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Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Mon Apr 24, 2017, 03:27 PM

Apr 2017

I'm starting to think they do know that, they just don't care. The pattern of what they feel is necessary to compromise on, as compared to their absolute lines in the sand, could not be more obvious.

Sadly for them, women are the backbone of the progressive coalition. The female section of the working class, already sizable, will be majority women of color by 2044. If I were a clueless WWC warrior, I'd be looking for ways to create bridges, not burn them, but hey, that's me.

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Abortion is economics and anyone dismissing it as a social issue [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 OP

exactly!! niyad Apr 2017 #1

AMEN -eom Justitia Apr 2017 #2

I found out that the Niles Ohio school system does not offer paid maternity leave. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #3

They're not as clever as they believe themselves to be. I've seen this shit before... NurseJackie Apr 2017 #4

Me too...this is ridiculous. Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #10

Not only abortion, but birth control, privacy, contraception..... LisaM Apr 2017 #5

Its both. lovemydogs Apr 2017 #6

x1000!!!!! romana Apr 2017 #7

completely agree bigtree Apr 2017 #8

Abortion & the 13th Amendment CrispyQ Apr 2017 #9

Very good. Ligyron Apr 2017 #25

Yes. Margaret Atwood wrote a novel about that Silver Gaia Apr 2017 #28

But white guys are feeling neglected. LexVegas Apr 2017 #11

Just So Me. Apr 2017 #12

k&r Starry Messenger Apr 2017 #13

It's not an issue to be dismissed. The situation wasn't just men, though, it was groups that wanted JudyM Apr 2017 #14

No it's about the defense of this guy La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #15

It's not just men defending him though...? Including Pelosi, etc. Absolutely not an ideal candidate JudyM Apr 2017 #17

Is pelosi belittling the importance of abortion, La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #18

. JudyM Apr 2017 #21

No, I'm saying the party can't be a cult around what sanders approves and doesn't approve of La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #22

He can do what he wants... and it's our choice whether we like his general direction and can forgive JudyM Apr 2017 #24

He cannot do as he wants as outreach chair, he is part of a team. JHan Apr 2017 #33

Family planning impacts every single issue you just listed. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #27

I consider it, first and foremost, a civil liberties issue that has economic associations. phleshdef Apr 2017 #16

Rec. nt LexVegas Apr 2017 #19

"It may not be economics for men"? What should be one of the biggest pro choice points, but we brewens Apr 2017 #20

Name one patriarchal system that hasn't/doesn't suck Rural_Progressive Apr 2017 #23

All aspects of Family Planning, including Abortion are a bright red line for me. AtheistCrusader Apr 2017 #26

Anyone who dismisses women's reproductive health care and childbearing as a "social issue" ehrnst Apr 2017 #31

YES, YES, YES, a thousand times YES! +++ Silver Gaia Apr 2017 #29

It's a health care issue, and anyone who advocates for health care should know that is an economic ehrnst Apr 2017 #30

Yup. But I suspect what we mean by economic issue is issue white men care about La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2017 #34

YES. a power play to keep MALE status. pansypoo53219 Apr 2017 #32