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When existing becomes illegal (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Context: The latest SCOTUS miscarriage of justice

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (3 children)

So, in many states....

Can't be homeless.
Can't be dead on purpose (suicide's illegal).
Can't have an abortion.
Can't marry a same-sex spouse.
Can't get healthcare if you don't have a job, and even if you can, it's super expensive and not likely to cover everything.

So I guess, just make sure that you're born well-to-do, never make any mistakes, and are a straight, cis-gender man. Really narrows things down and puts life into clear perspective.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

That is the new American dream: be born rich.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (3 children)

AFAIK gay marriage is still legal in all states. Weirdly that’s one they haven’t been able to crack.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Clarence Thomas said it should be revisited after Roe got struck down.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Oh yeah, him and Alito both have been big mad about it for ages now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I think the Republican elites don't hate gays as much as they used to due to prominent GOP members having openly gay children (like McCain's daughter).

I see it as a three way deadlock (older Republicans that are GOP) that accepted gay people, younger Republicans who are not exactly for it but don't persecute them, Trump/MTG (Trumplibicans) who just say stereotypical bigotry even though they are "sexual deviants" by their own standards.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s federally legal, but far as I can tell, some states don’t recognize those marriages, and others outright prohibit them, although it’s not enforceable. Still fucked up, IMO.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

AFAIK, states are not allowed to prohibit same-sex marriages. Individual cities/towns can refuse to perform a marriage, but they still must recognize a marriage that was performed elsewhere.

It's just allowing the bigots to inconvenience queer people for no reason. It doesn't really prevent marriages (yet).

[–] [email protected] 28 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Don’t forget they charge for every day in jail

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Jeez. It's sort of the worst kind of dystopic future there is.

Concrete walls, iron bars, hard labor, and an ever increasing debt.

Maybe I'm dumb, but how hard would it be to just not agree to work? They gonna beat you to death? Sounds better than being a slave

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

If you work you earn money for commissary and potentially time off for good behavior, if you don’t, you don’t.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

They gonna beat you to death?

Nono, it's much worse! They'll torture you until you WISH they'd have beat you to death and then they'll torture you some more!