In response to the supreme court’s votes to overturning Roe V Wade
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473
I went through all the emotions that most progressives and democrats had: shock, anger, sadness, and profound anxiety over the separateness of our nation.
A week into this, after watching politicians’ reactions when confronted with the news, a picture starts to surface. There has been a (secret) pack among the right-wingers to keep silent about their plan to overthrow Roe and turn the country into the “ideal Christian Nation”. Because their desire is anti-democratic and against equal-right, they have to act anonymously, quietly, or under disguise.
Ironically, I felt a huge relief at this moment of crisis. Because all those despicable narratives and disgraceful behaviors from the supposedly well-educated political leaders and seemingly decent human beings suddenly become understandable; they and I are not out of our minds. They are simply perpetrating religious fundamentalism, or making deals with it in exchange for money and power and their “pro-richness” agenda.
I am glad the leak of Justice Alito’s opinion helps unveil the deceptive tactics of the right for me, particularly those very hurtful ones led by McConnell. It’s about time for the Dems to wake up from our naive decency. It’s about time that we learn to see the right as who they are, and play the game right, right back at them.