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[–] qjkxbmwvz@startrek.website 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I think it's a good question. My take, and I dunno if it's right, is that they fucked up with Roe vs. Wade, and they know it


they were the dog that caught the car, so to speak. But once you catch the car, what do you do with it? It's no longer something you can use to activate your base. They pivoted the messaging from "abortion bad" to "states rights," but I think that's less of a hot button issue.

So I'm really hoping it's the same with the ACA


they want to talk about how Dems are socialists and socialism is bad, but they don't necessarily want to "catch the car" here. I do think that any changes will be explicitly about "Obamacare" and any replacement (even if it's exactly the same) will be pushed as "Trumpcare."

I'm probably way off though, and I wouldn't be surprised in the least if they indeed repeal the ACA. And as much as I feel like a horrible person saying it, I have pretty much zero sympathy for those about to get their face eaten by the leopards


I voted D, and I'm not reliant on the ACA, so basically sorry, but go fuck yourself (not you personally, just the regretful Trump voters


I am deeply sympathetic to others affected by this).

[–] rustydomino@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

The ACA is not just about the marketplace. It also gives protections for preexisting conditions and sets minimal requirements for what must be covered in a health plan. So if the ACA gets repealed, everyone is affected.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Fuck you I read the whole thing and then I got to the part where you don't give a fuck about people who don't have your privilege.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Read on, they expressed sympathy at the end.