Can I get Anti-Abortion Protestors to combat child hunger? w/

[@draniki1352]

the person in the video thinking that militarism is more important than feeding hungry children while marching to save children is insane

[@waltermasterson]

That’s the most succinct way to put it

[@kalinaanne748]

shes likely a trumper too

[@caccalot3637]

That’s just conservatives for you

[@TJ5897]

Americans are the most propagandized people in the world

[@oakmaiden2133]

Children are already born, so not their issue? Loling, stay out of my vagina!

[@keybladeboy]

George Carlin said it best: "If you're pre-born, you're fine. If you're pre-school, you're fucked."

[@davidwatson5308]

He also said if you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you're going to get selfish, ignorant leaders

[@VampiraVonGhoulscout]

I was three seconds away from leaving this exact comment.

[@virginiaoflaherty2983]

I taught Title 1 pre-k. These idiots don't have any idea of what is taught in pre-K. The only people who try to brainwash anyone is them. They listen to lies made up by their Masters and believe them. They could go volunteer in schools and actually learn first hand what they are talking about.

[@nankypooh655]

Another thing George Carlin said is that these people AREN'T "Pro-Life", THEY'RE ANTI-WOMEN!

[@Maggie-rr8gi]

Yup.

[@loatist]

The astounded instant response of "are you a democrat?" Tells me all that guy cares about is treating politics like his favorite sports team.

[@cx24venezuela]

Tribal mindset

[@voyance4elle]

And that he cares more about that than the wellbeing of children!!

[@koopa5504]

that was the most american bonobo thinking I’ve seen today

[@fairoadiary]

that made me chuckle whatta moron

[@JadenAizen]

“And together, we’re going to make it easier for Americans to start a famil-“ “Are you a Democrat?”

[@heyitsjustaz]

the old guy who recoiled and went "are you a Democrat?" is perhaps the single most crystal moment that describes American politics. This guy literally hears about feeding children and goes "wait, is that what THE ENEMY wants?" and turns his back on starving children because it's a partisan issue

[@arianbyw3819]

It's also very American response.

[@The_Actually_Real_Elon_Musk]

GAHAHAHAAAAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BaseSteve]

But he signed in the end

[@carlaeskelsen]

This is so sad and so true. 😔💔

[@ursamajor6347]

actually, it’s the fact that he recognized those concerns to be strictly Democrat concerns that’s the most telling. To me, the Democrats have always been the party of family values, regardless of how that family is structured.

[@lauraweaver1019]

If you disagree with free student lunches you are not a decent human being.

[@Spiritof_76]

Punishing kids for the parents they have, or the problems their parents are having, is a disgusting behavior.

[@crono3339]

American Jesus says otherwise.

[@rizeagle33]

Welcome to the Christian right in America.

[@ryanburchett8455]

@@rizeagle33 Can't think of a more hateful group.

[@rizeagle33]

@@ryanburchett8455 there isn't one really because all the hate groups on the right are Christians Kkk was all Christians and they are still doing nothing but spreading hate.

[@itsbeebaby]

A child should never be brought into this world as a form of punishment to the parent. That’s horrible.

[@nosferatadentata965]

Yes that's all they want. A punishment and shaming women

[@MarkHarrison-bo3kf]

That's America

[@nosferatadentata965]

@@MarkHarrison-bo3kf not only America. Conservative, right-wing people are often staunchly Christian and are trying to push religion based morality into the legislation. Not so common in rich, western part of Europe, but definatelly a feature in countries that used to be behind iron curtain...

[@MarkHarrison-bo3kf]

@@nosferatadentata965 Yes, like I said - that's America...

[@MarkHarrison-bo3kf]

@@Prouseyourbrain Yes! Forced sterilization for everybody!

[@BigCarso]

It's ghoulish to force babies to be born so they can suffer

[@theodorebear6714]

Then, the kids grow up in poverty if they don't have a good childhood and become criminals, which these right wing types hate.

[@LisaSoulLevelHealing]

They are like this. Soul deficient

[@vukkulvar9769]

That's religious nutjobs for you. They consider other people suffering as a "divine test". Of course when they're the ones suffering, it's an issue that must be solved immediately.

[@pariahmouse7794]

That's the most beautifully concise way of putting that I have seen, YES... These people are bonkers, and cruel AF as well, what the actual what is happening to half of us? They don't make sense, none of it makes sense... For the love of all that's holy, Vote Blue and save children (and everyone else) from people like this!

[@nankypooh655]

At least the three or four people who signed the petition have their hearts in the right place, unlike everybody else who made excuses as to why they wouldn't sign it. HYPOCRITES!

[@Silver-Str3ak]

It blows my mind how they don't want children anywhere near government influence but at the same time are adamant about government influencing the parents to not allow abortions

[@winterbliss4459]

that’s how fascism works

[@Luxordolls]

its called being selfish and uneducated

[@jorditimmer2840]

These people have very little trust for their government, yet they want to weaponise it more and more. Even increase the military budget. Americans are a strange breed. It's hard to imagine these guys came from Europeans.

[@ApequH]

Don't forget about books

[@The-Mediator]

But more children would be in government care if abortion was banned

[@RippedWarrior]

"Taxes only go up, they never go down." "Except for corporations." Perfect response.

[@jasonscott2946]

Or billionaires

[@ozwunder69]

@@jasonscott2946 every billionaire has at least one corporation

[@brentoncarter4275]

@@jasonscott2946 who do you think owns corporations

[@lizcollinson2692]

@@ozwunder69 hey are we argumentatively agreeing here!!

[@Echo81Rumple83]

yup, and she refuses to acknowledge it, goes right back to family. poor woman has never met anyone who've come from broken families, and even if she did, she'll think it's their fault. her kind makes me want to regurgitate.

[@PoeticProse7]

Love that the evangelical signed it because Jesus would've fed these kids.

[@AxonZshow]

He was genuinely the only person out there from that age bracket that I felt was genuine about what he said and also wanted to help children

[@chbu7081]

Yet, somehow, didn't.

[@anomalocaris2593]

​@johnhammons679 No one is perfect. Important thing he believes that Jesus and his followers would have wanted him to sign that

[@na3rial]

One of the few evangelicals that don’t suffer from constant cognitive dissonance

[@ticklemyiguana_7279]

Do me a favor and look up how planned parenthood is funded​@johnhammons679

[@SHARKAST1C]

My favorite was the lady who called the programs suggested "forced charity" but has no issue forcing women to give birth to children they can't feed.

[@lizcollinson2692]

Government interference on my terms, damn it.

[@CrySomeMorePlease]

Maybe women shouldn’t let some dude blow a load in them if they’re broke. Lol

[@Echo81Rumple83]

exactly. that's my major pet peeve with charities untied to government subsidies: the fact that we even HAVE non-government-affiliated charities shows how absolutely broken our system is in taking care of humanity as a whole. the only way we can even make any breakthroughs is when, or if, we rely on the mega-rich, mega-selfish pricks born into wealth to make hefty donations in exchange for, like having their names be in the organization's name, save their precious sickles-celled inbred child from eminent death that the average children are also suffering through but are born to poverty, or who knows what else sickening flight of fancies they have in mind because they're so fcxking rich. if guaranteed free school lunches is forced charity, then what TF do you call the government bailouts for the corporations in 2008, KAREN?!?! what about our already bloated military budget that's already outdated through the invention of the internet to the public masses back in the 90s?! our enemy governments like Russia and China has already utilized the internet to wage war on the most vulnerable population: uneducated yuppies from the boomer generation.

[@cheshirecat6518]

I had one of these A-holes tell me it's the woman's fault because no one forces them to get pregnant. Or how about THIS gem...women should just keep their legs crossed...

[@I_didn.t_kill_myself]

@@cheshirecat6518 well it’s their fault

[@genzi78514]

I was a social worker. I used to work in minors centers. Something I do sometimes is asking openly to anti abortions, for donations and help for the unwanted children. No one has gave me anything.

[@acemarsandy]

This says everything.

[@wcuribe]

❤❤❤

[@shirleyhaugaard9643]

Why am I not surprised?

[@Wishfull171]

I worked with child victims of sexual and physical abuse, I’m also completely prochoice. None of this is for the children or to protect children, but it does aid creeps to have a larger pool of vulnerable children to exploit.

[@UnashamedCaliforniagirl]

Yet they wonder why most of us don't buy the pro life 🧬 narrative

[@Chick4choice]

These people ABSOLUTELY DO NOT GIVE one sheeeeit about children. It’s all about controlling women.

[@matthewnelson325]

You have to have their babies... Its kind of like a patriarchal, legally binding baby trap ! ☹

[@yesitschelle]

@@Chick4choice For the most part, I agree. Every once in a while I hear about a guy like that old man who prayed. That man cares about children, about fetuses, and about some rando with a petition and a camera.

[@mrsweetpotato4354]

I've never known one pro lifer that was concerned with controlling a womans body, the ones I've known are concerned with the unborn child, right or wrong they view the baby/fetus as an actual person, a defenseless person at that. Many of the pro life people I have known have adopted children, they most definitely can and often times do give to charities that fight hunger,in fact I would say that as a whole,the pro life people I've known are probably the most compassionate and giving cross section of people I have met

[@yesitschelle]

@@fs1512 You're right, but the comment was about intent.

[@lisa408t]

​@@mrsweetpotato4354I haven't seen this...

[@rehoot1973]

As a child of a teen and got free lunch, many adults made it known to me that they didn’t agree. They wanted me to go hungry. It changed me very young. Seeing that behavior from adults, judging my mom for being young, yet seeing them at church pretending to be good Christians. Thanks to a Pell Grant I also went to college! See how this all can help?! Nope they want babies born……. End of their sentence. Sick

[@katiePetsy]

That's horrible! What kind of monster would belittle a child like that? Here in the UK a prominent English footballer campaigned for school kids to be provided with free meals. This was during covid when the schools shut and families were struggling. You wouldn't believe the number of politicians and newspapers that tried their hardest to smear the footballer as a "champagne socialist"

[@ryanburchett8455]

@@katiePetsy We have a whole political party, here in the United States, that is dedicated to that. It's call the Republican party.

[@TheKim369]

My mom became a single parent when my father, a policeman, walked out. She married right out of high school, most women became homemakers then, and she had no kind of career and a handful of preschoolers. Welfare was the only choice. So, through no fault of my own, like yourself, I was also subjected to the opinions of righteous adults. Once we were all in school, my mother "used" the system to gain an education and a career and then finished raising us in a "decent" home and she looked after our needs. She spent the rest of her life paying taxes and never took a another dime from anything that could remotely be considered welfare. The system is supposed to be a safety net to help people get on their feet, or back on their feet. We're supposed to want that for each other. It seems like these "Christians" just want to have a hand in the life long punishment of those they deem deserving of punishment. I'm sorry that kids are still having to go through being treated like garbage when life gets hard. And I am so glad you were able to use the system as intended and had the motivation and smarts to go to college! Best wishes for a bright future!

[@TheKim369]

@@katiePetsy Sadly there are way too many monsters out there, even more sadly, they derive some kind of cowardly, self righteous pleasure from engaging in cruelty to children.

[@PipByMac]

"Thanks to YOUR money the government forcefully took from you, I got opportunities your children didn't." That's what you just said. You're just too stupid to realize it.

[@htowncaveman6433]

That old bat that says "it's the parents responsibility to feed to kids" while yes it is. There are some people who should not be parents but had no choice but to due to circumstances. She just proved what everyone said that they don't care about what happens after it's born

[@drowning_icarus2301]

They're so close to getting it sometimes, its frustrating.

[@zoyadulzura7490]

That sort of "everyone for themselves" mentality is destructive to society. Whatever happened to "it takes a village"? I suspect that that woman would at least agree that not everyone should be parents--it's that "village" in the form of government support that would protect those kids in cases where their parents were forced to birth them.

[@evanisavegan]

A set of parents not having help taking care of children isn’t even natural. That’s not how we evolved to exist.

[@mglez2517]

They want the government to pass laws to force women to have children, but if she loses her job and can't feed the child then too bad, don't be asking the government for help!! I just don't understand their thought pattern... my goodness what is wrong with these people!!

[@blacky_Ninja]

@@mglez2517 They wanna feel like the „good ones“ without actually having to do anything of substance for it.

[@CurlieGrl]

Pro-Life should mean an ENTIRE Life. Womb to Tomb. That's WJWD.

[@seanhewitt603]

Jung, Jarl, Jacob, Jerry, Jim, John, jiminy?,

[@sinceyouasked394]

Jesus! The man helped the suffering. ​@@seanhewitt603

[@olegb139]

The lady advocating for military spending (wars) has a hat on that reads "Queen of peace". Amazing.

[@penguin12902]

Imagine thinking it's ok to spend more on military than the next 24 nations combined...when most of them are allies.

[@randomhuman3883]

The funniest thing is that a lot of military spending is ridiculous. Spending thousands of dollars on small bags of galvanized steel bolts. That's what our military budget is going to.

[@CoNteMpTone]

Its because the military keeps peace, dont you know?

[@blakkdeaff4460]

“You write ‘Born to kill’ on your helmet and wear a peace button. What’s that supposed to be, some kind of sick joke?”

[@philippussner2647]

Well yeah, what are the military advisors going to do if they can't charge a couple hundred thousand dollars for their extremely important "advising"​@@randomhuman3883

[@searsfarmcat3328]

They want time "to research" free lunches for kids, but they have never taken the time to research why women get abortions or why abortions are necessary sometimes!! Just pass a law that declares what a man can choose for his body and they'd all be outraged!! Pass a law that sends a man to jail for making an unwanted pregnancy and they'd be shi**ing their pants!!!

[@lenaramoon4617]

The facts don't matter to these people. They don't live in reality, they only live in their holy books and high horses.

[@sharktiff1]

Ouuuu I like that last one about jail time for men who give women unwanted pregnancies… I like that a lot! I bet you the men would wrap it up then!

[@canwelook]

No need for jail threat. Compulsory DNA sample to establish fatherhood. Father wages garnisheed.

[@iasked9392]

they're already shtting their pants with child support.

[@taylorwolf7958]

This makes no sense. You all can't even be asked to find proper life partners before engaging in reckless sexual activity but then pretend it's some demonic idea others don't want to financially support your selfishness? The mental gymnastics are insane, you can't be asked to be an adult for sex and then pretend other people are weird for not wanting to pay to justify your failings as a parent.

[@louisehad]

The "I worry where the money will be coming from" response is wild. We're talking about FEEDING KIDS. Take my money, take everyone's money, I don't care. What kind of AH would refuse to give a few dollars, to prevent children from being hungry?? What? The fact that some people really think like that is crazy to me. Isn't the US the biggest economic power in the world? Yet they can't find the money to feed some kids? How dumb and selfish do people have to be to believe that?

[@lollybowser]

Honestly I'd rather my taxes go towards feeding a child than paying for some politicians high end business lunch

[@jdprettynails]

“Reduce unnecessary spending, like the military budget” “Oh no we need that” ………why tho?? TRILLIONS of dollars go into military spending. Why? You’re not at war. You’d rather let kids starve? All that military spending did nothing to stop 9/11 from happening.

[@lollybowser]

@@rheannak3934 Accidents, loss of employment, r*ape, etc, that's why abortions should always be accessible

[@louisehad]

@@rheannak3934 People's financial situation can change in unexpected ways. Some people also have hyperfertility issues that make it so they keep getting pregnant every time they have sex, despite taking the pill. Some people used to be able to afford feeding kids, but now they're struggling because of the inflation. Some people are just poor and still want kids despise that, and I don't think it's morally justifiable to forbid poor people from having kids. I'm not trying to make a Godwin argument, but the only government I can think of who did that is the n*zis. Some people also make bad decisions. Some people are bad parents. Some people are addicts, or really bad at handling money, and some of them shouldn't have kids. I still don't see how any of that could make it "right" to let the kids be hungry. I don't care how much the parents are at fault, it's not the parents who are being punished. It's the kids. That's why it feels morally unjustifiable to me. That's why it should feel morally unjustifiable to everyone, and I'm honestly both baffled and concerned that it doesn't. Take my money. Feed these innocent kids.

[@yourdad6902]

​Thanks for keeping your head up your ass for such a well thought out response i love it @@rheannak3934

[@clipper7868]

The people who signed the petition without hesitation are the kind of people you can have a meaningful conversation with, about abortion or any other issue.

[@bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594]

Imagine saying “I don’t want free school lunches for children”

[@waltermasterson]

Imagine saying it while they’re knowingly being recorded

[@Juliette_seaturtle]

Obviously we want unborn babies to to be born but we don’t care what happens after

[@aristology6912]

@@waltermastersongenuinely delusional lmao they actually think that they’re in the right here

[@andoryu14]

Someone in the video said that "everyone will take advantage of it". These free lunches existed during peak covid where I live. Every student could receive 3 free premade meals in tins, plus snacks and drinks, every week here. Only about 20% of families opted to get them in my very poor town. They were heavily advertised with letters, and had one of those portable traffic signs advertising it on a trailer permanently installed on main street.

[@bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594]

@@ignitedfw that’s the point idiot. They’re taking them away in ALL cases. Also all children should provided with free lunches. That way parents who actively abuse their kids cannot withhold lunch from those kids.

[@myst1741]

This is just physically painful. x_x "WE CARE ABOUT CHILDREN" "Okay here are some things we can do to help children!" "No no, we don't do those things here." The hypocrisy is bewildering. ._.

[@solblackguy]

I got into a discussion with a pro-lifer and broke it down like this: "Oh, so you don't like abortion? I don't either because we're too reliant on it as a fix-all for everything. What if we taught sex education in school with a strong emphasis on safe sex and consent, have contraceptive available to everyone and covered under insurance, and advanced medical science to treat health conditions in vitro? That would cut down on the number of abortions by at least half in a single generation." The guy looked at me like a sprouted three heads.

[@myst1741]

@@solblackguy No no, we can't have any of these, ESPECIALLY sex education! If people learn about sex they're just going to go do it! (Albeit safely...) Instead of experimenting, without any protection 🤔 Ignore the fact that teen pregnancy is higher in places where sex education isn't being taught. So are STD's. 🤦‍♀

[@weerwolfproductions]

@@solblackguy In the Netherlands, which has sex education in high school as part of biology class: "Basically, this is how human reproduction works, these are what we call socially transferable diseases, these are contraceptives that prevent both pregnancy and STD's, and these are contraceptives that prevent pregnancy but not STD's. This is what the reproductive organs look like (much giggling in the class by this point) and this is what a condom, the pill, and the spiral thingy look like. Also, there's different genders and people attracted to people of the same sex. Nothing wrong with that, but just make sure that you have safe sex - with a condom - untill you and your partner are ready to get kids or are in a monogamous relationship. And remember, no contraception method is 100% proof against pregnancies or STD's." I think it's about an hour? Can't remember, it's been a while. Anyways, The Netherlands has half the abortion rate of the USA. People claiming that sex ed will just increase abortions are liars. There's plenty of scientific research proving it's the other way around. Although there is a link with developed and developing countries and crime rates too - the USA falls in the developing countries crime rate statistics, meaning more abortions due to rape than in developed countries, where rape followed by unwanted pregnancies is more rare. worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/abortion-rates-by-country

[@constancedean8047]

@solblackguy You should have stopped at I dont like abortion either. But that is as far as your opinion matters. It's okay not to like abortion. I heartily believe if you dont like abortion you definitely shouldn't have one.

[@pissbaby6849]

@@constancedean8047 no, I'm glad he went on. What do you disagree with in the rest of his statement?

[@emilyl7996]

That cluster of folks in the middle was so inspiring to see. "Most women don't want abortions, they want support"

[@stephaniethompson469]

I noticed the sign she held said something like "real nurses support both" (implying mother and baby). I wouldn't be at all surprised if she was a labour and delivery nurse and thus had a well informed position.

[@sherminatoranalysis3429]

Yeah. I think the Pro Life crowd has a lot of well meaning people in it. I know I used to be in the pro life position. On its face it makes sense, until you look into what’s actually going on

[@LoretheCryptid]

Yeah, personally for me a lot of these people mean well, but sentiments like this are somewhat similar to the “only allow abortions in cases of incest, rape, or harm to the mother” in the sense they undermine how traumatic simply having the child can be especially if you did not want the child in the first place and I feel like the position of “people seeking abortions just need support” ignorantly ignores there are many people who for very good reasons simply don’t want children which are a very permanent lifelong commitment- there are some people who don’t want children even if finances and such are good and I feel this position just prevents those people from being included and just insists they must be ok with unplanned children as long as they’re supported when in reality a child is a lifelong commitment that can redirect your whole life which is not something some people want and are ok with

[@eevee2411]

Right, I think that polarization also does a lot of harm here. I'm pro-choice but I'd love for the amount of abortions to be as low as possible. Not by policing who is or isn't allowed to get one, but by offering support that either helps to prevent unwanted pregnancies, or helps people to be able to raised their child if they do want to but don't have the resources.

[@LoretheCryptid]

@@eevee2411 yessss, I feel like people think ppl who are pro-choice are fine with abortions and love them when no, abortions are a very traumatic thing to go through and we would want them to be lower, not through forcing people to have children they’re either not prepared for or don’t want but through increasing informative sex education (that also isn’t centered on abstinence), providing birth control, spreading awareness on SA, etc, we need abortions bc people who are already pregnant still need the choice to avoid having an unplanned for or unwanted child but that is still traumatic and the way to lower that is many other methods that pro-lifers (often, there are some who might want birth control) don’t want

[@gravityclarity]

They don't really care about children. They aren't "pro life," they're "pro forced birth."

[@mo_7199]

I like that the interviewer showed people who genuinely want to help children too. It’s nice to see diversity of opinion

[@gabrote42]

Well said

[@Michael-u1t8k]

DEI I thought that was a bad word on the right.

[@TariFamily-w8h]

​@@Michael-u1t8k ????

[@mo_7199]

@@Michael-u1t8k im not a right winger

[@ssh1487]

It's because they exist. Theres no way he can take the moral high ground if he twists the truth by leaving out pro-feeding kids in the anti-abortion march

[@pigs18]

It warms my heart to see blue hat guy. It's easier to find Waldo than a Christian who follows the actual teachings of Christ.

[@DerpyDemon666]

Yeah he was super wholesome honestly, even if he seems to be anti-abortion at least he continued to care for the child after birth

[@Hi_Brien]

@@DerpyDemon666 he's pro-life :) there's a difference between anti-abortion and pro-life.

[@topphatt1312]

@@Hi_Brien not usually but every once in a while maybe

[@daphner7045]

He was so cringy, making the interviewer claim faith without knowing their stance on that. If all Christians were like him I'd stay very far away.

[@averycheesypotato]

@@Hi_Brien But the March he was at was anti-abortion. And the Bible itself is not opposed to abortions. Even the Catholic Church- the biggest religious institution to oppose abortion rights today- has not always been so opposed to it

[@johnathanhenley2251]

Sometimes, many times, the only actual food I ate was at school. Going to bed hungry and waking up waiting to finally eat again is not something that any child should ever experience.

[@jaramillolugo5921]

Thought I was the only one! When my family was broken and in shambles, and couldn't get any food in the 70's, school was our salvation! I don't know where I would have ended if it wasn't for school's free breakfast, a mid morning snack, and lunch! Good times indeed...

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

Never needed it, but I'm still so happy that my school actually did free breakfasts and things like that That probably helped so many kids out in situations like yours

[@abstractdaddy1384]

Damn that's terrible

[@cubonefan3]

Why didn’t your family have food ?

[@louislamonte334]

Sounds like you had really bad, irresponsible parents, Pal!

[@irishstew2133]

Dude, that guy who signed the petition then prayed the sinners prayer with y’all. That shit almost made me cry. I’m a born again atheist, but so much of my life I was a Christian, and I did try to love people in my own misguided way. To that man, he just witnessed you guys get your lives saved, he really believes that and in that way he really cares. These two dudes handled that with extreme compassion.

[@leytontroydohnahue2373]

"Born again atheist." 😂

[@jeank8061]

I loved that you exposed the hypocracy here - in a very diplomatic way. "Your pregnancy is MY business, but the responsibility and expense of caring for that child is YOUR problem." Sheesh ....!!!!

[@cosmic_cosmos1]

Wow I never heard it explained so clearly. Well said.

[@fawnieee]

All they care about is controlling women.

[@fawnieee]

All they care about is controlling women.

[@missbeaussie]

Exactly

[@millieortiz7681]

EXACTLY!!!!!!

[@tonyjones1560]

In other words, they’ll fight like hell to outlaw abortion but they’re good with children being sick, poor and hungry after they get here? WOW

[@Freiya2011]

They are afraid their precious money will be taken away...

[@sumoni]

"Builds character" "Blame the parents" but also "Why are children so out of control these days?"

[@glenjohnson5323]

Their concern for life begins at conception and ends at birth. They certainly don't care about the lives of pregnant women beyond carrying the pregnancy to term.

[@fawnieee]

​@@glenjohnson5323 they dont even care about pregnant women. They have this notion that pregnancy is some benign thing that won't effect a woman but that isnttrue. On average it takes a woman 7 YEARS to fully return to normal after having a child and thats just hormones etc, thats not including how women are up for 2200+ diseases and chronic diseases just from pregnancy alone (let alone birth). There is literally a reason women used ro lose their life 50% (maybe more) before medical intervention during pregnancy and birth but even now, womens healthcare is abysmal and in the west the state of care goes down incredibly with the modern age. But these prolifers act like being pregnant and giving birth is like a Sunday drive for women lmao.

[@taylorwolf7958]

This makes no sense. You all can't even be asked to find proper life partners before engaging in reckless sexual activity but then pretend it's some demonic idea others don't want to financially support your selfishness? The mental gymnastics are insane, you can't be asked to be an adult for sex and then pretend other people are weird for not wanting to pay to justify your failings as a parent.

[@Lexithepoptart]

It made me sick to my stomach how many people took issue with FEEDING KIDS. The people who genuinely wanted the best for kids was a breath of fresh air

[@IHaveCovidTruth]

Yeah, there should be no issue there... And I'm pro life.

[@taylorwolf7958]

This makes no sense. You all can't even be asked to find proper life partners before engaging in reckless sexual activity but then pretend it's some demonic idea others don't want to financially support your selfishness? The mental gymnastics are insane, you can't be asked to be an adult for sex and then pretend other people are weird for not wanting to pay to justify your failings as a parent.

[@sakuraesther6309]

I was shocked because the kids in question are pre k kids .Like toddlers and infants .Is it so bad to feed these kids?

[@dolliemollly]

disgusting

[@hcoleman7757]

It's absolutely ridiculous that these people would protest abortions, but be against taking care of those same children once they are born. In Ireland, all children are entitled to 2 years of preschool, which the government funds. That's 3 hours a day for every child. 2 of my kids have completed those 2 years and they were fantastic. The government also subsidises childcare. It's still expensive AF, but less than it would be without the subsidy. We also have hot lunches provided for primary school children. The kids love it. Each Friday, we open up the app and they look through the menu for each day and choose what they want. They have great choices, which are inclusive of many dietary requirements and are healthy. A favourite of my son's (6 year old) is roast ham with potatoes and cabbage and my daughter (4 year old) loves the roast chicken with potatoes and carrots. Other things that are provided for school kids here are all of the books, workbooks, etc that they need. We also get a monthly child benefit. It's not much, but it helps a bit. We also have 6 months paid maternity leave, optional unpaid leave, paid paternity leave and paid Parents Leave, all of which is protected and separate to sick leave, which is also paid. They have also just introduced a newborn payment, so help out right after the birth and all maternity hospital care is publicly funded. All childhood vaccines are also government funded and at the present time, all family doctor visits are funded up to age 8. If a country with the size and population of Ireland can do all that, surely the US can take a couple of steps towards actually showing that they care about their children.

[@jesusnegra123]

Love how enforced charity was unheard of but enforced parenthood makes perfect sense in the same breath

[@TruthLovePeace-zf5gv]

I just want to cry, these people are so brainwashed!!! "Are you a democrat?" Like this matters, democrat,republican...???

[@LRM12o8]

Also he DID say at his introduction that he wants BIPARTISAN support for this. 💁‍♂️😅

[@jessicagothard229]

I wanted to cry so I just started manic laughing instead cause honestly what the hell

[@yaB0i_Hawkx]

"Do you want children to go hungr-" Are you a Democrat?" Like what 😭, is it a political opinion to want no starving children??? I think you should care either way, no matter any political sides, especially if you want no abortion then its natural to also secure a good and happy life for that child.

[@Asmodeus-ix7pz]

Most of these conservatives are sheep minded They are similar to bots programmed to just repeat old and tired conservative talking points They are unable to form their own opinion

[@PrettyLesbian]

Literally conservatives think everyone who doesn’t agree with their backwards thinking is a democrat. Like sorry not sorry but normal people don’t have their entire lives revolving around a political party like it’s a cult. I especially find it funny when they try to insult Biden to me like I’ll care. I don’t like him either he supports genocide. 💀

[@Rh0deRage]

I like how at 6:10 she's not in favor of the government and 'enforced charity', but then lists a whole bunch of forced government policies she'd like to see. She wanted government programs and policies mandating marriages, banning premarital sex, forcing dysfunctional families together, and limiting access to contraceptives. Good thing Jesus taught us the evils of giving out free handouts like bread and fish.

[@withneilw9146]

Organising society to be fair is "forced charity" but making people follow religious law by force of the state is completely fine

[@raygunsupernun]

Well said

[@maxzzyzx8038]

Seems your god and jesus are the root of these problems.

[@Riverrockphotos]

MTG says doing the handouts is the work of the devil.

[@lapislazarus8899]

@@Riverrockphotos she was against remote working for medical issues relating to pregnancy, because "many women work while pregnant and it's not a problem." She is so obtuse!

[@jav8094]

The one time I have respected a church’s “pro-life” stance was a number of years ago at a church my family randomly went to for a Sunday sermon. The pastor mentioned that they were accepting donations and volunteers to help their church fight abortions by providing life saving community care for local families in need. Free meals, free transportation to and from hospitals for check ups, free daycare, stuff like that. They were fighting the causes of the decision to abort, rather than fighting access to abortion entirely. It was the first and only time I’ve ever donated to a pro-life cause.

[@screw_a_username7491]

That sounds like an AMAZING church ong

[@JaniceHope]

Oh .... help held hostage by prayer and ideology...? No thank you.

[@liqueidonliqui7664]

@@JaniceHopeyou prefer help held hostage on the behalve of other workers sweating their ahh on the job for you ? Weird but ok.

[@liqueidonliqui7664]

@@JaniceHopeAlso if you can’t go through a few prayers and some christian ideology to FEED YOUR KIDS, what kind of human are you exactly ? I am nothing close to a religious but i can bet you i can and i will go through a few Church meetings if that’s means my kid sleep with his belly full. But i guess you would think that too if you weren’t this privileged in your little entittled life.

[@TariFamily-w8h]

​@@JaniceHope we didn't need your approval anyway

[@sabaahjauhar-rizvi3487]

They don’t see the hypocrisy that they are against abortion but they don’t want to do anything about the children once they’re born.

[@princequestly2218]

The last woman with the orange hat was scary, she doesn’t want government programs to help children out, but she wants government to tell you what you can do in your own personal life. Like telling you, you can’t have sex till marriage. She’s like the ultimate Karen, wants to tell everybody how to live. Dangerous

[@tappajavittu]

Well yeah, fascists are always dangerous.

[@undrwatropium3724]

Christians; MY religion says YOU can't do that

[@pamelaj.betz-baron2420]

They're fine with that kind of government overreach, but I wonder if they've ever considered how much it will cost to enforce, especially since they don't like paying taxes and would never donate enough to pay for it.

[@itsbeebaby]

@@undrwatropium3724 “YOU can’t have that donut because I’M on a diet”

[@availableusername9101]

sounds a bit like the Taliban, but with white people. Equally if not more scary.

[@filejobean]

"The parents will take care of everything" but what about the kids who don't have parents?

[@drnanard9605]

Like the kids that end up being abandoned because abortion is illegal

[@ryanthomas4078]

If the parents will take care of everything then why are they not doing that right now?

[@filejobean]

Exactly 💯

[@kinasakuraba]

What about the parents who can't take care of anything because of something costly and unexpected? Even just having the baby can put you into debt, not even talking about diapers, clothes, etc. Our healthcare system doesn't support expanding families, only on expanding their debt.

[@brankobelfranin8815]

Or parents who are poor.

[@Dookiemunche]

I’ll never forget the feeling when after a long day of school in 2nd grade, I punched in my lunch PIN and was told by the lunch lady that I haven’t payed, so I couldn’t eat. Despite that, I was forced to sit at the lunch tables with everyone eating, and got made fun of the entire time. Lovely system we have here.

[@elizabethmorganwillett9848]

Absolutely horrible. I don't like Big government, but things like this are essential gov responsibilities.

[@ViviW1nt3r00]

Solidarity friend. The empty tray table

[@poy025]

That's diabolical, you're telling me you have to PAY like you're in a restaurant in a school cafeteria????????

[@ViviW1nt3r00]

@@poy025 yes. And honestly it's more like a jail where your friends and family can add money to your account that you can then use with your special pin number to be allowed access to lunch if there's actually enough money on there.

[@shnnn222]

@@ViviW1nt3r00 On top of that, many school systems can only afford the pre-prepared meal companies that supply actual prisons and jails.

[@Leah-p9x]

It bothers me when people disagree with taking care of kids in this way because "Parents should do that." A lot of parents struggle to care for their kids, or simply neglect to. We need to actively protect the most vulnerable members of our society.

[@katie6731]

I talked to my pro-forced-birth aunt about this. She believes that abortion is the murder of babies. I asked her about the most effective way of reducing the "baby murders," and she responded that it isn't her responsibility to pay for anyone else's contraception. It's almost as if . . . bear with me, here . . . they *enjoy* having something to be upset about. 🙄

[@kcar8974]

I have family members like this. They really believe that people “jUSt sHoUld’t HaVe sEx”. Like that is something they have control over 😂

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

@kcar8974 Many of those same people were humping like bunny rabbits in their younger years. There are adamantly pro-life people put there who recognize that contraception is the answer and are willing to talk about funding it. I'm related to them. It's just the a-holes are so damned loud

[@CaptHiltz]

We're humans and we have sex. Well, maybe not her but most of us. You can't force people to not to have sex. I hate to call somebody an idiot but she's an idiot.

[@preachermike]

@Kcar You do have control. You just don't exercise it. Killing an unborn child is never justified unless the mother is in real danger of death.

[@jong3122]

@@preachermike Would you be one of the people signing this petition? If so, then I believe that you are truly worried about the well-being of children even though we might disagree on some things. If not, then you might consider whether your reasoning is truly about children.

[@kAbbie-tu1su]

It’s not about protecting children, it about controlling women. It’s always been about controlling women.

[@According-to-Kay]

Since the dawn of time. It's time to break free.

[@It-b-Blair]

It’s intrinsically entwined with religious beliefs… I think a side effect is controlling women, but I don’t think it’s the main reason. I think antiabortionist’s would be ok with the babies going to adoption agencies, just as long as they are born… 🤷‍♂️

[@kAbbie-tu1su]

@@It-b-Blair that could be a part of it but whenever I have an online spat with a antiabortionist, at some point they always say that women should keep their legs crossed as the ultimate way to avoid having an abortion.

[@dave2408]

@@kAbbie-tu1su and how does this control woman ? Did the government get them pregnant? Control 😂

[@Coolkat12345]

@@dave2408until every LAST male attached to every LAST abortion is threatened with prosecution alongside the female and her doc? THIS INSANITY WILL NEVERRRRR END!!

[@BriChuhime-sama]

It's not about life to them. It's about power, domination, and greed. Thanks for exposing them fam.

[@waltermasterson]

You’re very welcome. Thanks for subbing me👍

[@cryptochrome3090]

It’s only about controlling women

[@M60A3]

And removing freedom from women

[@JH-pt6ih]

@@cryptochrome3090 No, it's not - and this type of simplification does not help.

[@dinosaure_jr4595]

@@JH-pt6ihit’s fascism

[@Leleche]

All things he is asking people to sign, my country has. I am so shocked that America doesnt have it 😲

[@alienatedd]

as a usa citizen you must know that america is TRASH for over 50% of us. everything good you see about our country and people having true opportunities is pure propaganda

[@user-guigui01]

Yes, like, my country have it. Since I was a kid I never thought that other countries DIDN'T feed the kids at schools. My country is a 3rd world one, yet.... We have things U.S.A. fights for as a so called 1st world one....

[@apatheticalpaca9678]

We don't have a lot of things over here, it's genuinely hard and the poverty crisis is not being covered enough. I can't even afford health care, if I get sick, it will be a sad affair. I can't work because child care is too expensive...and I cannot get government assistance because they say "I make too much" yet.... I struggle just to have a little bit of food in the house. ( I don't have a lot of bills either.. phone service, electric and water that's it) Fun fact, I was considered middle class in 2019. My husband is the one that has a job and we still struggle that hard

[@apatheticalpaca9678]

Crazy part is.... My predicament is nothing unique.... Millions of Americans are in my exact situation

[@AstrodeBastro]

3:17 I may be an atheist, but this guy has his priorities straight and it really warms my heart. Signs the petition right away and then immediately tries to lead someone to salvation. Absolute legend

[@breakinglegsandbreakinghea3167]

Based Christian

[@Poppyplaytime303]

hes based

[@Nonnitot]

Fellow atheist here, I feel the same way

[@eyesofnova]

I'm not a religious person by any stretch, but the unconditional love for his fellow man warms my heart.

[@hellionshark3197]

As an atheist- that's the type of a religious person I like

[@rdhawke]

The mental gymnastics of that one lady who was worried about sex before marriage was astounding.

[@taylorwolf7958]

This makes no sense. You all can't even be asked to find proper life partners before engaging in reckless sexual activity but then pretend it's some demonic idea others don't want to financially support your selfishness? The mental gymnastics are insane, you can't be asked to be an adult for sex and then pretend other people are weird for not wanting to pay to justify your failings as a parent.

[@noer0205]

Yeah she's really close to supporting forced marriage (and being at the rally, also forced birth) to avoid what she calls forced charity 🤯 Like: Oh yeah! what a great plan... 🫠 /s Sounds like that would totally lead to more happy lives being lived 😅 /s Why not support policies that help children. They did no wrong being born!

[@LRM12o8]

I actually expected her to call for sex before marriage being outlawed. Imagine that: instead of judging by age of consent, any sex outside of marriage makes people a sex-offender, that would be crazy! But I wouldn't have put it past her!

[@hcoleman7757]

She must have blocked out the statistic that married people still have abortions. Being married doesn't automatically mean keeping an unexpected pregnancy. Married people also use birth control, since they know that there's more to married life than making babies. Birth control also fails. I know a married couple who have 3 kids who were the result of failed birth control (all when abortion was still illegal where we are). The third was an IUD, so nobody can say it wasn't being used incorrectly. Are these people going to try and tell married couples to stop having sex if they don't want to have children? I have my tubes tied. That's permanent, but also has a 1:250 risk of failure. Would they also tell me not to have sex again, just in case that happened to be one of the failures?

[@vickbond008]

Mental being the key word there.

[@KyrieFortune]

The old man immediately signing the petition and mentioning Jesus has his heart in the right place, after all

[@michelehenne2477]

An actual Christian. 💜💜💜

[@vlynnemurray]

And a good Catholic.

[@NVRagain4any1]

Reason losing the young vote! Just like the “good Christian’s”anti-abortion BUT pro genocide types.

[@NVRagain4any1]

Is we’re pro life can we help children live?

[@corporatecapitalism]

He’s ACTUALLY pro life. I’m guessing that he logically concluded that fetuses are humans on his own (which is a pretty subjective viewpoint but there’s nothing wrong with it) which I definitely can’t say anyone else here did. They probably heard about abortions and thought “derrr whell duh politican I like is against it so I am too derr”

[@laurapitmon1253]

This is so disturbing. I'm 65 years old and I don't want to live in a world like this. I'm not afraid to die but I am afraid to live in a society that has no compassion or empathy especially toward children.

[@domdso]

The older gentleman who signed was so sweet. I appreciate you respecting him and his prayer even if you maybe aren’t religious yourself.

[@ricklocket2812]

OTOH old guy had to push his cultist bs, no respect here from his side.

[@domdso]

@@ricklocket2812 or maybe it was just a wholesome moment? Im pro choice/atheist (so opposite of the old guy). Idk what you believe, but it sounds like you have some issues with religion that you may want to work out. Two people sharing a moment of reflection and hopefulness is objectively nice in this context.

[@sroevukasroevuka]

Im agnostic i respect everyones right to religon or lack of. I may not share the same views, but i respect others views,as long as they respect my views.

[@2008bunnybigenderflux]

@@sroevukasroevuka Agnostic? Is that the word I need to describe myself? I'll look it up later then.

[@Tardu00]

@@2008bunnybigenderfluxyou don’t necessarily “need” that word to describe yourself but if you think that term resonates with you, it’s easier to tell people you are agnostic than explaining your whole logic system behind your belief of existence of god (or lack of) since a lot of people know what it means. If you don’t really find any of the preexisting terms relatable (or even if you do) you can always explain it in your own way

[@jolene6911]

Those refusing to sign it really showed their true colors and agenda. Controlling people who can get pregnant and forced births.

[@Jurassic_Jews]

A logical person would see the problem with having everything be 'universal', especially since we just hit our debt limit. I thought the government announcing we only have so much money to allocate would open up some eyes. I was wrong, you're all still delusional.

[@honkyjesuseternal]

If there is one thing the GOP is afraid of, it is brown migrant babies.

[@godsire6217]

Typical scumbag sexist men as usual.

[@ProcInc]

@@vladaburlakova1529 I'm pretty sure at least some people can get pregnant.

[@dandeluxe8731]

@@vladaburlakova1529 Looks like someone didn't have Sex Ed.

[@natalieb4928]

“Anti-Abortion” and “Pro-Life” are not the same. - Roland Martin

[@Too.Cool.ForCardi]

Well said and completely agree. 💯💯

[@inevski]

Pro abortion isn't pro choice. And the bloke is never the expert on maternity.

[@vickbond008]

No one is ever pro-abortion. But we do want women to have a choice in what happens in her life. Even if she chooses to stay pregnant, then give it up for adoption, that's the better part of a year of her life. Time off of work for prenatal dr. visits. Then, what if its a complicated pregnancy and she can't work until the baby's born? I seriously doubt that any of those "pro-life" protesters ever gave those issues any thought.

[@inevski]

@@vickbond008 Not true, celebrities take the platform to wield pro-abortion influence and this is clearly sick and.... celebrated. Abortion is so promoted as contraception that teenage boys rejecting non-invasive contraception pressurise girls that abortion is their contraception. The rest of your points seem region specific and north american employment laws dont make abortion more viable. The choice is to use contraception so that the rarest cases of unwanted pregnancy where the mother's life would be in danger are the very very rare incidences where abortion would be the course of action. I believe the laws on pre-natal term should be strict rather than where we've seen abortion promoted up until birth, barbaric. Rape of children is another matter. I wanna see every pro-abortion campaign who uses this as their go-to argument put campaigning against VAWG and misogyny at the centre of their lives. I bet all the pro-abortion liberal brocialist men and bourgeois women never gave it a thought. Maybe they're the teen boys all grown up. Pro-life campaigners may be simple in their message because abortion is a violent act on two bodies, and the message against this can be simple. The debate that follows could be a humane one taking in points like yours and mine and pro-abortion blokes can sit down. I'm anti abortion and pro-life, pro-contraception, pro-abstinence, anti VAWG.

[@inevski]

@@vickbond008 No surprises my reply was censored. And aborted against my will.

[@naymeequillo]

I love that you're not making enemies, just trying to start a conversation. I love that you are part of the solution.

[@nealeorinick1700]

The women with the nurse sign- “most women are not looking for an abortion, they’re looking for support” - that. 100% that.

[@desertels5119]

Eh sometimes they are looking for an abortion - like if it's an ectopic pregnancy or they are 12 years old

[@astraamarante6233]

@@desertels5119 Yes, but the biggest reason for abortion is a lack of resources. The majority of cases are accidental pregnancies where the women know they can’t raise the kid.

[@Beenisweenis]

I agree, I think it shouldn't be illegal, but it definitely should be a last resort. Some women just rlly dont want to put their body through that.

[@phamdung3884]

@@Beenisweenis oh, you can better rest your mind knowing abortion was and still *is* currently the last resort to end your pregnancy. Unless you're psychologically abnormal, every woman is aware of how heavy that choice is, and the pain, shame and scrutiny they'd undoubtedly be in, in retrospect of what leads them to their position, even if they have a strong support network. A chosen abortion will almost always be a net-positive to your life, but the road leading to you having to make that choice will always be a tragedy. (Yes, even in situations you've never had a 'life decision' like in grape or spousal abandonment, you'd still wonder if there was /anything/ YOU could have done to not land in that position.)

[@-karma-2426]

​@@desertels5119 well that twice years old is a child, a girl, not a woman, this comment is about women, but I see your point

[@frankwhitson2191]

When are these people against abortions going to start adopting all these children that aren't aborted ???

[@lindaburnette675]

EXACTLY!!!

[@nate6045]

​@johnhammons679 Many but not nearly as many as would be needed. The people who adopt are just a drop in the bucket. The foster care system is over burdened and underfunded. Most people who are pro-life want bio kids, not adopted kids. They never want to be a part of the solution for the problem they create.

[@william3117]

@johnhammons679 one day you will grow up and realize your obsession with being a contrarian is simply autism.

[@KanohiVahi]

They don't. It requires actual effort from them instead of just running their mouth

[@lauraw.7008]

I don’t know that I want people who don’t give grace to families in hardship to be adopting…First sign of normal childish rebellion & I foresee “don’t you realize how fortunate you are? How ungrateful can you be??? I saved your life!”

[@picklenick9474]

The one chick really understood the assignment "women don't want an abortion, they want support". The lack of financial support and child care support are huge reasons why women may feel the need to have an abortion.

[@M60A3]

Im a man but I always thought if you don’t have the ability to provide enough, maybe you shouldn’t bring in the world another human that you won’t be able to provide for

[@elbrachoxddd5883]

@@M60A3 Yes, that is why sex ED and abortions (for now) are necessary. Sex ED is a way to prevent the child from existing in the first place and abortion is a backup for cases of rape, failed contraception or just straight up bad sex ED. If we cannot afford or don't want to apply to the things listed in this video we have to advocate for abortions. We also can't fail to mention the MEDICAL cases of needed abortion where the mother could die or be crippled or straight up bring in a child that will either die or live in misery.

[@michellejohnson5217]

@@M60A3 people can have enough when they decide to have kids and then circumstances can change in an instant - job loss, disability, illness, skyrocketing costs, divorce - these things quickly make once affordable kids unaffordable. It happens all the time. Please don’t give the “welfare queens” bullshit. If corporate welfare queens paid their fair share in taxes we might have more families that need to rely less on public assistance

[@DwynTwo]

Some women do want abortions because they cannot fathom being a parent or giving birth. I don't like the implication that as soon as parents get more support, abortions should be ruled out. It is STILL a woman's choice, no matter her reason for the abortion.

[@Catfluff521]

Some girls/women want an abortion due to assault; some need it due to ectopic pregnancy or other medical complications that could kill them or leave them infertile. The government should not be making these decisions for people.

[@stormyeyed23]

Love that both sides were showed and not only the people who disagreed

[@5fittycent0]

They don't really care about children. They just want to yell about something.

[@blokvader8283]

It's not about protecting children, it's about controlling women

[@promethius7820]

Hats off to the guy at 3:20. At least he is morally consistent.

[@DruzaCardonikc]

I believe that he genuinely is motivated by empathy for fetuses. I hope he perhaps expands his perspective and educates himself a bit more. Maybe some day he will be able to put his empathy in a more constrictive place.

[@Mythraen]

@@DruzaCardonikc Um... "constructive," perhaps?

[@DruzaCardonikc]

@@Mythraen indeed. Fair point.

[@jatnarivas8741]

His hat seems to be from the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic organization

[@ResettisReplicas]

It’s just unfortunate that every nice thing he does has to come with some pushing of religion.

[@mstover2809]

MANY "Pro Life" people are in fact "Pro Forced Birth" and could care less about the child after it has been born! It is refreshing that there ARE some willing to support these proposals, yet disheartening how many refused.

[@briantbmoth6472]

They give Puritan vibes.

[@fart63]

They couldn’t be less “pro life”. they basically want women and children to suffer.

[@URFTBOUND4LIFE]

*couldn't care less Saying you could care less implies that you care

[@mstover2809]

@@URFTBOUND4LIFE Don't you just LOVE autocorrect! Yes that is sarcasm.

[@Leomoon101]

I wouldn't say they are pro-life because they would have signed that petition that will help better the lives of children, many of those protestor are anti-abortion.

[@Siliziumwesen]

This is absolutely disgusting. Look at those hypocrites holy shit

[@eerieexxus]

Growing up in Ohio with a single mom meant I not only didn’t have much food at home but she made enough money to cut me off from getting free lunch at schools, the lunch lady noticed me coming through the line each day getting nothing and asked about it. She took the time out of her day to do everything in her power to get me a lunch to be able to just eat. Not every kid was as lucky as I was…

[@DAEsaster]

For how much these people value responsible and productive adults, you'd hope that they put more effort into raising productive adults. Being raised with insecurity and hunger sets people up to keep lowering their morals until they can eat, and potentially never recovering them.

[@Jeffzda]

JD Vance?

[@Corvuspacificus]

When I was in high school I worked at the cafeteria to get my lunch. I was in the same situation, my mom was a single mom, 2 children.

[@justa_randomfailure6250]

wait did the school force you to still walk through the line just to see all of the food that you couldn't eat??

[@l1m3zx-dn6cz]

@@justa_randomfailure6250 Depending on the age,,,,yes. Elementary school aged kids get led through the line by teachers. Only by middle school are the lines optional and not monitoried by teachers. At least in my state. So if OP was a child then yeah they were forced to go through the line and watch everyone else get food and eat lol

[@MaryCoffey-pn9zv]

They want to force women to have children. Yet they are unwilling to support any program that would benefit that child's life once it is born. Not one of the people who refused to sign could explain how a woman is supposed to go to work and support her own child without access to daycare. Or how children are supposed to learn when they are hungry. Or any comprehensive laws that are enforced to make sure fathers share the cost and burden of raising that child. If the child is disgarded from their agenda once it is born, they are not pro life they are anti life and pro fetus. They clearly only care about the fetus, not the actual living breathing child.

[@nankypooh655]

PREACH!

[@cheezykrafts8134]

*pro-control not pro-fetus

[@StellarBoBellar]

When the kid is born, republicans want to control who they're allowed to be, who they're allowed to be friends with, what books they're allowed to read, what topics they're allowed to work, what jobs they're allowed to have, while enabling all forms of discriminatory policies

[@duckiegirl21]

They don’t even care about the fetus either. What are they doing to ensure the woman gets proper nutrition and healthcare for a safe pregnancy? Nothing. It’s all about punishing women.

[@nathanpetrich7309]

​@@cheezykrafts8134 this, because they won't actually fight against IVF, even though millions of viable fertilized feotuses are thrown out every day in clinics. They don't care about the foetus, they care about the pregnancy. It's an actual fetish-forced pregnancy.

[@renerodriguez9733]

If all these people put their time into fighting for contraception, universal Pre-K, universal free lunch, help for working familys, sex education, etc they'd put more of a dent in abortion numbers than yelling into the air

[@gsmith6595]

That is what liberal prove all the time, abortion numbers are always lower when Dems have implement changes and have government control.

[@denisemayosky1955]

Agreed!!!

[@ABC-sc2ip]

All of those things already exist and women are still aborting at record numbers. That's the whole point. Even after women have over a dozen ways of protecting from conception, have access to sex education and reproductive medical help, child support, they still murder their child in the womb.

[@ArisaemaTriphyllum]

They're against BC too. They just want reasons to torture women who *gasp* have sex.

[@renerodriguez9733]

@@ABC-sc2ip universal Pre-K and Free lunch for kids doesn't exist and vary from state to state. Sex education varies from state to state with some not having any form of sex education for kids and even if they did parents can opt out and restrict a child's right to an education. Contraception and safe sex uses are frowned upon by many conservatives and Justice Alito suggested access to those things be restricted and lastly, an abortion is a medical procedure that is made between two or a single parents along with doctors to decide if it is best for them or her and should no way be decided by people like you who aren't the one's who get pregnant or are pregnant nor shall it be decided by governments. You don't like abortions? Don't get one. Simple as that

[@terryblake5076]

Hypocrisy is the greatest luxury

[@lisablazek2951]

So ALL these people are the biggest hypocrites in the world. That is why I'm pro-choice.

[@Brakdayton]

Not all of them.

[@sandyjackson4248]

​@@BrakdaytonIf they are there they are part of it. Since you can't see the con, you're the mark.

[@kitsu13]

No, there were quite a few people who DID support the petitions, who did want universal Pre-K and the like. There are people out there who just, you know, really disagree with abortions in many circumstances. I'm one of them, but unlike the people in that march I don't believe in using the law to force people one way or another; I've educated myself enough to know that each woman has her own circumstances and it's not to me to judge these things. It should be a carefully considered decision between a woman and her doctor, and also my beliefs are religious ones which I have no right to impose on others. I questioned things, though, during my teenage years, before I learned some of the nuance. It can be difficult to face that the things you believe are ethically right shouldn't always be enshrined in law.

[@Amethystar]

​@@kitsu13That last sentence was so well said. There are still lots of good Christians (and Catholics, Muslims, Hindu, etc.), but the Christian Nationalists are a big problem. They just don't see the harm that has come and will come from applying religious laws to all people. They don't seem to understand that by forcing others to practice their religious acts, they're not creating faithful followers; sure, a few may come to accept their teachings, but the rest will either rebel or be nothing more than mimics. They'd be creating people who "honor God with their lips," which is a state of being that God finds detestable. I was pleased to see a number of people in this crowd actually displayed the charity they claimed to have. I get wanting to know more about the measure, and I respect the guy who wanted to look into it further, but to outright blame the poor and unfortunate for their circumstances and showing no care or understanding for the kids who did nothing to be in the situation they're in shows a real level of willful ignorance.

[@bok9596]

@@kitsu13exactly like, if xyz people dont like abortion then they dont have to get one!

[@ronway7280]

"Forced charity"?!?!?!?! We all pay taxes to go to the common good of the communities, to the states, to the country!!! How does she not get that!!!

[@Bayhuntr]

She’s there supporting forced birth, but has a problem with forced charity, she has a few character flaws.

[@seanfl33]

I did laugh when she said "forced charity". As if such a thing is happening. Mind you, forcing the rich to give to charity doesn't sound so bad on paper.

[@ryanburchett8455]

@@seanfl33 Charity allows for control of others. Taxes allows for Democracy. It's easy to see why they are so against helping others. We are talking about the people who would definitely bring slavery back, if given the chance. They also didn't mind the immigrants going straight to concentration camps under Trump. They love that kind of thing. That's who we are dealing with here.

[@WaningGibbous]

I say start taxing the churches to pay for it!

[@meredithheath5272]

@@Bayhuntr Thank you - agreed!!!

[@lglg6950]

Its never been about protecting children, its about controlling women. This just proves it.

[@russwalden7546]

You must be a socialist cure for government telling you what to do it's about protecting the innocent when you have an abortion you're killing that's just common sense when you don't have it I'm against abortion but there's always been exceptions in some cases conservatives have always said in certain cases

[@pixelzebra8440]

Honestly that’s what it’s like for the majority of people but some of them actually want to protect kids that’s why they signed it. I personally think outlawing abortion is not the best way to go about things but I also know the other side has their own arguments that make sense other than just ‘sex before marriage is bad’

[@futuristicgirl14]

Or to feel morally superior to others due to the economic privileges afforded to them, and an overall inability to feel empathy or realize others have problems in life.

[@nankypooh655]

At least three people signed the petition. Their hearts are in the right place. At least they didn't make excuses.

[@PetalRose450]

​@@pixelzebra8440I mean I've yet to see a single argument good enough to override someone's bodily autonomy. So they don't really have arguments

[@MrCosmicharlie]

I appreciate you showing that some people actually agreed with you. The rest of these horrible people better hope they never reap what the sow. Because we care for our elderly in need pretty much the same way we care for children in need. And if people aren’t willing to help the kids with legislation, they sure aren’t going to help them.

[@raipier]

I like the woman who said "most woman just want SUPPORT". That is so universally true for most people on every issue!

[@dylantoney6971]

She understands people that get abortions on a lot of levels... nobody wants to get an abortion absolutely. Especially not at pain of being called a child murderer haha.

[@DoritoBot9000]

Sometimes that support is to have access to reproductive healthcare in private with a doctor.

[@DwynTwo]

It is true, but she's still advocating for women to be forced to give birth and marching alongside people who think wlmen are less than. This is such a disgusting body horror thing to do. Most women just want support, yes. Some women want to die at the thought of being pregnant and giving birth or being mothers. Those women should absolutely be able to abort and anyone who disagrees is an asshole, sorry.

[@Sunny_B4]

“It’s the parents responsibility that the kids get fed”. But it’s my job to tell a woman what to do. 🤬🤬

[@taylorwolf7958]

This makes no sense. You all can't even be asked to find proper life partners before engaging in reckless sexual activity but then pretend it's some demonic idea others don't want to financially support your selfishness? The mental gymnastics are insane, you can't be asked to be an adult for sex and then pretend other people are weird for not wanting to pay to justify your failings as a parent. Why do your selfish whims deserve compassion/support blindly? How about just being a responsible parent to begin with?

[@lorettahawkins1645]

These folks are the biggest hypocrites in the world. They say abortion is murdering a child, a child without food dies that makes these hypocrites murderers.

[@DrStrabismus1]

Are you honestly suggesting aborting babies is better than having kids who may go hungry??

[@deezboyeed6764]

​@@DrStrabismus1babies? Do you consider a clump of 15 or so cells babies? Damn I hope you dont eat eggs

[@JakoWako]

@@DrStrabismus1 Genuine question. If abortion is murder, then it stands to reason that attempted abortion is attempted murder. Why would you think it’s fine for a parent who wanted to murder their child to then raise them? Personally, I’d at a minimum want the parent to be forced away from the child if they tried killing them.

[@windy8544]

@@JakoWako maybe to demonstrate how bad of a life unwanted children get, so the next generation grows up pro choice

[@yaB0i_Hawkx]

​@@JakoWakoyikes, yeah, unwanted children aren't going to grow up with loving families.

[@speakingtruth2921]

Freaking Hypocrites. So-called righteous group. Thank you guys for doing this. Hopefully, the anti-abortion petitioners will see themselves and pray and ask God to touch their hearts and to love their neighbors. Jesus said suffer little children come unto me. He knew those who could protect children would not.

[@OceanHedgehog]

It’s the younger people who are in favor of it. I think it’s largely because they see themselves as being affected by it. The older people are thinking, “Well I don’t personally benefit from this. Why should I support it?”

[@Too.Cool.ForCardi]

Except the guy who claimed “he needed to do more research before signing for it.” 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️

[@RichardX1]

I'm glad you included people who DID agree with your petition.

[@Rebel-cd6gc]

I'm surprised he did. These channels tend to be so biased and only show what is convenient to their point.

[@moreplease998]

@@Rebel-cd6gc I've seen that to be more common behaviour with the crop of right wing KZbin talking heads who came to prominence back in the alt-right days and are still around today. The left wing ones do it too, but not so much. They tend to be a little more like this guy.

[@oracle372]

Yes, I was worried he would be cherrypicking the hypocrite responses. While it’s absolutely important to see those who disagree, there are certainly pro-life people who genuinely believe in the lives of children, both unborn and born

[@101perspective]

@@Rebel-cd6gc These two guys usually do show people that agree with them or at least give good honest debate. But yeah, they have to be able to find such people in order to show it... which I'm sure isn't always easy to do.

[@101perspective]

You can tell though that the ones that did agree weren't brainwashed yet. You could tell they were actually thinking it through. They didn't just hear a key phrase like "free lunch" and automatically jump to a republican talking point that they have been programed to repeat.

[@JJ-mp7rg]

"Everyone will take advantage" of free lunches. Ok... yeah, we want them to eat the food... so, yes, please take advantage. If they've ever spent time in a public school then they'd know that kids come in with dirty clothes because parents are homeless and they're having a hard time getting their kids' clothes washed, they come in without jackets when it's cold, they come in with shoes that are too small, they tell their teachers stories about finding bugs in their cereal. I've experienced, and I know people who've experienced all those things I just listed. Some parents are having a hard time. So, yeah, please, let's feed their freaking kids. I don't get these people. You dared them to not be hypocrites and they were like 'nope.' Did anyone sign???

[@JJ-mp7rg]

Ok, I saw people sign. Shoulda kept watching. I'm an idiot

[@alfsmith4936]

Republicans "Bugs are protein too"..

[@fart63]

These people didn’t go to public school and don’t understand parental struggle. That’s why they are “pro-life” in the first place.

[@error-try-again-later]

​@@fart63 fr, they just can't imagine a life where you can't dump the kids on the nanny whenever you get bored.

[@BlackCanary87]

Also, public school lunch programs subsidize US agriculture. If you need a capitalist argument. And the reason they started was because there were so many undernourished children it was impacting military recruitment, if you need a military argument.

[@daveduffy2823]

I love how they squirm when their hypocrisy is pointed out.

[@perrymason866]

In the UK, our MPs voted on whether or not to give free school lunches to poor kids over the summer when they’re not in school. Our old local MP voted against it - this is on record. I commented on every single one of his election campaign posts reminding him of this fact. He lost his seat - thank goodness!

[@TheReaL_DFran]

When that lady said, "Can we agree, taxes never go down, they only go up?" and Max said "Well if you're a corporation they go down'" that was like a mic drop moment to me. As always, wonderful work you guys!

[@WanderingExistence]

"Yo girl, I want you to drop dat ass on the flor like it was some Trump era taxes on the rich"

[@ntandosekay]

The preaching lady diverted quickly from that taxes sermon.

[@symphantic4552]

“I’m willing to stand up vehemently for an ideology… unless it’s going to cost me money.”

[@xrc7445]

It's like all those men that want men to have the right to walk out on a pregnant woman who wants to keep the baby. Their logic is "if women can abort, so should I!". And I agree with them, sure, men SHOULD be able to walk out. But when I say that, in this case, if the state allows men to walk out on their kids then it should also step in to help support those kids, they always get annoyed and don't want that either! Well, pick something, you can't have it all!

[@deneensmith1098]

Expose them all!!!

[@SpookySims]

Every time someone signed it my faith was restored. However, the fact ensuring children don’t starve is debatable in this day and age is crazy.

[@Ayeyayel]

I know some elderly who don’t support abortion, they said it’s because they kill the babies after they’re born. But I told them abortion can be other things like taking those pills way early before the belly grows bigger. If they consider it inhumane, then they should consider the circumstances of the parents, what if they’re not able to help or care for the baby till it’s neglected? That’s inhumane.

[@Imtiredofyourbs]

It's actually not debatable in developed countries except the US

[@LlywellynOBrien]

​@@Imtiredofyourbs this is not true. I live in Australia where we have much more in terms of government support but even here school lunches are controversial.

[@marybeth9212]

I was expecting opposition to universal prek but the financial opposition to free lunches floored me

[@dan_hitchman007]

As one GOP lawmaker put it... if they cannot eat, they cannot breed. Who is the "they" I wonder?

[@yaB0i_Hawkx]

Ig free lunches is that controversial 🫠

[@austinjohnson8695]

Just remember in Idaho, state Republicans turned down federal funding for a summer lunch program. One of which argued against it because there weren't work requirements for the kids.

[@GummyDinosaursify]

IF MY 8 YEAR OLD AINT WORKING A FULL TIME JOB, THEY AINT GETTING A FREE LUNCH

[@austinjohnson8695]

@@GummyDinosaursify Literally... "“If we could find a way for the students to work to earn credits for their school lunch, I don’t think we’d see any of the waste we do in that program because it doesn’t mean much,”- Idaho state Rep. Ron Mendive

[@nankypooh655]

And just remember, if Project 2025 is put in place, child labor laws will be overturned, and guess what? THERE WILL STILL BE NO FREE LUNCHES FOR THE CHILDREN! WTF?!?!

[@Amanda6532]

That’s wild. We have a summer meal program in NC where all kids 0-18 can get breakfast and lunch for free when school is out.

[@vixxcelacea2778]

@@GummyDinosaursify Honestly, a lot of conservatives would be pro-child labor if they could. They're a lot about how everyone owes (but not them, they somehow paid their dues by existing. Hence anti-tax, but still expecting everything taxes get them.)

[@ToiSauce]

Nice to see that some of the people featured in the video supported this petition! 💕

[@LotusMoonTarot]

I am speaking of a very privileged life. As a young kid I never qualified for free lunch. My dad worked hard and my mother was a stay at home parent. However, there were many days when I didn’t get a meal outside of the lunch my dad put on my lunch card. My mom was bad with money and simply not a good parent. So for that reason alone all kids should get a free lunch. We can’t choose our parents and their habits. We didn’t choose to be here. Feeding young children is a moral obligation the whole community should understand.

[@johnathanhenley2251]

@@LotusMoonTarot I work my ass off to know that my daughter will never experience what I did. Her mother and I aren't speaking at the moment, but we have a tacit agreement to always send additional snacks to school because it's not easy to ask for a bite of cheese or a few crackers. No child should ever be shamed because they are hungry. The only lesson anyone learns on a hungry stomach is the one that puts food into it. Food can't be used as a motivation to cooperate.

[@starstuff5371]

People actually SIGNED! Mostly young people, but at least one older gentleman, too. This was uplifting and downright beautiful to see. 💞💕💕💕

[@DruzaCardonikc]

It put a smile on my face, I hope someday they learn to put their empathy towards more constructive things.

[@ronrolfsen3977]

I am not too surprised by that. It is pretty obvious that things are not black and white. What surprises me is that a KZbin channel is fair and balanced enough to actually include that and even give them a fair voice as well.

[@starstuff5371]

​@@ronrolfsen3977 - all too often, we are presented with 'us v them'. Here we are presented with some 'us AND them'... as the wall of division is starting to come down. This is something that we desperately need.

[@InvasionAnimation]

I agree! Nice to see that in 10 years or so when most of the antagonistic elders are dead we can actually protect children in a productive way.

[@starstuff5371]

@@InvasionAnimation- fyi, you're replying to an elder whose death you're gleefully anticipating. Today is my 70th birthday. Thanks for the Happy Deathday wishes.

[@scooooter37]

I’m glad you showed those who signed your petition (mostly younger folks), which portends a not so dismal future. Just need to limit them to an hour of Fox News a day or they’ll end up like their parents and grandparents.

[@herchelleonwood7463]

fox news/entertainment is an attraction to people looking for someone to justify their bigotry, hatred intolerance etc etc,, i find faux news repulsive and don't fully understand why any one would believe a thing they say !

[@socialistrepublicofvietnam1500]

​@@herchelleonwood7463 confirmation bias they were taught bad shit in their childhood, and when the world around them outgrew those bigoted opinions, they look anywhere to find some way to not change their pre-established world view, and fox news capitalizes on that desire

[@peterlewis2178]

@@herchelleonwood7463 They believe it because it's what they're surrounded by. When your entire cultural bubble tells you a narrative, it's pretty hard to question it.

[@DruzaCardonikc]

I got a bit more faith in humanity seeing them sign. I hope they expand their perspective and further their education.

[@zoey398]

istg my dad watches it all day every day and then wants to know why he's in a bad mood or i don't want to be in the living room. i can hear it from my bedroom

[@IamMeHere2See]

"We should care about national defense" We spend more on our defense than the next 10 countries combined! What exactly are we protecting?!

[@michellewilliams9400]

Captalism & the businesses of the 1%. That's what the US military is protecting & has been fighting to gain & protect largely for a long time. The history of the CIA's coup of the Guatemalan government in 1954 in order to give Chiquita (then named United Fruit Co.) land for banana plantations, is a star example. It having a positive/good communist government was also a threat to US capitalism & provided a perfect cover up & reason to over throw its government.

[@silver.shoelaces]

As someone who grew up rather well off and is now old enough to pay taxes, it baffles me that people wouldn’t want free lunch for everyone. So what if kids who didn’t need it take advantage of it? Their parents are paying those taxes. And if the kids who don’t need it get free lunch from the program, it protects the kids who *do* need it from being singled out or bullied. Giving kids special treatment-such as standing in a different line for free lunch-makes them stand out. But if we all had free lunch, then nobody would have talked about it. This is similar to the arguments made about school uniforms.

[@renejean2523]

This was a great way to highlight the massive flaws in their thinking and to reveal that they don't actually care about kids at all.

[@kyekruchoski1457]

If you wont help the people who maybe get abandoned by the father or get sexually abused then you shouldn’t get to say you want everyone to be pro life simple as that

[@KenyanBunnie]

And they don't even care.

[@zb2363]

Thanks for including those who support your petition as well. It’s important to point out hypocrisy, but it’s also critical to show unbiased recording, and I appreciate you, including all of it. Keep up the good work.

[@waltermasterson]

Absolutely. I wanted to show where unity existed.

[@king_vasuki2692]

The mogrol women who said its the responsibility for the parents to fed the child, is a absolute menace. Some parent are poor!

[@taylorwolf7958]

This makes no sense. You all can't even be asked to find proper life partners before engaging in reckless sexual activity but then pretend it's some demonic idea others don't want to financially support your selfishness? The mental gymnastics are insane, you can't be asked to be an adult for sex and then pretend other people are weird for not wanting to pay to justify your failings as a parent. There's the hypocrisy for ya. You all start with selfishness then demand people support you through compassion, makes 0 sense.

[@jjp0004]

I really appreciate that you included a spectrum of responses in this video and treated people with respect regardless of whether they share your views. ❤

[@rebeccahill6596]

I'm glad at least some of these people aren't total hypocrites.

[@yaB0i_Hawkx]

But its crazy that it isn't the majority. Especially if they're anti abortion abd pro life, youd think they would care ..

[@Wolf-ln1ml]

@@yaB0i_Hawkx "Pro-life" is even less accurate a term for their views as "pro-abortion" is for the pro-choice advocates... Nobody _wants_ abortions, it's about having the _choice_ to have an abortion, the _choice_ for the women about what happens with their own bodies.

[@videofan1010]

Notice all of them are young people.

[@patrickstreetet3085]

Wow! I'm so excited that some people actually signed it. They actually do care about children. Good for them

[@elloowu6293]

Signing your name is easy when it requires nothing else

[@blue-calla]

You’re giving them too much credit. I’m sure that out of the ~1% of anti-choice ppl who actually signed it, 95% of them didn’t understand that what they were signing goes against the way they vote. They all assume Walter and his bud are with them, so they blindly signed. If Walter wore a progressive hat, he would’ve had less signatures.

[@patrickstreetet3085]

@@blue-calla I agree, but it's rare to see anything positive so it felt nice. Yah know.

[@Palindrome78]

They don't care about women (or young girls) or their rights, though. Which is why they are marching.

[@blue-calla]

@@patrickstreetet3085 yeah, I get it. Positive moments are rare among them, so it’s a good thing regardless of how/why some of them signed it.

[@Craigstew100]

You can't cure stupid, nor heal hypocrisy.

[@MyselftheElf]

Previously, I worked at Head Start, & saw the difference in children being given free breakfast & lunch. I also saw many teachers stuffing fruit, granola bars, & peanut butter crackers in the kids' backpacks, fearing food insecurity at home. I saw the teachers double the amount of food and add crayons, activity books, play dough (I'm old, slime wasn't a think yet lol) Packed gift bags before we broke for holidays. The teachers saiid it was both that they worried about the lack of food for so long, & they worried about the child's siblings. They added the new 'quiet time' things so they had something to do on break, and knew some wouldnt have much of an xmas, or Easter baskets.

[@LilPrincessZelda]

They ask him if he is a Democrat cause he wants to help end child poverty. Really telling.

[@matthewszabo1155]

….and really fn sad.

[@solomoon3083]

Indeed. It’s actually nuts.

[@Echo81Rumple83]

and in that hillbilly accent no less. just goes to show how much critical thinking they have, or lack thereof; they can tell they're being offered a better solution only to realize it means taxing the rich, and to say so would bring DEEEEEEEEEEEP HUUUURRRRTTIIIIINNNG!!! DEEEEEEEEEEPE HUUUUURRRRRRTTIIIIIIINNNGG!!!!

[@progrockUSA]

Yeah that one made me laugh at first and then realized that man has no sense of self realization. Just sad.

[@nikobellic6719]

Because democrats like to take credit for everything republicans do right

[@psyseraphim]

The UK has free school lunches for all children of parents who are struggling to make ends meet and not just during term time school holidays are included. The Conservative government tried to stop it and believe it or not a young professional football (soccer) player, Marcus Rashford who came from an under privileged background but is now very wealthy and privileged, used his own money, platform and influence, combined with an overwhelming grass roots support to force them to backtrack. Puts this in some perspective. Love what you do Walter, keep fighting the good fight.

[@angelamaryquitecontrary4609]

Marcus Rashford is a king amongst men. (See also Gary Lineker!)

[@kcs529]

This is beautiful, thank you for sharing. I always love to hear what is working in other countries besides the US.

[@Tardis1217]

As always, it was never about protecting children, it was always about hurting women.

[@StormDjinn1]

The comments can focus a lot on the worst people of the March- but I like seeing the people who ARE signing. I disagree with them on the abortion topic, but we do agree on helping children who are already born and that gives me hope.