gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoAn Alabama woman was imprisoned for ‘endangering’ her fetus. She gave birth in a jail showerwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square338fedilinkarrow-up11.45Karrow-down122cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up77·edit-21 year agoThe conservatives’ platform is entirely logical: Removing education, opportunities, and social safety nets keeps people ignorant, poor, and vulnerable. Without government willing to help, people in need are forced to turn to the church. Religion breeds more conservatives. (Forced-birth polices not only take step #3 literally, but also enhance step #1 by burdening young people with kids they aren’t ready for.)
minus-squarePeleSpirit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·1 year agoThey need the poors to fight their wars and work on their factory floors.
minus-squarejasorylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe irony of course being that both of these pay better than average.
The conservatives’ platform is entirely logical:
Removing education, opportunities, and social safety nets keeps people ignorant, poor, and vulnerable.
Without government willing to help, people in need are forced to turn to the church.
Religion breeds more conservatives.
(Forced-birth polices not only take step #3 literally, but also enhance step #1 by burdening young people with kids they aren’t ready for.)
They need the poors to fight their wars and work on their factory floors.
The irony of course being that both of these pay better than average.