programs are very precise over using “alleged” or “suspected” when describing defendants until they’ve been proven guilty. And they quickly issue corrections when known facts change. Opinion programs, however, can be
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by divided 4y ago
Yes, Justice Thomas mentions some of the most major 14th amendment rulings and says they were ruled wrongly. One conspicuously missing ruling was Loving v Virginia. The one that prevented states from banning interracial marriage. Does this
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by divided 4y ago
The "bubble" tends to claim the numbers are 60-70% (and higher in tech companies). Polling shows the numbers between 60-70%. No, most self described progressives would not be surprised that the numbers are where they say they are.
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by divided 4y ago
That feels like a distinction without a difference. If he and 4 others rule that the court overstepped its bounds, states will determine those behaviors to be illegal. So if you admit he's willing to overthrow the precedent, and you ag
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by divided 4y ago
Oh sorta like how people in restaurants don't have to wash their hands. Or doctors don't have to wash their hands. And others don't have to pass their drivers license test to drive on the roads. And public school students don
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by divided 4y ago
I admire that you have such a loving connection to your children. And I get what you mean with survival, it’s a commonly discussed point in these debates. I think for the pro-choice side, if the technology existed to incubate outside the wo
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by divided 4y ago
On face value sure it may look more restrictive, but it’s not a simple comparison. The exceptions for their 12 week limit are some of the PRIMARY reasons to get an abortion. In that regard, the soft 12 week limit could be more permissive of
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by divided 4y ago
…the entire time? I think you’re trying to ask a poignant question, but it misses the point. The fetus’ body is not the mother’s body, and bodily autonomy dictates one isn’t obligated to give their body for another’s survival. Removing the
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by divided 4y ago
Yes, a poor 15 year old in Mississippi can SIMPLY cross three or four states to get her abortion done. Problem solved, folks.
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by divided 4y ago
There is a lot of misinformation packed in two small paragraphs. Let’s try to unpack. First, are you aware that the right for individuals to bear arms was not considered a right by judicial opinion for most of US history until 2008? For ins
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by divided 4y ago
I’d like to engage, but I’m unsure what your point is. Adding exceptions is antithetical to the belief it is murder. One does not get to murder another person because they were a child of incest. On the other hand, not adding an exception f
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by divided 4y ago
You’ve missed the point in the quote you pulled. Assault is hardly an unknown circumstance. To draw the parallel to a newborn, some pass away from SIDS, some from abuse, some from malnutrition. Investigations are performed in suspicious cir
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by divided 4y ago
I’m aware and it’s terrifying. Traditionally most anti-abortion advocates supported the exception, and I still believe most Republican voters support the exception. But they elect extremists to govern. I’d like to believe being more aware o
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by divided 4y ago
Do you really believe all miscarriages are random and that none are due to alcohol, drugs, malnutrition, or other reasons? Now hopefully in the future the argument won’t strike you as odd.
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by divided 4y ago
Abortion is clearly not murder. Treating it as such has horrible implications. Let’s start with the belief that life starts at conception. With this belief, a fetus is equivalent in protection to a newborn. Following this, voluntarily endin
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by divided 4y ago
Wrong and naive. Wrong because Roe v Wade was decided in 1973, the rate went from roughly 14 to 23 (a 64% increase). Naive because as Jim said, the article clearly states the numbers are voluntarily given and therefore would not include ill
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by divided 4y ago
Right, they can. Undoubtedly kicking someone off a private platform can cause them harm, sometimes significant harm. We agree there. Where I disagree is the term goverment-like enforcement implies more than de-platforming. Seizing assets is
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by divided 4y ago
I’m interested in examples of where breaking a company’s rules has led to fines or imprisonment—particularly ones _enforced_ by the tech monopoly—that didn’t also involve breaking laws. Not talking about the flaws in technology (your exampl
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by divided 4y ago
It is a stretch to call enforcing terms of service “government-like” rules and enforcement. This is like calling a restaurant hanging up a “no shirt, no shoes, no service” sign the same. And thus far I haven’t seen them issue fines or impri