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In reply to the discussion: The war is over, and we lost. [View all]Pototan
(2,216 posts)Start to worry about you and yours. If you live in a restrictive abortion state and have a daughter, set up a secret saving's account if you have to leave the state. Remember, reproductive rights are not just to terminate an unwanted pregnancy, but to safeguard against complications in a planned one.
When I looked at the exit polls and saw 45% of women and 45% of Latinos for Trump, that's did it for me.
I made more enemies with my family defending young black men during the George Floyd murder. This year, just one cycle after Floyd, Trump received a higher percentage of black votes than any Republican since Nixon. One cycle after Dobbs, Trump got 45% of the female vote. One cycle after child separation at the border. And Muslims, don't get me started. I nearly got in a fistfight with a cousin 8 years ago defending them during the proposed ban. This year, they abandoned Harris. I worked against all right to work laws and promoted union issues. they voted against us.
None of this personally affects me. As a 72-year-old married 20 years (wife 69) living in a foreign country. I'm not as active as I used to be, as I'm 6,000 miles away. I'm retired with no children and a great pension. I sent the Democrats $1,000 and sent in my overseas ballot.
I voted for McGovern in 1972 and every Democrat since and I will continue. But this is the most disjointed I've ever been. Not by our candidate or our party. But the people we're fighting for are fighting against us. What's the point?
During the pandemic there was a web site that had posts from all the anti-vexers who died from covid and wanted a shot when it was too late. That's what I'm going to do here. Watch all the groups who will suffer by their bad choice while I live in comfort