The American Right has won their greatest victory against civil society in fifty years, but the rank-and-file don't seem happy about it. Their backlash against protests was predicted by the FBI, and it has materialized:
Meanwhile, the online rhetoric from right-wing misogynists has been predictably vile:This is a picture of the truck that hit two women as they crossed the street during a peaceful pro-abortion protest in cedar rapids, Iowa. pic.twitter.com/DZIqpMQlpA
— Lyz Lenz (@lyzl) June 25, 2022
At least a multi-pronged approach to fighting for abortion rights is coalescing, with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez exhorting young pro-abortion rights activists to be 'sand in the gears':Reaction to Roe getting overturned from the largest Proud Boys Telegram channel.
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) June 24, 2022
Just a content warning that it's probably worse than you think. pic.twitter.com/OwQLnm8qsk
Personally, I believe that a coordinated boycott of all things Red State is in order, and a general strike, followed by an extended 'buy nothing essential' period. Hit the reactionaries in the wallets, where it hurts. In the meantime, an executive order rescinding Trump's expansion of tax cuts for politically active churches should be enacted immediately. It's going to be a slog, but we didn't choose this war. We'd damn well better win it, though.Speaking outside the Supreme Court, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) told protesters that "right now, elections are not enough" to reclaim abortion rights in America "we have to fill the streets." pic.twitter.com/dgfKo8FQFR
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 24, 2022
3 comments:
Exactly right!
What you say. Thank you!
Hey, now, when I put 2 and 2 together, I USUALLY come up with 4.
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