This is the factual basis we now have to deal with 'Babykillers! vote correct this fall!" PR messaging for:
The bottom line is Democrats are still grappling with how to respond to McConnell’s controversial moves to shift the court to the right using whatever power he has. And even amid talk on the left of expanding the Supreme Court should they take power in November, it’s
not clear the party is prepared to respond with explosive counter-measures.
[...]
Meanwhile, most Republican senators have quickly fallen in line behind an unnamed nominee, vowing to complete the confirmation as soon as possible. Many are simply shrugging off their own words from the past about allowing voters to decide election-year confirmations, eager to shift the court further to the right.
src:
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/24/illegitimate-nominationdemocrats-snub-trumps-pick-420712
So not only dont the US people get to decide on the issue in any vote, the move to have the supreme court hung directly results in this in the future becoming more of an issue of institutional lobbying. And not only for four years, but potentially for fourty.
Not only havent you seen 'you shouldnt talk to the nominee, we should shun her from day one' messaging anywhere in this forum (thats the radical left position).
Now we have to take the insult, to listen to 'vote republican this fall - because you dont want Babykilling' PR spin in here until the end of the election season.
Not only is there no reason, or urgency that would make it understandable to have to hear it currently - in fact this is political activism that could last for the next 40 years, thanks to the supreme court positions being filled this year.
No, now I'm under serious risk of getting banned for openly confronting, and insisting that non of that is ok, to do in the 2020 election thread.
And that simply taking on party talking points, and fighting for them to be established with all your heart in here against an imagined 'opponent' is wrong as well. No you CANT say that. Think of all the people that would complain about flaming.
People were only combating identity politics in here for the past five pages, moderator included (that person said this, but no that person said that, and now this person finally got back in line and said this publically?) - and then people go out and vote on that basis?
gbatemp - the only forum, you get banned from for holding middle of the road positions and insisting that people spin trolling cant take over threads just on numbers alone.
Next I have to mount a reputational defense, why I'm pro choice, while having people make the new normal, that there is an ongoing democratic conspiracy in place, causing that we dont call people that go through with abortions KILLERS? And that fetus is not an ancient greek term at all, but invented by them babykillers?
Is there an end to this?
Why is the outcome of ALL of this - 'no, seriously, you cant call people idiot, when they are wrong three times in a row, still aggitational and confronting in attitude, and preaching in messaging, then get reputation pushed by the partial moderator - and then resort to try to get you banned - just for good measure?'
The word idiot was what was too much in here?
This only ever ends one way.
I'm getting BANNED for being sick of all this within the next week, and the alt right fraction in here rejoicing that they finally have no one in here that questions their mode of operation. Only on gbatemp.