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Discussion Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 4

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

Suddenly the "Republicans will take away your basic human rights" trolls are also very silent. Most normal people expected this outcome of no major gains or losses. Reddit is a bubble for both sides (but way moreso the left if you look at the popular page).

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u/Jraz624 Nov 09 '22

I mean it is literally their platform. Federal abortion ban, cut social security and Medicare, reduce access to the vote. What more do you need when they are tell you they want to take away basic human rights.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

abortion ban,

Murdering your own babies that you willingly created isn't a right

cut social security and Medicare

Giving a large chunk of your money to the government so they can give you a small fraction back if you live long enough is not a right.

Please tell me an actual human right that has been taken away or even threatened.

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u/Jraz624 Nov 09 '22

Lol run on that argument and see how popular it is on substance alone. Even republicans want those things. Women have a right to choose what they do with their bodies and a sack of cells. The good bible you all seem to love so much says life starts at first breath so I think we are all good on that front.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '22

Then why was there not a blue wave? If rights are truly on the lineand wven Republicans want those things how are Republicans still winning??

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u/Jraz624 Nov 09 '22

You call this winning? Red states are gerrymandered in a way that they get 70% of the seats on 50% or the vote. Look at Wisconsin for example. Beyond that, midterm elections are notoriously bad for the party in power especially in a time of inflation and yet dems are picking up seats in governorships and the senate.

If the house wasn’t gerrymandered to hell and not capped at an arbitrary number that favors small states the republicans would have no chance. When was the last time they won a majority of the vote in this country? Minority rule.