Notices by Cousin_Martha_Corey (cousin_isobel@spinster.xyz)

From the ground in the USA (and probably everywhere) --

Just a reminder that men will not be voting based on women's issues this November. If you want someone to vote on "other important issues," they've got you covered. Any vote that is based on women's issues will have to be from women.

@EmmaFaber @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle It sounds like this election is fairly rich in women waiting for men to die soon.

@FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle At this point, I suspect that Haley is pivoting towards trying to win votes for Biden, just by trashing Trump. She knows she cannot win the nomination, but she can persuade some of her small number of supporters to vote for Biden in the general election.

@EmmaFaber @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle Her Mom was pretty style-conscious. She probably did all this and thought it was cute.

@EmmaFaber @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle Yuck

@EmmaFaber @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle I think I heard about the Ivana thing. It's not surprising that people won't vote based on people's personal behavior towards women when they won't even vote based on policies that affect every woman in America.

@EmmaFaber @Sherri_Ingrey @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle The rich can do more, it's true. I don't really want to play "which party has more sex criminals," because it's all so gross. I can't even believe that picture of a crossdressing Clinton was in Epstein's house; it's mindboggling.

@EmmaFaber @Sherri_Ingrey @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle Oh, absolutely, most people only care about the alleged sexual crimes of their political opponents, not those of their own side. Pretty much the only reason any of this is ever brought up is that one political side is using it against the other. That's not to say it's not true about Biden, Trump, Clinton, etc. It's just that it's not brought to light because people genuinely care about he victim.

@EmmaFaber @Sherri_Ingrey @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle The thing is, I am concerned about the actual policies that affect all of the women and girls in the United States -- and even the men and boys, the trees, the animals, and the people overseas that we bomb. Some of this stuff with Epstein is shocking, but personal accusations abound. I've come to expect that something will be dug up about every single candidate, unless he is very pleasing to all of the powers that be. What we can actually evaluate is policy, especially when we are talking about people who have already been president.

@EmmaFaber @Sherri_Ingrey @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle Is there anyone you would vote for in 2024 -- for President or for a different office, if you care to share?

@EmmaFaber @Sherri_Ingrey @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle Do you prefer the religion of trans/woke, though?

I don't like either of the main candidates in 2024, but in terms of a religious motivation, I don't prefer trans over Christianity. In fact, I'm very glad I had my Christian grandma instead of a grandpa like Rachel Levine, demanding to be called my grandma.

Maybe a couple of decades ago, Democrats had the rational/non-religious argument on their side, but they don't now.

@EmmaFaber @Sherri_Ingrey @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle But Hillary would sign the Equality Act, enshrining "gender identity" and banning all single-sex spaces.

She even spoke at HRC (one of the worst organizations around), promising to do just this:

Hillary Clinton called on Congress to pass the Federal Equality Act and vowed to make LGBT rights a top priority as president in a speech Saturday to a prominent gay rights organization.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-hrc-event-pledges-make-lgbt-rights-top-priority-n438066

@Sherri_Ingrey @EmmaFaber @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle They are undeterred because we haven't hit them hard enough during elections. All they've learned is not to talk about it too much. This is not what they campaign on, at least not in my area. They campaign on abortion.

These people are insane. Listen to this:

“The main obstacle is that you have a Republican conference beholden to its most extreme members and, of course, the former president,” said Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.), referring to Trump.

She thinks it is "extreme" not to want a nationwide ban on all single-sex spaces. This is how nuts they are.

@EmmaFaber @Sherri_Ingrey @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle Yes, that is why anti-abortion Republicans are the only ones with a shot in the primaries, at least currently.

It's a very difficult situation. Those of us who would like to send our kids to public schools without gender identity indoctrination and without boys in the girls' locker rooms (can you imagine -- middle school?) can't really wait, either -- certainly not years. I won't be a part of either form of misogyny.

@EmmaFaber @Sherri_Ingrey @FeartnTired @ChasingWaterfalls @GalacticTurtle Okay, now we're getting to a point of agreement. It has sadly turned out (at least for now) that women getting to vote, run for office, etc., is not bringing pro-woman ideas or policies into the public discourse.

We can argue about how much personal responsibility women should be expected to take for supporting such awful, misogynistic ideas. I'll take a little of the brainwashing argument with a hefty portion of, "Dammit, sister, stand up!"

Countering the conservative claim that homelessness is part of the addiction issue.

I don’t know if he’s right or not. It could be the case that, in West Virginia, addicts are not homeless because they live with relatives. In other words, it could be cultural. However, it could also be the case that lower housing costs allow higher-functioning addicts to stay in their own homes.

I have no problem with the idea of reducing corporate ownership of houses, because it sounds like it could benefit ordinary people even if it turns out not to be a major factor in homelessness.

Edit: this is an RFK video. I keep trying to promote Rumble over YouTube, but they’re not quite as good for sharing on social media.

https://rumble.com/v3qo71y-why-americans-are-homeless.html

@pjw Thank you for answering me with so much detail. The answer to my second question was especially good; I understand the situations for the Palestinians born in various areas now.

As for the first question, it’s funny, because the one person I have ever asked the question, “Well, where should they go, then?” to (before you) was an American Jewish woman who is a progressive Democrat, “anti-racist,” etc. (She is someone I know IRL.) She told me, somewhat tersely, that the Palestinians should go to Jordan. She said the Jordanians had offered to have them. She seemed too upset to explain further, so I dropped it.

@pjw Thanks for offering to answer questions.

I have studied this issue very little. What I would like to know is:

a) What would the Israeli government like Palestinians to do? (E.g., where does the government want them to go?)

and

b) If a Palestinian wanted to move from what I suppose are called the “occupied territories” (the Gaza strip and the West Bank) to the middle of Jerusalem – get an apartment, get a job, etc., and just live like an Israeli citizen – could he or she do that? If not, and if Israel says that these areas are part of Israel, why can these people (those who were born on land that Israel claims) not move freely and have all the normal benefits of living in Israel?

@Piss_Ant I am so confused. Is this a Catholic holiday?

@Piss_Ant Is it?