Current Events > Now that abortion can be illegal, what will conservatives complain about?

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Abortion is always in their mind to ban, and now that they got what they wanted, what next?

The transes, the gays, the blacks.

LBGT, black people, Jewish people. The same old ignorant bigot bullshit

Same sex marriage, contraceptives and interracial relationships.

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They're already calling for removal of gay and trans rights, so prepare for your supreme court to remove those protections as well.

They will keep complaining until there's a federal ban which they'll get, and then complain more that we aren't arresting enough people for it, then complain the people arrested for it aren't getting punished enough, and so on and so on.

They've been going hard on LGBT for a while now, so that's going to be their next big fight that they're likely going to win.

Illegal immigration and the economy are probably gonna be the top concerns for conservatives in the November elections

I really hope this bites them in November. There are a truly astonishing number of single issue voters who only care about abortion, and "vote for us so abortion stays illegal" just isn't as compelling a message as "vote for us to make abortion illegal."

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I think their push to reverse RvW will backfire on them.

The anti-LGBT does okay enough with their base but it isn't near the motivator that it used to be to get single issue voters out to vote.

The amount of people who solely voted (R) to ban abortion is insane. Those people no longer have reasons to vote.

So we'll see how this shakes out for the GOP

UnholyMudcrab posted...

I really hope this bites them in November. There are a truly astonishing number of single issue voters who only care about abortion, and "vote for us so abortion stays illegal" just isn't as compelling a message as "vote for us to make abortion illegal."

Unlikely, because their base actually supports and is galvanized by this shit.

People have been predicting these unpopular decisions will "Backfire" on the far-right for decades now.

It's never happened in any meaningful way. Maybe they have short term losses in the house and senate but they get them right back.

kawalimus posted...

Unlikely, because their base actually supports and is galvanized by this shit.

There is a world of difference between their base and the single issue voters that only ever cared about abortion.

It's like getting a band of mercenaries to actually join your military, sure some might but once the appeal (the pay in the mercs case) is gone, they have no reason to keep fighting (voting in the single issue voters case)

Still going to push for a federal ban.

Gas prices. Actual real world problems.

Yup, LGBTQ+ is next on the chopping block along with outlawing abortion nationwide, contraceptives, the Civil Rights Act, etc.

kawalimus posted...

People have been predicting these unpopular decisions will "Backfire" on the far-right for decades now.

It's never happened in any meaningful way. Maybe they have short term losses in the house and senate but they get them right back.

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The GOP are a cult at this point

wackyteen posted...

There is a world of difference between their base and the single issue voters that only ever cared about abortion.

It's like getting a band of mercenaries to actually join your military, sure some might but once the appeal (the pay in the mercs case) is gone, they have no reason to keep fighting (voting in the single issue voters case)

The issue isn't over. They will push for a federal ban, then push for crackdowns on illegal abortions, then push for harsher punishments, etc. These people are never finished.

Well, we just have to go to another thing in line about what the bad guys will discriminate against. probably first up is LGBT, since that's the most recent "you can't discriminate against" group.

There's plenty of hate towards women to still be done, more explicit hatred of black people and other minorities, it never really moved past Jewish people, and if its really necessary, we can go way back and start hating like, Irish people.

kawalimus posted...

People have been predicting these right-wing decisions will "Backfire" on them for decades now.

It's never happened in any meaningful way. Maybe they have short term losses in the house and senate but they get them right back.

Because they always had abortion to fall back on. Their biggest weapon just got expended.

I'm not predicting a massive blue wave but the impending red wave people thought would happen probably won't be as dramatic.

The GOP will win gains in the house and likely flip control of the Senate but if they don't use 2023 and 2024 wisely, their base will grow increasingly disillusioned and the elements they've invited into the party will cause a schism.

You think Crenshaw got attacked because the party is rock solid?

The increased costs of entitlements/the social safety net.

So, you know, expanding the underclass.

wackyteen posted...

The GOP will win gains in the house and likely flip control of the Senate but if they don't use 2023 and 2024 wisely, their base will grow increasingly disillusioned and the element they've invited into the party will cause a schism.

The problem is that most conservatives have proven to be spineless sycophants who only really care about their own self-interest. They fell in line behind Trump, once there's a real leader again (whether Trump runs again or its someone worse) they'll fall in line again.

mandatory vaccination to attend schools, earth is round, dinosaurs were real

wackyteen posted...

Because they always had abortion to fall back on. Their biggest weapon just got expended.

I'm not predicting a massive blue wave but the impending red wave people thought would happen probably won't be as dramatic.

The GOP will win gains in the house and likely flip control of the Senate but if they don't use 2023 and 2024 wisely, their base will grow increasingly disillusioned and the element they've invited into the party will cause a schism.

You think Crenshaw got attacked because the party is rock solid?

The GOP base supports Trump, who embodies these peoples' supposed "values" less than maybe anyone else. 40 years ago they needed Reagan to put some sort of dignified face on all this, now they don't. They just don't care anymore and will do whatever it takes to preserve a racist theocracy.

Everyone said this exact same shit about the tea party, how they were "eating themselves" etc but it just ended up successfully dragging the already far-right wing party even further right.

Liberals really don't have the faintest fucking grasp of politics

They will try to ban trans people from sports now.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80069400

Fascism doesn't have an endgame. The fascists will always find a new outgroup to target and strip away their rights. Always

And the conservatives and republican party are fascist. By definition.

ChopinList posted...

They will try to ban trans people from sports now.

Haven't a bunch of states already done that? There was a trans-sports law in like Utah that literally affected one teenager.

Wouldn't be surprised if they used it as an excuse to allow sexual discrimination to come back though.

kawalimus posted...

The GOP base supports Trump, who embodies these peoples' supposed "values" less than maybe anyone else. 40 years ago they needed Reagan to put some sort of dignified face on all this, now they don't. They just don't care anymore and will do whatever it takes to preserve a racist theocracy.

Everyone said this exact same shit about the tea party, how they were "eating themselves" etc but it just ended up successfully dragging the already far-right wing party even further right.

Liberals really don't have the faintest fucking grasp of politics

And what happened since the tea party? A Republican president who lost the popular vote who couldn't do much anything WITH the trifecta he had, increasingly radical elements in the GOP that threaten to schism the party into violent sections that will spend more time fighting each other than the left.

What we're seeing is the death throes of an ideology that is kicking out harder and harder as the world moves forward

wackyteen posted...

And what happened since the tea party? A Republican president who lost the popular vote who couldn't do much anything WITH the trifecta he had, increasingly radical elements in the GOP that threaten to schism the party into violent sections that will spend more time fighting each other than the left.

What we're seeing is the death throes of an ideology that is kicking out harder and harder as the world moves forward

I wish I was this optimistic.

Fox deciding that ratings were more important than presenting journalism (even biased journalism) meant that 50% of the country now gets its information from deliberate reality denial marketed as news.

They can pretty much always default to talking about guns TC....

But yeah no doubt they go after gay marriage equality next.

Gay marriage will be next to go

interracial after that

wackyteen posted...

And what happened since the tea party? A Republican president who lost the popular vote who couldn't do much anything WITH the trifecta he had, increasingly radical elements in the GOP that threaten to schism the party into violent sections that will spend more time fighting each other than the left.

What we're seeing is the death throes of an ideology that is kicking out harder and harder as the world moves forward

The GOP completely fell in line behind Trump. The people who stood out like Romney and McCain were largely fought against by the rest of the GOP. The second they decide a new leader (whether it be Trump or someone who's actually drank the Kool aid) they'll fall in line.

Since the Tea Party, we've had a tyrannical despot praise make every darkest dream on most republicans public knowledge, and for the most part nobody cared. He then proceeded to get the 2nd most votes of any president in history, and the entire party (which was already far-right) has completely shifted behind him into damn near calling for a fascist takeover.

We aren't in the death throes of an ideology trying to stay relevant, they're winning and dragging the world backwards kicking and screaming.

thronedfire2 posted...

Gay marriage will be next to go

interracial after that

Mitch McConnell is literally in an interracial marriage

thronedfire2 posted...

Gay marriage will be next to go

interracial after that

Havent Sarah Palin, Boebert, and MTG fucked black guys. Mitch McConnell wife is Asian dont think they would go after interracial marriage.

DarkRoast posted...

Mitch McConnell is literally in an interracial marriage

Rules don't apply to republicans silly.

DarkRoast posted...

Mitch McConnell is literally in an interracial marriage

They'll more than likely make exceptions for rich White men.

Making adultery illegal and a felony, but only for women of course.

Maninstagnate posted...

Gas prices. Actual real world problems.

Republicans voted down a bill that would have tackled this though.

They're already really hardcore pitching to Gay Men being "groomers" and going by what Justice Thomas said it's pretty clear their next route. Same with broadly referring to transsexuals as such, let us hope we don't get wasted in November because then the regression will continue... hardcore.

ChopinList posted...

Havent Sarah Palin, Boebert, and MTG fucked black guys. Mitch McConnell wife is Asian dont think they would go after interracial marriage.

Having sex with us doesn't mean they respect us. They'll still count us as lesser when it counts.

And Asian women fall under "close enough" to racists, so Mitch will be fine.

ChopinList posted...

Havent Sarah Palin, Boebert, and MTG fucked black guys.

That doesn't mean anything. They could still see them as lessers, and even if they were okay with Black men, their male counterparts who actually are the ones in control may feel differently.

ChopinList posted...

Mitch McConnell wife is Asian dont think they would go after interracial marriage.

Putting aside what I said about them making exceptions for rich White men, Asians are also seen as "honorary Whites" to some conservatives.

Cant we just go back to complaining about the Walmart Greeters saying Happy Holidays?

UnholyMudcrab posted...

I really hope this bites them in November. There are a truly astonishing number of single issue voters who only care about abortion, and "vote for us so abortion stays illegal" just isn't as compelling a message as "vote for us to make abortion illegal."

Texas basically banned abortion in 2021 and Abbott is still whooping Beto in the polls

Yeah interracial marriage wont be outlawed immediately but itll be in the GOPs plans

They're going after gay marriage next. It was only legalized because Scalia's death left a vacant seat. Now that the court skews heavily conservative expect that and other LGBT+ issues to be on the chopping block next.

Then once they've finished going after them and their major judicial gripes have been resolves, expect interracial marriage and other race based issues to go. Bye-bye CRA, we hardly knew ye.

In many states where interracial marriage was illegal or discouraged, they specified which groups could be discriminated. For example, Mississippi could specifically prohibit interracial marriage with black people while North Carolina could bar Native American marriages with white people.