When lamenting the erosion of Roe v. Wade and women's reproductive rights, don't forget

[StarfishSaver]

This isn't happening in a vacuum nor was it unforeseeable.

Many people didn't care about or bother to fight against minority voter suppression because, after all, it didn't affect THEIR ability to vote. So, they thought, what's the big deal?

But what they didn't realize or care enough to think about is that most of the people who were prevented from getting to the polls and whose votes were suppressed would have voted for the same people they did and would have helped ensure pro-choice politicians were elected and prevent anti-choice Neanderthals from taking control of state legislatures and governorships across the country, where these laws are being enacted and signed into law.

This is a perfect example of how fighting for the right of others is in our own best interests.

It's not just elections that have consequences. Not doing everything we can do to protect others' right to vote also has huge ramifications.

[John Fante]

1. Buttery males!

[StarfishSaver]

2. Not just males

[StarfishSaver]

3. Kick

[Cane4Dems]

4. I blame asswhipes like Susan Sarandon

People like her live in this bubble, this privileged life in which reproductive rights, immigrant rights, financial aid, police brutality, etc. do not affect them.

As long as THEIR favorite candidate did not win who gives a shit right?

More people need to call out on those who are like Susan.

[StarfishSaver]

6. There's a lot of blame to go around and people like Sarandon don't bear all of it

There are plenty of Democrats who voted for Clinton but never cared about the fact that plenty of people were having their votes suppressed. They just didn't think it was important because they weren't affected by voter ID laws, voter roll purges, voter registration restrictions, etc. and so they didn't speak up or do a thing to try to keep this from happening.

Now, they're finding that voter suppression, even if it happens to OTHER people, is having a direct and negative effect on their own lives and futures.

Next time, people need to pay more attention to things beyond what they think are their own personal self-interests. We can't just pass the buck and blame it on Susan Sarandon and other easy targets. A lot of damage was done by people much closer to us.

[brer cat]

5. Excellent point, StarfishSaver.

K&R