We're a cruel nation all in the name of God republicans in congress.

[Duncanpup]

64000 babies conceived by rape born in states that Roe was overturned.
And fuck the children and the mothers if they need any kind of assistance.
That’s socialism yet the repigs get lifetime medical and pension after terms in congress and they got problems socialism.
We give welfare to the wealthy and subsidies and tax breaks to corporations.

My taxes should be used to benefit the people that truly need help.

[Easterncedar]

1. True word

We need to fight.

[aocommunalpunch]

2. We're an cruel nation because we're bought.

Since donations equal speech, the voices of those in need are drowned out. Get the fucking money out. It's the only way. Everything else is just theater.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. Spot on, Duncanpup.

And shout out to Monster Abbott … how’s that eradication of rape coming along? Texas led the nation in babies born from rape.

As usual from Rethugs, meaningless promises.

[magicarpet]

6. But the Abbott abstinance/retain virginity thing is working out swimmingly....

SAN ANTONIO, May 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas teenagers are giving birth at a rate that is 46 percent higher than the national average, according to the latest Texas Adolescent Health Report (TAHR) released by Healthy Futures of Texas. The Texas teen birth rate was 20.3 per 1,000 teens, while the U.S. teen birth rate was 13.9 for the same age group – a 46 percent difference.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/texas-teen-birth-rate-remains-46-percent-above-national-average-301819164.html

[MiHale]

4. Sing it loud, Duncanpup...👍

[dlk]

5. I knew an OBGYN, from Australia, who used to say it made him angry the terrible way Americans treat pregnant women

This was over 30 years ago, long before Roe was overturned, when “drive-by” deliveries were in vogue and a woman was only allowed 24 hours in a hospital when giving birth, in order to maximize profits.

We have allowed barbarism, in the name of religion, racism and corporate profits to infect our democracy. There is a long road ahead toward a more perfect union.

[Diamond_Dog]

8. I remember that.

When I had my second son (C section) my hospital roommate was only allowed to stay 24 hours after giving birth as per her crappy medical insurance. Figuring your hospital stay in hours. That was new to me.

I got to stay two whole nights as a C section patient.

[dlk]

31. I remember being told by a manager at a health carrier

Women used to squat in the fields to give birth, as though that were any kind of a rational explanation. Unfortunately, that’s how insurance carriers too often view women.

[Diamond_Dog]

32. Oh yeah

The old “what’s so hard about birthing a baby, women have been doing it for thousands of years” rationale.
No thought or mention of how many women died in childbirth during those thousands of years, though.

[dlk]

33. And no thought about how many die in this day and age

We seem to be going backward.

[mountain grammy]

7. I remember when we boldly proclaimed

A war on poverty!

[AllaN01Bear]

10. not no more with the rs in power for 50 years . nibbling away at programs .

[patphil]

12. Turned out to be a war on the people living in poverty.

[mountain grammy]

16. Yes that was the war on drugs

Damn..

[AllaN01Bear]

9. welcome to the meanist place on earth.

[surfered]

11. A group calling itself God's Army...

… is forming a convoy heading to the southern border to stop migrants from entering the United States.

Not sure what god these people are following because Jesus told us to welcome the stranger.

As Jesus tells the condemned on Judgement Day, “I was a stranger and you did not take me in.” And also “Whatever you do unto the least of these, you do unto me.”

90% of these migrants are legally turning themselves in and asking for asylum. There’s a legal process which Congress won’t fund enough to adjudicate these applicants.

[patphil]

13. My sentiments exactly. To see the god these people follow, you don't look up, you look down.

[dchill]

18. There is no Old Testament Jesus...

...and no Supply-side Savior.

[patphil]

21. You mean President Reagan wasn't our savior?

[dchill]

23. I mean that, yes, also. Too!

[Traildogbob]

29. That Convey

Of rapist, murderers, drug dealers and mental hospital escapees, need to end up just like the Iraqi caravans leaving Kuwait. But do it in Texas and leave the Highway scattered with remnants as a reminder. Take up arms against the nation and its citizens, there are consequence.
It’s clearly stated in the precious document so many swear on the BuyBull to defend.

[democrank]

14. Cruelty as policy

That’s the MAGAT way.

Disgusting

[sop]

15. "Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man." - Thomas Paine

These Republicans worship an unforgiving deity, a God of vengeful retribution.

[dchill]

17. I heartily approve this message!

[yardwork]

19. The stories we tell one another are not healthy.

Our national origin story is that rugged, hardworking white men were given this country by God to develop and use. The country was given to white people because we are superior, smart, and willing to work and make something of ourselves and the nation - that's the myth.

This myth is not true. In fact, Europeans stumbled on new territory, bringing diseases that wiped out most of the humans who were already here. As more Europeans came, a lot of the eastern seaboard was depopulated. It's fairly easy to "conquer" land when most of the people who lived there have died already.

Then, white people "developed" the land using Black slaves for labor. And the country grew westward because huge sections of it were sold to the U.S. by other nations that had claimed it (see above). As European immigrants poured in, the U.S. military continued to conquer people who had few resources to fight back.

To cover up this shameful history, we created a lot of myths about God giving this nation to deserving white people who did it all by own individual selves. The problem is that's not a helpful story at all. It's false; individuals didn't "build" this country. Our true accomplishments - like the U.S. Constitution - were hammered out through messy group projects. It's through group collaboration that real strength is gained.

Our myths sneer at kindness and collaboration. This is fatal. When the resources that sustain us run out we either have to adopt new myths or we're done for.

[patphil]

22. Ironic thing about those "savages" the Europeans killed when they "discovered" America.

Our own constitution was strongly influenced by the Iroquois Confederacy.

https://www.history.com/news/iroquois-confederacy-influence-us-constitution

They were a bit more civilized and organized than we were lead to believe.

Here's some more about them:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois

And another fact, the structure known as the Woodhenge in Ohio was probably built by the Iroquois.
Also the name Ohio is based on and Iroquois word that means "great river"

https://www.ohio.edu/diversity/history-and-heritage-programming/native-american-heritage-month

[yardwork]

24. Fascinating! And another example of history being erased.

I was taught in the 1960s that our founding fathers were inspired by European philosophers and Ancient Rome to create a democracy. But contemporary accounts note that the authors of the Constitution directly copied many aspects of Native American government structure. They acknowledged it themselves at the time - but this influence was erased in later history books. We were taught lies and half-truths.

This is the false history that many white Americans yearn for. This is why DeSantis, Haley, Trump and so many other Republicans say what they say.

[patphil]

26. The search for Truth is all part of being woke.

Native American culture is incredibly rich.
Just to note, I am 1/16 Menominee thru my father's side. My parents grew up in Wisconsin.

[yardwork]

27. That's interesting!

I grew up in central Ohio, where all the indigenous people were wiped out in massacres. For thousands of years people lived in the forests there and along the rivers and lakes. They left behind well-made stone tips and tools, and amazing earthen mounds. Their ghosts are everywhere but they are gone.

[limbicnuminousity]

25. Joseph Campbell would approve, imho

[c-rational]

20. Well said Duncanpup. We need to undo thcorporation a person and return to the days when

extreme wealth was taxed at extreme rates. The reThugs use to spout rule of law. What they realy meant was rule of money. We need to reign in the have mores, especially the religious have mores as they are, imo ,the source of so much of our societal disfunction.

[Traildogbob]

28. And as

They kill or promote killing Americans, they end every statement and video appearance with a hardy “God Bless America”.
News flash, God ain’t Blessin the United Staaaaash.
If he has any self respect, he will end it to protect his name.
God is a prop to the GQP, like red hats are a prop for Trump and White Supremacy, and carry’s the messsge to kill all not on board. And heads up Tim Scott, they would just as quickly end your ass and show as much remorse as they did Herman Cain.
You Timmy, are just another prop like an upside down Buy Bull.

[Initech]

30. And now the godly pro life assholes are going to murder people at the border.

Because the Supreme Court told them no, and their favorite news network told them to obstruct anything Biden does because they have a sad about Orange Turdblossom not being their grand exhalted emperor. This country is going to hell because of these assholes.