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Sun May 7, 2023, 09:06 PM May 2023

Reparations: If something is moral, it's moral regardless of political or economic cost [View all]

The 1964 Civil Rights act led to the rise of Republicanism in the South. It was still the right thing to do.

Giving LGBT people full civil rights has led to the anti trans backlash. It was still the right thing to do.

We can't base our decisions on how Republicans will react. They will always react badly. If that's our bottom line, we'll never accomplish anything worthwhile.

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