Reminder to Progressives: Abortion is an Economic Issue

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Bernie Sanders traveled to Nebraska this week to throw his support behind Omaha Democratic mayoral candidate, Heath Mello, who is running against the incumbent Republican mayor, Jean Stothert. A Mello win, Sanders has said, would give hope to other “progressive Democrats” in conservative states

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[maynardsong]

Yeah, I'm REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY over brogressives who keep using the word "neoliberal" and throw women under the bus. Also, fuck Bernie. I'm done with him. And I'm done with the Jacobins.

[rainbows_]

I'm a woman who uses the word 'neoliberal'!

Here are some definitions/tweets to help explain neoliberalism:

"Neoliberalism is a form of capitalism in which the state deregulates the economy, destroys unions, decreases taxes on the rich and corporations, and defunds public goods, while repressing and policing the poor, particularly people of color."

From:
Well, @deray dared you to define neo-liberalism, and @DemSocialists have you covered: https://t.co/n3j0WD2AKi
- Blind Melenchon (@JAMyerson) April 20, 2017

neoliberalism is liberalism that overtly hates unions and the poor.
- Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 20, 2017

scab orgs like TFA, for example, are textbook ex. of neoliberal. Nominally progressive, funded by white billionaires, designed to gut unions
- Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 20, 2017

neoliberal starter pack pic.twitter.com/x8vBJ67sXp
- the waluigi left (@mechapoetic) April 20, 2017

[maynardsong]

TLDR "GOD why must you keep bringing up gender? Fuck gender issues, focus on class! Fuck focusing on misogyny, focus on the CORPORATIONS, man."

[liliaeth]

Especially since Bernie and his people are way too willing to throw women and minorities under the bus.

[rainbows_]

This is all true. I disagree with Bernie here, and with the DNC leadership thinking this is okay to do. Unfortunately there are democrat politicians who are pro-life and govern that way. We need progressive democrats who are progressive on all these important issues.

Associated tweets:

. @HuffPostPol . @berniesanders explains his support for @heathmello in greater detail. #melloformayor pic.twitter.com/LYMaf20jmM
- Daniel Marans (@danielmarans) April 21, 2017

if you demand bold political imagination but become extremely pragmatic about reproductive justice maybe think about why
- Brandy Jensen (@BrandyLJensen) April 19, 2017

We had a Dem House majority in 2009 that was internally mostly pro-choice & they still got an anti-abortion amendment into the ACA for a bit
- Bill Humphrey in MA (@BillHumphreyMA) April 21, 2017

Abortion rights win everywhere now on the ballot. Every district has enough people that you can find pro-choice progressives & not settle.
- Bill Humphrey in MA (@BillHumphreyMA) April 21, 2017

This is the correct

[mhfromnh]

all these men

[ladycyndra]

Right??

[lollycunt]

Bernie's explanation sucks. This guy didn't just vote for that ultrasound bill, he co-sponsored it. I suppose it is possible that Bernie was not aware of that beforehand (Planned Parenthood apparently wasn't, since his rating with them was an A+) but his comments afterward are indefensible.

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Sanders during the election: "No compromise on economic policy. Anybody who compromises can't be trusted."
Sanders now: "But I mean do we really NEED abortion rights"

[maynardsong]

lol right?

[evildevil]