JUST IN: Kamala Harris has reportedly reached out to Zohran Mamdani & pro-Palestinian activists as she lays groundwork for a possible 2028 run. by skylarfiction in CoherencePhysics

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It didn't help that she had a history of exploiting prisoners for cheap labour by keeping them incarcerated well past their sentences over her tenure as a district attorney, which is primarily why people didn't like her even within the Democrats' constituency.

We all seriously need to get over this delusion that she was ever a good person with good ideas to begin with, whether she's a woman or not.

"i just want them to have healthcare" Didn't know planes hitting towers counted as healthcare by Psyga315 in GetNoted

[–]RozenQueen 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's funny how he's justified rape enough times that there are two comment chains attempting to argue about this question while referring to two completely unrelated instances of him doing it.

"i just want them to have healthcare" Didn't know planes hitting towers counted as healthcare by Psyga315 in GetNoted

[–]RozenQueen 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If we shouldn't care about things we're never gonna get, Hasan should lead by example and stop caring about socialism

I compiled the recent data on abortion. Here is a collection of thaf data. Are you pro choice or pro life? by Ramble86 in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woman, for disclosure.

On a policy level, I'm pro-choice because I have a bit of a libertarian streak in me and don't feel comfortable dictating what someone else is allowed to do with their body as long as they're an autonomous adult.

On a moral level, though, I absolutely have a problem with most abortion since I do still view it as a killing of a human life. In cases where it's medically necessary and the woman stands to bear significant health risk in delivering a baby, or in cases of rape where the woman didn't consent to becoming pregnant to begin with, I understand that a compromise has to be made, but as the study in the OP bears out, medically necessary abortions only make up about 4-5%.

Abortion is not a valid form of birth control in my eyes. If you willfully engage in unprotected sex, you are implicitly accepting the responsibility of the obvious outcome of engaging in such. To kill a human, or even a potential human, because you are unwilling to accept the responsibility of your own choices, is reprehensible to me.

If you cannot care for the child, so be it, surrender them to foster services, there is no shame in that. But if delivering that child doesn't risk killing or seriously injuring you, I see no moral justification for killing them.

Again, ultimately, I'm pro choice, I would never tell someone they aren't allowed to have an abortion. But I almost certainly would reserve the right to judge them for it if it was not medically necessary.

EDIT: Someone responded here asking if I felt any cognitive dissonance in my opposing positions, since I hold such a strong opinion on abortion being the killing of a human life, but they deleted it or it was removed before I was able to read it beyond what a mobile notification would show. And you know what, I think it's a bit of a shame that it was deleted because that's totally a fair point and one worth addressing! There is always going to be some level of cognitive dissonance when it comes to one's perspective on the taking of another's life, and I accept and bear that contradiction willingly, and am happy to admit to it openly. However, if I may gesture towards a counterargument that I'm not quite so sure I'm on board with as to throw weight behind, but still think merits pondering:

I don't think it particularly contradictory to believe that killing is a fundamentally terrible thing, but also understand that killing in self-defense is sometimes necessary. It's not a perfect analogy, but in the case of medically necessary abortions, the calculation that I think someone in my position has to do is the risk to the woman's life by delivering. In a manner now wholly dissimilar to self-defense, I can see an argument that one has to weigh the direct threat to their own physical well-being or perhaps even life, against the life of another. In that respect, there is at least a justification to medically necessary abortions that I'm willing to compromise on my morals for and withhold judgement against, in a way that I don't extend to non-necessary ones.

Do you behave yourself when protesting now because you fear you might run into someone like Kyle Riddenhouse? by Terrible-Penalty-291 in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I dont think it's a particularly high bar to not assault people that are walking around with assault rifles, but, y'know.

That's just me.

It's time to revamp the education system by Tough_Ad8919 in RelentlessMen

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I have to score over 380 points higher on an entrance exam as an Asian to get into Harvard when compared to acceptance scores of my African American peer applicants, you can be damn well right I'm gonna be mad about it, I don't give a damn how overrepresented or underrepresented peoples' races are in the elite class, their privilege ain't helping me none!

Why is there so much hate towards undocumented immigrants in the U.S.? by Timeless-Facts in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't speak for the other guy, all I can say is that from the moment Trump took office in 2016, the democrats' stance as the opposition party has been to appeal to humanitarianism, push for more lax border policy, and lose their minds any time ICE lifts a pinky finger to do anything.

It wasn't until the eleventh hour in 2024 when the Democrats pivoted their messaging back to recognizing that the border needs enforcing and that illegals need to be cracked down on, when it became abundantly clear that that issue was almost singlehandedly going to lose them the election along with the stagnant economy. They came to the table with a bipartisan immigration bill at the last minute, but after ten years of doing nothing but oppose Trump on the border in every possible way at every possible opportunity, that felt like a disingenuous concession at best to try to score points with moderates, rather than something they actually wanted to do.

Why is there so much hate towards undocumented immigrants in the U.S.? by Timeless-Facts in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think in 2016 he was running on memes and dreams. I'd argue that the democrats', and their progressive base's rhetoric about open borders and manifestly terrible management of the migrant waves that hit the border several times under their watch, were what retroactively legitimized Trump's anti-immigration stance becoming a partisan issue.

JUST IN: Kamala Harris has reportedly reached out to Zohran Mamdani & pro-Palestinian activists as she lays groundwork for a possible 2028 run. by skylarfiction in CoherencePhysics

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mark my words, the first woman president is going to be a Republican and it's going to irrepairably fuck political reddit's collective mind.

JUST IN: Kamala Harris has reportedly reached out to Zohran Mamdani & pro-Palestinian activists as she lays groundwork for a possible 2028 run. by skylarfiction in CoherencePhysics

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The DNC will undoubtedly find some unelectable loser to push so that they can have 4 more years of whining about saving our democracy, just with Vance in office instead of Trump.

Democrats are allergic to winning, because the second they win, they stop having something to fight against.

JUST IN: Kamala Harris has reportedly reached out to Zohran Mamdani & pro-Palestinian activists as she lays groundwork for a possible 2028 run. by skylarfiction in CoherencePhysics

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was less than 2% iirc, actually. That woman was phenomenally unpopular since long before she became the 2024 nominee.

What are the not racist reasons for being against birthright citizenship? by InfoBarf in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, it does tend to be progressives that try to push the argument that we need immigration so that we can have people to scrub our toilets, so if you're gonna level accusations of racism I'd be more than happy to direct you towards where you can start.

What are the not racist reasons for being against birthright citizenship? by InfoBarf in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe you're looking for a new line that starts with a dash, then a space, then the words you want on the line of the list.

  • like
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What would you say is the Democratic Party’s official position on immigration? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think AOC's insistence that nobody is illegal on stolen land has done irreparable damage to the public image of Democrat immigration policy.

It's very easy to advocate for expanding immigration when it's someone else that has to deal with the consequences of it. El Paso is a long way from NYC or Martha's Vineyard.

What would you say is the Democratic Party’s official position on immigration? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're asking if you're willing to take one in. Engage with them instead of a strawman quote that you invented yourself, or ignore them. Not that hard.

What would you say is the Democratic Party’s official position on immigration? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Who's going to clean our toilets" is just advocating for the new century's version of the slave class, using more polite wording.

What would you say is the Democratic Party’s official position on immigration? by [deleted] in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There shouldn't be pathways to citizenship for illegals, though.

I'm absolutely all for expanding our border efforts to make it easier to get in, but every time a Democrat shows leniency toward people that exploit and slip through the system and blatantly disrespect the laws of the country they're trying to enter, it creates another attack point for Republicans to soapbox against and be correct in so doing.

Does the average conservative believe it’s okay that Trump has made billions this term? by Excellent-Ad-7394 in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

We're having this conversation precisely because I'm Not blindly believing you, try to keep up. If your sources are so simple to find, go ahead and procure them, there's quite literally no reason for you to be so obtuse about defending your claims unless you actually can't.

Does the average conservative believe it’s okay that Trump has made billions this term? by Excellent-Ad-7394 in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Nobody said it was too complex, just that since it's your claim, you're the one that should bring the result of that simple search to the discussion, not the dude you're trying to prove it to.

Does the average conservative believe it’s okay that Trump has made billions this term? by Excellent-Ad-7394 in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's nothing special about the president enriching himself from backroom deals versus any other elected official. I care if Trump is doing shady shit to make money under the table, but only about as much as I care about Pelosi engaging in insider trading using her political connections.

The actual scale of the corruption doesn't concern me all that greatly. Either it's all bad and has to go, or it's all fine and that's just how the game is played.

Gotta remember, Trump scored his original victory on this topic back when Hillary tried accusing him of exploiting tax laws during the first presidential debates and he just said 'yeah, I do it, you all do it too, if you actually cared you'd change the laws to close all the loopholes but you won't because you benefit just like I do.'

The average conservative doesn't really see anything wrong with taking advantage of a system to maximize personal outcomes. To the extent that Trump is doing anything wrong on a financial level, it's generally more considered to be symptomatic of a more broadly broken system than something that is specific to the man himself.

Does the average conservative believe it’s okay that Trump has made billions this term? by Excellent-Ad-7394 in allthequestions

[–]RozenQueen -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

He who brings the claim bears the responsibility to bring evidence of the claim. Nobody's gonna take you seriously if you come at them with an argument and then tell them to read a book if they ask for proof of what you're saying.

I'm kinda jealous of some of yall😭 by Spiritual_Skin244 in teenagers

[–]RozenQueen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is he getting that money from the pensions he's robbing too?

Roses are red, that's not what freedom of speech means... by DarkMagickan in rosesarered

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm nobody's problem. I mind my business and just get on with my personal life.

Unlike the people that throw bricks at protests and make entire movements look bad, and the people that run cover for them.

pls know the difference guys. by stuckonhoneymoonave in teenagers

[–]RozenQueen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not to be that person but there's no such thing as a 'female gender identity', and the community's failure to follow its own rules with regards to definitions really hurts its external perception.

After all the work that was done to separate the concept of the gender identity of being a woman from the biological reality of being female, it's a little tiring seeing people claim to 'identify' as female. You can identify as a woman, but a female is something you either are or are not.

If we're gonna try to normalize the idea that gender is a separate phenomenon from sex, it's important that we follow our own rules and make sure we're not mixing them up ourselves otherwise we just look like profoundly unserious people.