Saw a post about this at [email protected] and was a bit confused by exactly how badly the people there were going at each others throats in the comments. Nobody seemed able to agree on what precisely happened in 1971. Suggested explanations included:
- Neoliberalism being declared the state religion by Grand Moff Richard Nixon
- The gold standard being abolished
- The oil crisis
- The Republican and Democrat parties becoming increasingly divided
- Declining birthrates
- Institutional Racism
If any of you could give some explanations with, like, sources that aren’t just 10 pages of graphs with arrows pointing at 1971, that would be pretty great.
I think if you told LGBT Americans and women seeking abortions this is “just a setback” it would go over very poorly.
When did I say “give up” or “this is the end”?
And please drop the patronizing tone. I’m not a child. You can speak to me with the same level of respect you expect and deserve.
It is. I will be fighting for them until we get it all back. 🤷♂️
Edit: I think the commenter above edited their comment after I replied. What I replied to was a pithy “tell American women and trans people it’s a setback” with no real elaboration.
So you do acknowledge that some of the above have been completely dismantled? That was the original discussion.
Again, affirmative action is gone. As is the EEOA. As is federal protection for abortions. As is the acknowledgment that trans folks exist.
These things literally do not exist anymore. They have to be completely resuscitated. And again, I didn’t say it’s all over and don’t try. So stop saying/implying that.
You keep reading things into my comments that make me think either you are having a bad day or you’re not worth discussing this with. In either case: thanks, but I’ll be stepping out of this now.
No I am responding to what you are writing. Feel free to step away.