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seamstress
When you see the ocean retreating back from the shoreline an unusual amount, aren't you supposed to GTFO?
In all seriousness, though, it may be my upbringing in a crazy conservative household, but I don't want to trust this as a green light to fall into complacency. They genuinely believe that they are doing right with their control of women and bigotry, and they believe that they are in the majority for thinking these things.
I guess I'm seeing this more as a change in their tactics than an actual victory.
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When the fundies retreated in the early 20th century, they felt helpless and isolated. Many didn't have telephones; until the late 1930s, one-third of American rural homes didn't have electricity. They knew little of the outside world and they didn't have any way to fight it.
Now, every fundie has the Internet, television, radio, and texting. They feel more threatened than ever, and all I see is that they're fighting harder than ever. Lost the gay marriage battle? Okay, go after abortion with ultrasound requirements, waiting periods, clinic restrictions, and personhood amendments.
Just wait for the Republican primaries. The candidates will be pandering even more to the far right, not to the moderates.
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...appeal to the moderate folks...
...Let me assure you as a moderate folk that I am in no way fooled by these nutty fucks. I also don't see any victory here. They're retreating to change their strategy. Honestly I fear they are actually winning here too.