None of that changes the reality that they did not vote for harm reduction and now more harm will come to the people they purport to protect (and likely themselves, now that evangelical christians are in power). This is textbook shooting off your nose to spite your face. There is no rule saying you need to pass a moral purity test to earn a vote, that’s a dumb construct that is hampering progress. You can vote for harm reduction, it’s ok. The conservatives keep winning and moving further right. The democrats could win and move further left if their cranky coalition would accept not getting everything they want for once.
Harm reduction is the only workable strategy in a democracy, even a flawed one like the US.
But no, it’s the same old shitty double standard: Democrats have to be perfect, but “that’s just Trump being Trump.” So in our distaste for catching the flu, we how have chosen to give ourselves a case of ass cancer.
None of that changes the reality that they did not vote for harm reduction and now more harm will come to the people they purport to protect (and likely themselves, now that evangelical christians are in power). This is textbook shooting off your nose to spite your face. There is no rule saying you need to pass a moral purity test to earn a vote, that’s a dumb construct that is hampering progress. You can vote for harm reduction, it’s ok. The conservatives keep winning and moving further right. The democrats could win and move further left if their cranky coalition would accept not getting everything they want for once.
Harm reduction is the only workable strategy in a democracy, even a flawed one like the US.
But no, it’s the same old shitty double standard: Democrats have to be perfect, but “that’s just Trump being Trump.” So in our distaste for catching the flu, we how have chosen to give ourselves a case of ass cancer.