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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 213 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Yes, I’m unapologetically pro-life. … I am fine with a federal law

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your “moderate” Republican candidate.

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 70 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, that IS moderate for a Republican. The more typical party view is Make America Handmaid's Tale.

[–] Ottomateeverything@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Their point is that that's only moderate by today's standards. It wasn't 20 or 30 years ago. But like they said, "MODERN" republican

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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't usually wish for this, but I hope she gets an ectopic pregnancy and is forced to carry to term

Realistically she'd just fly herself to NY

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don’t wish that pain and suffering on anyone. Ever her terrible ass.

That said, she’s 100% the type of person that would get the medical care, and never mention it on the trail, and continue to try and win over the nuts who want a ban.

She already lies to her base in order to get votes.

That's okay, I'll wish hard enough for both of us.

[–] agitatedpotato@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Some people deserve bad things to happen to them no matter how unethical it is to wish for, or do. Unethical maybe, but justified entirely. Our society is up against the clock on ecological and social issues and being ethical in the current system will not save it.

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Of the party of freedom!

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[–] silverbax@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (2 children)

"I am going to step on this rake again and again, harder and harder, until the rake no longer slaps me in the face when I step on it."

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sideshow Bob, surrounded by abortion rakes.

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I mean, she is kind of a sideshow in the Trump Circus

[–] admiralteal@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

If she weren't a degenerate buffoon, she wouldn't be campaigning as a Republican.

Anyone who still identifies themselves with the (R) in this day and age can be written off as an idiot and bigot..

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (15 children)

"Mrs. Haley, have you ever had an abortion? You have a daughter. Has she ever had an abortion?" -- The press, if they had any balls.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago (8 children)

She would say no regardless of the truth. Asking questions like that without knowing the answer and being able to prove it is basically just tossing a softball.

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

She could say, "Yes I have had many abortions. I'm having one tomorrow! Abortions should be illegal because it's the only way to stop me from constantly having abortions!"

Hypocrisy doesn't matter to them.

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[–] TMPinSYR@lemmy.world 42 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Obligatory sharing. If you have not read this essay, please take a moment.

https://joycearthur.com/abortion/the-only-moral-abortion-is-my-abortion/

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ive seen this a bunch of times and always just assumed it's content. I finally bit the bullet and read it. Thanks for posting. I really love how they ended it with positivity and growth.

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[–] Pohl@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

The only difference between Haley and trump is that I am slightly more confident that Haley will leave the office when her term ends. Beyond that, same shit.

[–] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If she ends up being the first woman ever to be president my head is going to explode.

[–] gapbetweenus@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do not think she can put populist trump.

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[–] Scotty_Trees@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago

What a cunt.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, that’ll at least going to earn her the respect and appreciation of every conservative voter, but it’s must not evil enough to pull votes from Trump. She needs to be even more sinister.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, that’ll at least going to earn her the respect and appreciation of every conservative voter

It isn't, because this is table stakes. If anything, her status as a mother of a daughter will raise serious concerns that she'll backpeddle if her own daughter has an unwanted pregnancy or miscarriage.

That's the big hurdle that conservative women have. Voters just reflexively see them as more-liberal than their male peers, because the conservative mode of politics is inherently patriarchal. How can you be a True Believer when you're acting against your own best interests?

She needs to be even more sinister.

She needs to be a TV personality with 40 years of accumulated history and its simply too late for that to happen.

There's nothing Haley can do to turn her campaign around. She was doomed from day one, shy of Trump having a sudden cardiac event on the campaign trail. No matter how cruel she behaves, she'll always be seen as a conformer rather than the Real Deal because of who she is and where she comes from.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Let's face it: all GOP challengers this year are banking on Trump going behind bars or having a heart attack. Maybe, maybe, trying to get the VP nomination, but you don't do that in fascism by trying to be more popular than the boss.

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[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Trump having a sudden cardiac event

So you're saying there's a chance...

Unlike the meme though, given Trump's general situation, that's not a crazy low chance.

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[–] menemen@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

What is mind boggling is that either her or Trump will be the next candidate and it still isn't a sure win for the democrats.

But, tbh, looking at politics in the EU nowadays and I feel ashamed of making fun of the USA in the past. We are outfascisting you again, it seems.

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[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago
[–] the_q@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (30 children)

I think Republicans are afraid of abortion because deep down they know that the only reason they're here is because abortion wasn't easily available. Gotta keep the garbage coming.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 year ago

Psycho shithead.

[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait. She's a woman, right?

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

With Republican bills going the way they are, we might see her publicly inspected to confirm it.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

Republicans are fascists first, anything else second.

[–] HAL_9_TRILLION@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

Because that's proven to be such a winning topic.

[–] pottedmeat7910@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Small comfort... After she gets smoked in NH tomorrow, we'll never have to care about anything Nikki Haley thinks or says ever again.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just say and do anything to get that sweet, sweet power

[–] AutistoMephisto@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Like, for a party that is full of anti-mask sentiment, they sure do love to wear metaphorical masks. One thing I said at the exit interview for a job I worked is, "When are you going to admit that you don't really see me or any of the guys on the shop floor as 'people'?"

And I'd like to put it forward to Republicans. What's it going to take to get you to take your mask off? What's it going to take to get you to admit you see everyone who isn't you as livestock? You know you're full of shit, we know you're full of shit, and you know that we know, and we know that you know that we know. Can we just drop the pretense and be honest with each other for a little bit?

It's like, when two people are in a romantic relationship, and that relationship enters a rough patch, but instead of fighting, moving on, and healing, both sides just have some unspoken agreement to keep pretending that everything is fine. The more I think about it, I kinda realize that it's like a game of chicken. First to drop the charade loses. And neither side wants to lose.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

What I find so frustrating about this country is that a minority would get to rule over the majority in that way. It's bad enough that there are way too many cons and too many religious people on the court who do things like take away rights, now the same gaggle of people are hoping to enshrine that removal of rights in every state, no matter what the people in the state actually want for themselves.

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