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| − | ==Drafts== | + | {{moved/wrs|Main Page}} |
| | + | This probably has a place in WRS, but not sure where yet: [[/right-wing assholery]] |
| | + | ==Chapters== |
| | * [[/intro]] | | * [[/intro]] |
| | * [[/badness]] | | * [[/badness]] |
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| | ** [[/just-world fallacy]] | | ** [[/just-world fallacy]] |
| | ** [[/government dependence]] | | ** [[/government dependence]] |
| | + | ** [[/political correctness]] |
| | * [[/moral absolutism]] | | * [[/moral absolutism]] |
| | + | ** [[/Christian extremism]] |
| | * [[/Trump]] | | * [[/Trump]] |
| − | * Republican Policy Hall of Shame
| + | * [[/bad Democrats]] |
| − | ** (see list below)
| + | * [[/policies]] |
| − | * Republican Leadership Hall of Shame
| + | * [[/leadership]] |
| − | ** (see list below)
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| − | ==Pointless Opposition to Sustainable Energy==
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| − | * http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-22/buffett-s-utility-scores-win-against-musk-s-solarcity-on-credits
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| − | ==Bathroom Laws==
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| − | It should be noted that there have been more US Senators arrested for misconduct in bathrooms than there have been trans people arrested for same. (Why don't the Republicans warn us of the [[/imaginary threats|terrible threat]] posed by US Senators, and ''do'' something about it?)
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| − | ===NC===
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| − | * Articles:
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| − | ** [http://www.buzzfeed.com/dominicholden/north-carolina-lgbt-discrimintion BuzzFeed] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+MarlaCaldwell/posts/ZD45ZpMq7pW via])
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| − | ** [http://www.hrc.org/blog/five-things-to-know-about-north-carolinas-newest-radical-anti-lgbt-law HRC]
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| − | ** [http://www.aol.com/article/2016/03/24/nc-governor-signs-bill-repealing-charlotte-transgender-bathroom/21332911/ AOL] (warning: autoplay video)
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| − | ** '''2016-03-24'''
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| − | *** [http://usuncut.com/resistance/north-carolina-anti-lgbt-bathroom-law/ Trans Man Destroys North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law in One Brilliant Tweet] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PaulaRizzuto/posts/PLccdTomE8s via])
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| − | *** [http://www.wral.com/nc-discrimination-law-creates-business-backlash/15598305/ NC discrimination law creates business backlash] ([https://plus.google.com/u/0/110399510880870866116/posts/9SjeBFuwUJo via])
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| − | *** [http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article68167342.html Protesters of bill restricting LGBT protections arrested outside Governor’s Mansion]
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| − | *** [http://www.indyweek.com/news/archives/2016/03/25/the-morning-roundup-welcome-to-the-fallout-day-2-weve-really-screwed-the-pooch-here-havent-we Welcome to the Fallout, Day 2. We’ve Really Screwed the Pooch Here, Haven’t We?]
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| − | *** [http://www.indyweek.com/news/archives/2016/03/25/department-of-public-relations-this-is-what-the-rest-of-the-country-thinks-of-us-right-now Department of Public Relations: This Is What the Rest of the Country Thinks of Us Right Now] (humorous video)
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| − | * Post: [https://plus.google.com/u/0/102282887764745350285/posts/Hy7N4bp6yGA G+]
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| − | ""This is a common sense bill that protects the privacy expectations of our citizens while clarifying local authority," said Republican Representative Paul Stam."
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| − | See G+ post for list of strikes against.
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| − | ===MN===
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| − | * http://thecolu.mn/22648/44-mn-house-republicans-back-ban-on-transgender-employees-using-the-bathroom
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| − | ** http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2016/03/23/the-war-on-bathrooms/
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| − | ==To be elaborated==
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| − | * working to weaken labor, strengthen owners, when the opposite is needed:
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| − | ** "right to work" laws (dishonest)
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| − | ** opposition to minimum wage raises
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| − | ** opposition to workplace safety regulation
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| − | * anti-gay laws
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| − | * anti-abortion laws
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| − | * "aid creates dependency"
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| − | * tax cuts for the rich
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| − | * anti-contraception
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| − | * "abstinence-based education"
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| − | * creationism
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| − | * opposition to Obamacare
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| − | ** voted 50 times to repeal it
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| − | * repeatedly investigated Benghazi, even after their own committee found no wrongdoing
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| − | * wrote a letter to our enemies weakening our hand in negotiations
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| − | * the whole "birth certificate" nonsense
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| − | * deliberate obstructionism
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| − | * holding the government hostage (fiscal cliff)
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| − | * states' refusal to expand Medicaid under Obamacare
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| − | * requiring welfare recipients to be drug-free
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| − | * obsession with profit and "free" markets, by which they mean more power for the powerful
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| − | * state laws restraining local government:
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| − | ** from protecting the rights of gays, trans people, etc.
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| − | ** from creating municipal internet
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| − | ** from making laws (e.g. zoning) that take accelerated sea-level rise into account
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| − | ** from having any autonomy at all (see Michigan, Wisconsin)
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| − | * anti-ecology laws
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| − | * voter ID laws
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| − | * gun control prevention
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| − | * hypocrisy: using "the sanctity of marriage" as an anti-gay argument, while themselves being philanderers
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| − | ** http://gawker.com/national-enquirer-ted-cruz-has-had-at-least-5-extramar-1767002606
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| − | ** Newt Gingrich
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| − | * horrible mismanagement of states and cities
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| − | ** Bobby Jindal
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| − | ** Scott Walker
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| − | *** wasted taxpayer money by requiring TANF recipients to be tested for drugs
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| − | *** Refused Medicaid expansion, despite changing his mind briefly [http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/florida-governors-conscience-takes-costly-turn?cid=sm_tw_msnbc]
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| − | *** Ignores scientific consensus on global warming, despite admitting he's not a scientist and despite direct evidence in his state
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| − | *** officially withdrew a citizen-approved referendum banning Gerrymandering, thus preventing them from being implemented
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| − | ** Rick Scott
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| − | * Reprehensible organizations:
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| − | ** {{l/wp|Conservatives for Patients' Rights}}
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| − | ** {{l/wp|Swift Boat Veterans for Truth}}
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| | + | Not sure if this is on-topic: |
| | + | * [[/right-wing assholery]] |
| | ==Resources== | | ==Resources== |
| | * [http://republicanssucks.org/ Republicans Suck]: not the site I want to do, but may have some useful information | | * [http://republicanssucks.org/ Republicans Suck]: not the site I want to do, but may have some useful information |
| | + | ==Notes== |
| | + | * http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/07/25/1316539/-That-FL-CEO-Who-Said-He-d-FIRE-Everyone-if-Obama-Elected-Guess-What-Happened - Republican myths don't just harm poor people. This CEO believed them and tried to compel his workers to ''vote against his and their best interests''. |
| | + | * https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-rejects-conservative-bid-to-count-only-eligible-voters-for-districts/2016/04/04/67393e52-fa6f-11e5-9140-e61d062438bb_story.html - more inconsistency: the court ''did'' reinstate "one person one vote". The dysconservatives wanted "one qualified voter, one vote". |
