Without even getting into a discussion on viewpoint, I'm very unhappy about the way things have gone in the Texas Legislature. Discussion on all issues pertaining to women's health has been unprofessional, farcical, and demoralizing. I feel like we're living in the Middle Ages.
That's me. Getting it off my chest. Even though, you know, whatever.
Thank you.
"Really interesting how the point you’re making slowly emerges like Martin Sheen from the mud in Apocalypse Now..." ~j$
I don't know what you are talking about - but as I understand it, I thought this:
RangerDenni wrote: I feel like we're living in the Middle Ages.
was explained by this:
RangerDenni wrote:Texas
I understand this because I live in Queensland.
The Texas of the South.
Even worse.
I live in Toowoomba.
The (insert the most red-necked place of Texas) of the Texas of the South.
Toowoomba is populated by old conservatives who have the retarded notion that life is serious business and anyone different from them deserves to die. This is rather well illustrated by the existence of the E.S. Nigger Brown Stand located prominently in town, despite the fact that the United Nations has asked for it to be renamed. They are famous for voting "No" to giving women and aboriginals suffrage, "No" to federation, and SURPRISE OH WOW, "No" to recycling their own shit. https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Toowoomba
...oh, and before anyone from Austin bags me for condemning a whole state (yes, I know Austin is quite cool) - Queensland is also the home of the best bands to ever come from Australia - i.e. - the Go-Betweens, The Saints, The Riptides...hell - even The Bee Gees - I'll claim them. They all came from a few suburbs in inner Brisbane.
My wife was downtown protesting Friday night. She thankfully didn't get arrested or killed. Though she did get stuck in a parking garage because she didn't bring cash with her. I had to go pick her up at 1am.
I'm pretty upset about this, too, but I'm also very wearied by watching these proceedings, so I feel like I don't have anything to say that hasn't been said a million times over. It's just the people who need to be listening aren't listening. I don't think they ever will. And they outnumber us.
"Warren Zevon would be proud." -Reve Mosquito
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