MGB:_Being ”pro-life” is like being a populist. It is a vague thing. Even saying you are for the unlikely event of the Supreme Court overturning Roe essentially dodges the question of how you want abortion and women to be penalized and controlled. The pro-choice idea of what a pro-lifer is about is not vague at all, of course. It means someone who would ultimately force women into back alley abortions, and if you really understand law, jail. It is a naive vision which does not understand that repealing Roe means that the Court decisions on birth control, sodomy, gay marriage, Latino rights, and Catholic rights also become controlled by states, which cannot really be trusted with such matters to go beyond religiously led mob rule.
Political correctness really means the responsibility not to be rude to others based on their identity. It is polite to refer to people as they refer to themselves publicly. It has nothing to do with the unprofessionalism of Donald Trump and his inexperienced and moronic staff. Still, as long as Trump mouths the pro-life con that something has to be done about abortion, he can fail on results and still get the GOP and USCCB backing him and probably win renomination (even if he is not really pro-life).
Economic populism is about regulating the excesses of the rich and powerful. It is only a nice sentiment if you don’t take the dive into socialism. Perillo is a nice enough guy, but my money is on Dr. Nothem.
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