Post AVYVMEp1CfsbiQteqW by jamesnovak@hachyderm.io
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(DIR) Post #AVYUmm3s8s9cNhvyCW by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-11T19:42:43Z
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You know that if they felt that they could get away with it, today's GOP would take away womens' right to vote in a heartbeat, and restore slavery in two heartbeats.
(DIR) Post #AVYV6GDCGfNxORaTRo by wordshaper@weatherishappening.network
2023-05-11T19:46:11Z
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@lauren next step — only white property owning republican men with a net worth in excess of $50m can vote. Just to make sure the “rabble” don’t destroy society or something.
(DIR) Post #AVYVMEp1CfsbiQteqW by jamesnovak@hachyderm.io
2023-05-11T19:49:05Z
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@lauren Seems like they are already trying pretty hard
(DIR) Post #AVYVg2doCWZLjH62rY by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-11T19:52:42Z
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@jamesnovak "Practice makes perfect."
(DIR) Post #AVYVxU7HIlS9riCLNQ by swordplay@linuxrocks.online
2023-05-11T19:55:51Z
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@lauren It is constitutional to order slavery as a criminal punishment in the US. Don't be surprised when some state makes an effort to use that.Even after a civil war, the US couldn't quite completely say 'no' to slavery.
(DIR) Post #AVYW26VGWQZq4vcXTM by Madagascar_Sky@mastodon.social
2023-05-11T19:56:38Z
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@lauren I agree, though I'd wager it'd be the other way around.
(DIR) Post #AVYX6qRRlYFXfNev1E by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-11T20:08:43Z
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@Madagascar_Sky They might just toss a coin.
(DIR) Post #AVYZPpe39Ul6bcjevw by rickf@indieweb.social
2023-05-11T20:34:33Z
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@lauren @squeevening Nope. They’d try and do it in one heartbeat — or as soon as one is detected.
(DIR) Post #AVYm8qRkDYjHZaD4ue by MonarchLady@mindly.social
2023-05-11T22:57:05Z
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@lauren That sense of barely-contained viciousness is what scares me about Trump and most Republicans now.
(DIR) Post #AVYmCdFTEHXnnZH5uK by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-11T22:57:53Z
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@MonarchLady Evil is as evil does.
(DIR) Post #AVYtB6CNK1sqgZ2jA0 by lou@entropyservice.com
2023-05-12T00:15:01Z
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@lauren I think you have it backwards, Restore Slavery first, then Women's Rights go away with their new slavery status.
(DIR) Post #AVZ5SeCFN2haV87KBU by cohomologyisFUN@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-05-12T02:20:21Z
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@swordplay @lauren it’s not some hypothetical thing that could happen. Some states have been doing that since the passage of the 13th Amendment.
(DIR) Post #AVZ5SfFTSWsTlQdPqy by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-12T02:33:29Z
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@cohomologyisFUN @swordplay It's arguable if prison work is slavery per se. In any case, that's a much narrower situation.
(DIR) Post #AVZGVKyYOAOFFlCJ16 by cohomologyisFUN@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-05-12T04:37:15Z
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@lauren @swordplay if it’s paid and voluntary, then it’s not (although probably still exploitative).But there are some cases of prisoners being forced to work without pay. There were more in the past.And absolutely we’re in a vastly better situation than pre-13th amendment. (Limited to prisoners and not chattel slavery.) No argument there!
(DIR) Post #AVZgjmI0EPiUpMqCnI by otfrom@functional.cafe
2023-05-12T09:31:08Z
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@lauren slavery still exists in some states for prisoners so...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63338784
(DIR) Post #AVZlqkSnuxEOxl2K0m by chemoelectric@masto.ai
2023-05-12T10:28:26Z
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@lauren Yes, I know.
(DIR) Post #AVahDPRXvoBtojOVQe by saraislet@infosec.exchange
2023-05-12T21:11:23Z
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@lauren If the GOP legislated away women's rights they would have to hear women scream about it, whereas from their perspective trans people die silently
(DIR) Post #AVahN9cPcdljdL7iDo by FurryBeta@shark.community
2023-05-12T21:13:09Z
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@lauren My former corner office seriously put forth the idea that only land owners should be allowed to vote.
(DIR) Post #AVaiQe6apUI90eT8vw by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-12T21:25:00Z
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@saraislet They wouldn't care in the slightest.
(DIR) Post #AVaiV2vMUmWH8sJWpU by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-12T21:25:49Z
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@FurryBeta Nothing new there.
(DIR) Post #AValEWeL1WZWH1AJAf by saraislet@infosec.exchange
2023-05-12T21:56:22Z
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@lauren I'm not saying they wouldn't do it. I'm saying they'd have to hear about itWhereas trans rights are dying to the sound of crickets
(DIR) Post #AValJNtezgg2ZheILI by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
2023-05-12T21:57:19Z
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@saraislet The smaller the group, the less they'll care.