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Mississippi quits child food program amid Republican ‘welfare state’ attack
(www.theguardian.com)
Pro-life party my fucking ass.
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They are pro-birth, not pro-life.
They're not even pro-birth. Abortions are an important aspect of maternal care. They're anti-women and that's literally all there is to it. Misogyny is all there is to it.
Oh for sure. I figure it's an immature way to take our their anger at anybody, anywhere, who dares oppose an "abstinence only" approach to sex ed, as well as a way to openly threaten the safety of women in general, of course. Pair this with their disgusting views on things like consent and no fault divorce and the pattern is kinda blatantly obvious.
Also, how do they know Jaye-sus won't wave a magic finger and move the ectopic pregnancy / correct the genetic defect that guarantees (+/-) a stillbirth / etc. just in time to save the day? Supporting healthcare that includes access to abortions would be too close to admitting that miracles don't happen and that's bad for the brand.
with food that has expiration dates and literally earmarked for helping
Meanwhile Brett Favre gets to steal from poor people. What a stand up sit down piece of shit. Favre's daughter, the welfarest queen of them all!
I think she ended up not even going to that school
“Welfare is only for the oil and gas industry.“ - Republicans
You forgot the banking and insurance industries as well.
I do not understand how Republicans are so evil.
I don't understand how poor people buy into their bullshit. Like, I understand it when explained, I just don't get how people don't see right through it.
For some people it's because it's garbage in and garbage out. I have relatives that consume only conservative news and claim they don't believe in facts.
"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."
LBJ
They have Fox News on the TV 24/7, that's how.
I imagine it is our never ending ability to rationalize the situation we are in.
Conservation of traditional hierarchies, in this case Rich over Poor. Probably a bit of men over women, and white over black as well. But it always goes back to this core philosophy.
It's because they believe that poor people are inherently sinful and that's why they're poor:
The irony of not accepting children's food money, but taking oil, farm, and tax break money, funded by Blue counties and states, and saying "we aren't welfare queens" sure, you're still on welfare but now your kids are going hungry. Good job American South.
It's truly amazing how many ways right wingers will find to be shitty to people.
That's right! I'm a Protect The Children Republican and I think Tax Dollars should ONLY be used to give rich people like Brett Favre money! Protecting The Children DOES NOT mean FEEDING them! As long as Brett Favre gets a new mansion I don't care how many of those brats die!
If you give kids free lunches, they will have no incentive to get jobs cleaning slaughterhouses! Without this opressive welfare program, the kids will be free to choose whether to continue on to middle school or leave their studies behind for a lucrative career in an abattoir.
They've got the wrong idea. Mississippi is picked on for being a poor state which is a shitty place to live. Calling it a "welfare state" is just a short and convenient descriptor. Taking less federal funding will not change anyone's opinion of Mississippi.
Know what could change people's opinion about Mississippi? Maybe a generation of better nutrition and education.
To these guys, the Cruelty Is the point.
I don't understand why these federal programs are optional for states. Doesn't make sense why you wouldn't want free money for your state.
Scoring political points is more important than feeding children is why.
These ghouls hate children. They have rolled back most of the child labor laws and refuse to feed them. Politicians doing these type of actions should not be allowed to feel safe or comfortable in public.
This is so sad.
Cruel. It's cruel.
Hey red states, you’ve got options. I mean, y’all have all the guns to protect yourself against the government. Pony up.
Tater gotta maintain that shithole status.
A bunch of ghouls