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[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 260 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Don't worry, Republicans will solve this by banning abortion and birth control nationwide!

They are always thinking of the children.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 172 points 2 months ago (4 children)

And legalizing marriage to minors. And outlawing comprehensive sexual education.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 102 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A few Republicans also rape and traffic minors just to show how dedicated they are to countering the declining birth rate!

Pizzagate was projection.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

They misspoke. A few don't.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

Only a few do both!

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 27 points 2 months ago

Conservatives are thinking of the children. How is that unclear?

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also, we need to be clear, rape is such a harsh word, it's not fair to ruin someone's whole career over a little misunderstanding like consent...

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's such a steep [word] for 20 minutes of action.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Just a 20 minute whoopsie

[–] fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 months ago

Fight against SA protection in the workplace and push more children to work to live? Anything is better than the Great Replacement right? /s

But honestly thinking about what terrible combination of policies.

[–] kitnaht@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Okay, so on an actual serious note -- Historically, this has actually been the lever that's been pulled by government in order to control population growth.

The problem is that we've grown so much as a society that we now realize that bodily-autonomy is a human right.

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are ways they can promote population growth, if that is something we really want. Better and free school lunches would be a start. Childcare. Pre-K education. Free college. Health-care. And generally a more wealthy middle class.

The biggest reason people are having fewer kids is money.

[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago

This 100%. We and many of our peers with a kid are one and done in the current system. But if we could afford college educations for multiple kids, get adequate parental leave, access to early childcare that doesn't cost an entire paycheck? That would change the decision quite a bit.

But also I'm happy to have fewer kids and let more immigrant and/or refugee families with young kids move here too. Solves the labor shortage and provides a much needed influx of fresh ideas and culture, not to mention getting some folks out of dangerous situations. Somehow all of the people who want to "save the children" are extremely silent on that front when it's children moving to another country for a better life.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

Uh, yeah, about that. Republicans need to stop thinking so much about children, mmkay?