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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or is there just apathy? I cant tell.

Between abortion and the three recent Supreme Court cases siding with organized religion, it seems like we are just heading back to a time of superstition.

I mean really what the fk just happened? What is this?[/quote]

I am. I guess I'm not totally shocked about Roe. Saddened, angry, but not shocked.

I think we all really missed the ball with Shelby County v. Holder. Obviously some people didn't, but the ruling in that case was astounding - just invalidating legislation because it had been on the books too long. And the voting jurisprudence since that case is more astounding in how awful it is. With the Voting Rights Acts cases ruled on today it's clear that minority voting rights are under full-scale attack.

There was some paper several years ago where it marked our turn away from democracy. It's only getting worse. And we have such a disengaged citizenry that I think it's going to get very bad indeed. A second Trump term will be totally off the rails, but a first DeSantis term will simply lay the groundwork for entrenched authoritarian Republican rule forever.

Also, Democrats are poorly organized and terrible at fighting the right wing talking points.[/quote]

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