Re:You can't censor away extremism or any other problem
by jfengel on Friday March 12, 2021 @04:33PM
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They're mortal, but that's cold comfort when they're oppressing you now.
And they cling to power. The party that opposed gay marriage now controls 67% of the voting power on the court that legalized it. If that case came up again today, it would almost certainly go the other way. And they may, in fact, find ways to re-litigate it.
Even when the majority of that party switched to be in favor if it, they continue to vote for leadership who opposed it. Laws against trans rights are being enshrined in law literally as we speak, and it will take a very long time to scrub them off the books.
They're mortal, but I take no joy in that. They have disproportionate power, and as it dims, they use it harder and harder.
And they cling to power. The party that opposed gay marriage now controls 67% of the voting power on the court that legalized it. If that case came up again today, it would almost certainly go the other way. And they may, in fact, find ways to re-litigate it.
Even when the majority of that party switched to be in favor if it, they continue to vote for leadership who opposed it. Laws against trans rights are being enshrined in law literally as we speak, and it will take a very long time to scrub them off the books.
They're mortal, but I take no joy in that. They have disproportionate power, and as it dims, they use it harder and harder.