04 July 2022

Quote for the day -- the key to progress

There's not much to celebrate this Independence Day.  But never forget that while reactionary belief systems old and new try to drag our own country backward, seeking to re-enslave women to that "animal cycle of reproduction", most of the world keeps moving forward.  In the long run, progress will win out.

7 Comments:

Blogger Mary said...

A hopeful message…

04 July, 2022 11:04  
Blogger Lady M said...

I am feeling pretty low about this issue so it would be nice if progress could pick up the pace a bit.

04 July, 2022 21:11  
Blogger Infidel753 said...

Mary: So I hoped.....

Lady M: The US is being pulled backward somewhat right now, or parts of it are, but my point was, the US isn't the whole world.

05 July, 2022 00:26  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

But it requires action. No half-measures, no masturbatory efforts to win over people who are clearly insane, no relying on the courts when you can just pass legislation.

In short, it requires the Boomer Dems to act against their nature.

05 July, 2022 07:17  
Blogger Infidel753 said...

Depends. Not all countries are even democracies. If you're talking only about the US (thus missing my point), some people are insane, but most people aren't. It is too commonplace in the US for the political-activist fringe to dismiss everyone who disagrees with them as insane. In most cases, it is indeed necessary to win over some voters who don't share your entire agenda. As for legislation, it depends what you mean. For example, it's not possible right now to "codify Roe federally", as some demand, because there aren't fifty votes in the Senate for it (Manchin is anti-abortion). Also, the Supreme Court could easily strike down such a federal law as soon as it was challenged. Short of enlarging the Court (which also doesn't have the necessary votes yet, though that could change after this year's election), there isn't a top-down solution to the loss of Roe.

05 July, 2022 08:49  
Anonymous Annie said...

To paraphrase an old adage: “From your [computer] to [wherever power resides…].

05 July, 2022 14:22  
Blogger Infidel753 said...

We and our computers are the only higher power available, unfortunately.....

05 July, 2022 22:34  

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