#Progressive politics

[seraphimfall]

there is an insane amount of antisemitism floating around right now.

i just want to say:

this blog loves and supports jewish people.

this blog does NOT conflate the israeli government, or the atrocities it commits, with jewish people.

this blog is disgusted with those who use or express antisemitism.

this blog knows that if someone needs to invoke antisemitism, they do not actually care about helping palestine or the palestinian people.

this blog will do its best to ensure that it remains a safe space for all.

[reasonsforhope]

It was a really, really good political news day today in the US (4/4/23)

For anyone who hasn't heard, not only did Trump get arrested, but also:

-We found out that the legal case against him in this prosecution (stormy daniels hush money case) is SIGNIFICANTLY stronger than people had speculated. Like, wow do they have receipts.

-In fact, the evidence was so entirely there that the new question on prime time news (well, at least on msnbc lol) is "Hey, why didn't the federal courts prosecute him for this already???)

-Trump FAILED UTTERLY in his attempts to rally mass protests and demands for "death and destruction" if he was arrested. There was no violence at the arrest at all, and as for Trump supporters? They failed to show up in any kind of numbers--reportedly only about a hundred people were protesting the arrest

-We (aka Judge Janet Protasiewicz) WON what is widely considered to be the most consequential election of 2023, a Wisconsin state supreme court election that handed control of the state supreme court to the left

-Because of that election win, it is now extremely likely that abortion will be legal in Wisconsin, and that Wisconsin won't be able to throw out electors in the 2024 presidential election

-ALSO bc of this, Wisconsin, the most gerrymandered state in the country, will probably get nonpartisan, accurate maps, which COULD FLIP THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in 2024

-In Chicago, Brandon Johnson, union organizer and former teacher, won the election for mayor, in a decisive win progressives, esp for meaningful criminal justice reform and investment in mental health (whereas the other guy was campaigning on hiring hundreds of new cops and being super tough on crime)

[reasonandempathy]

Walz has served as Minnesota’s governor since 2019 after 12 years in the House of Representatives and now chairs the Democratic Governors Association. He has built a reputation as a folksy politician who can get things done, as Minnesota has adopted a number of progressive laws during his tenure. According to a poll conducted earlier this year, Walz enjoys an approval rating of 55% among Minnesotans. Since Minnesota Democrats achieved a legislative trifecta in the 2022 elections, Walz and his allies have used their power to push a slate of progressive policies. The governor has signed bills protecting abortion access, expanding background checks for prospective gun owners and legalizing recreational marijuana. “Right now, Minnesota is showing the country you don’t win elections to bank political capital,” Walz said last year. “You win elections to burn political capital and improve lives.” That philosophy has endeared him to progressives, who threw their support behind him as the veepstakes kicked into high gear over the past two weeks. They reshared clips of Walz lovingly mocking his daughter’s vegetarianism and tinkering with his car to paint him as the dad that America needs right now.

This is fucking awesome! Honestly, sincerely good news and a very promising pick for the potential Harris Administration. An aggressive, unabashed, popular, populist left-winger with a track record of enacting real, substantive help for people is capital-G Great.

What has he done, specifically?

Abortion rights

In a 1995 ruling, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld abortion rights in Minnesota. In January 2023, Walz signed the PRO Act (Protect Reproductive Options Act) into law, making abortion a "fundamental right," as well as access to contraception, fertility treatments, sterilization and other reproductive health care.

The law made Minnesota the first state to codify abortion rights in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 ruling in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which nullified Roe. v. Wade after nearly 50 years of precedent. In April 2023, Walz signed the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act into law, shielding women and providers from any legal action originating from the patient's state.

Pro-LGBTQIA+ legislation

In March 2023, Walz signed an executive order to protect the right of residents to have access to gender-affirming health care. Weeks later, he signed the "Trans Refuge" bill, banning the enforcement of arrest warrants, extradition requests and out-of-state subpoenas for those who traveled to Minnesota for care.

"When someone else is given basic rights, others don't lose theirs," Walz said. "We aren't cutting a pie here. We're giving basic rights to every single Minnesotan."

Paid family, medical and sick leave

In May 2023, Walz signed a law creating a state-run program to provide paid family and medical leave for Minnesota workers, funded by a 0.7% payroll tax on employers, by 2026.

Legalization of recreational marijuana

In May 2023, Minnesota became the 23rd state in the nation to legalize recreational cannabis use. Three months later, people 21 and older could start to possess certain amounts of marijuana at home and on their person, in addition to legally growing up to eight plants at a time.

Restoration of voting rights for former felons

In March 2023, Walz signed a bill that restored the right to vote to more than 50,000 convicted felons who had already served their time.

Universal school meals

Amid the increase in food insecurity for many Minnesotans during the pandemic, and the subsequent strain on the state's food shelves that remains to this day, Walz signed a bill in March 2023 that ensures all K-12 students in the state have access to free breakfast and lunch on school days.

Do you know what makes this even better?

Fuck 'Em. I know negative partisanship is important and can help motivate right-wingers to vote, but they're going to vote anyway. And him being afraid of Walz is just a sign that he's a good pick, in policy and politics.

[comrade-onion]

[lilithism1848]

[liberalsarecool]

Don't let up.

[workersolidarity]

[iwriteaboutfeminism]

If Biden was as progressive as you say he is, don't you think more people would have noticed?

[tatersgonnatate]

😅

I wish it weren't true buuuut...y'know the deal y'all. Vote now, vote blue, we can get multiple parties on the ballots for later elections but we CANNOT risk even one!

[dontmean2bepoliticalbut]

[troythecatfish]

[seraphimfall]

i’ve read so much tradcath bullshit the last two years. i can confidently say tradcath men fit into one of two categories:

“protestant-raised and converted to catholicism because of his crippling porn addiction and racist tendencies. reposts crusader and conquistador memes. is hated in his local parish.” tradcath

“catholic-raised band kid who ate his lunches with the religion teacher. smells like mildew. cut off all his friends that came out as gay after high school. now larps as an aquinian scholar and cries after jerking off.” tradcath

[nothingelsetodobutfight]

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Do better, and maybe you won't deserve those words and the actions they imply.

[lilli-grace]

As a Gen Z, here is my take on why so many young people became conservatives or voted red this election.

Warning long. TLDR at the bottom

Conservatives have sold a picture perfect image for a long time. And as kids we grew up seeing our parents struggle like crazy. We watched things get worse while slowly the country got more progressive in values. We went through a pandemic and many of us felt hopeless.

Conservative beliefs claim to offer women

- unconditional love

- freedom of time to have fun hobbies

- not having horrible hours of work

- being cared for

- safety (this is a big selling point for many with the SA statistics and abuse statistics)

What they didn’t say in there speeches was that the love was conditioned on popping out babies for your husband. That your free time actually wasn’t yours. It was to spend with the children, or to please your husband, or MAYBE do a “feminine” hobby if you have already taken care of everything in the house plus more. That not working means not chance to leave if you dislike something. That the care you receive is often the care someone has for a possession, not a living breathing person. And that your safety from the outside world, meant any protection from the inside was null and void.

To men they sold

- a loving wife

- a promise of wealth and no worries

- a family

- job security

- friends

- power

What they didn’t tell the men was that the wife would resent him for her lack of choice in marrige, no matter the circumstances. That the wealth was something they would never see, that very few of them actually made the money to live in the houses put in the newspapers and online. That even if they were wealthy they now had other worries, like if there daughter was safe, or if there gay son was literally going to be hung, and his case buried because no one cares for the hate crimes. That the family he got, would never see him because he would always be working, praying for a promotion only for the promotion to go to the bosses nefew because the corporate ladder is a myth to keep workers complacent. That he would see his friends hitting their wives, and would not be able to say anything because it was their right to domestically disapline a hysterical woman. And that any “power” they gained would not be theirs. It would the person above them. That they would be a puppet because they would never get to the top, despite always feeling so close.

The lists look great. All of those have something for everyone. Sometimes multiple things. And in a time of despair it is easy to fall for propaganda and ideals. To think about all the pros and worry about cons later. But we need to worry about the cons BEFORE we lose the ability to.

TDLR: young people vote red because blue works in realism, and red offers ideals they won’t uphold but look nice from the outside. And Gen Z is desperate for a relief and hope.

[comrade-onion]

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