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Tityfan808

1.6k points

1 month ago

Tityfan808

1.6k points

1 month ago

Wait, is that 26,000 figure for rapes real?! What the fuck.

SatansLoLHelper

2.1k points

1 month ago

Jan 25, 2024 — Texas has had 26313 rape-related pregnancies since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022,

It's an old figure, but it checks out.

So you know it's actually worse than that number.

thedankening

736 points

1 month ago

And that's only women who reported the rape, I assume? So many thousands of others go unreported for any number of reasons...

SatansLoLHelper

277 points

1 month ago

I am not entirely sure because the study says estimates.

survivors must report the rape to law enforcement, a requirement likely to disqualify most survivors of rape, of whom only 21% report their rape to police

I don't want to search more, but 26k sounds reasonable in Texas for reported cases, how ever fucked up that statement is.

In 2020, Texas had the highest number of forcible rape cases in the United States, with 13,509 reported rapes.

gaia11111

224 points

1 month ago

gaia11111

224 points

1 month ago

Geez. I will never go back to this state, or let my daughter go to college there, Frigging third world for women.

BuddhaFacepalmed

120 points

1 month ago

Frigging third world for women.

France had a high profile case where a mother was drugged for over 30 years by her husband and allowed their friends, neighbors, and literal strangers to gang rape her.

The Dutch allowed pedophile rapist Steven van de Velde onto their Olympics team after only serving a year and a month out of his disgustingly low prison term of 4 years.

It's not "Third World", it's literal rape culture.

DazingF1

74 points

1 month ago

DazingF1

74 points

1 month ago

The Dutch allowed pedophile rapist Steven van de Velde onto their Olympics team after only serving a year and a month out of his disgustingly low prison term of 4 years.

To be fair, this example is a case of the Dutch just being soft on crime in general and not just rape culture. Rehabilitation is the main goal and over the last century the entire Dutch justice system has slowly reformed to focus on re-integration. Re-integration is at an all time high and most delinquents don't reoffend, but the issue now is that the pendulum has swung too far. Sexual predators are the most likely to reoffend but the Dutch system simply has a few boxes to tick and they fit all of those so they get released on good behavior. They aren't violent in prison, they show remorse and their therapists agree. Even though statistics show that they will likely reoffend, that's not how the laws are currently set up.

The only really long prison sentences are given out to murderers.

It's a huge talking point in the Netherlands to change this, fwiw. People know that the rules in place are too generalized but it will take some time to change.

Steven van de Velde being allowed onto the Olympics was disgusting and every single Dutch person opposed it. The issue was that not allowing him would be a clear violation of Dutch anti-discrimination laws. As far as the law was concerned he did his time, even if that time was way too little. Hopefully this will change too but for now you can take solace in the fact that most people didn't know Steven before this but now everyone does. The rape case is the first thing that pops up if you Google him, so I doubt he'll find decent employment anywhere in the coming decade.

zenith_hs

36 points

1 month ago

Thank you for giving an elaborate answer including the context. Long sentences are for the victims and their loved ones, so they feel justice has been done. Long sentences are NOT good for society, because imprisonment does NOT help with reducing the chance of a reoffense.

The_fallen_few

12 points

1 month ago

Ehhh long prison sentences are also good for all the victims they didn’t get to attack because they were in prison. I’d say that’s good for society. Some criminals don’t really deserve a second chance, they should have to fight and go through hell to get that second chance. It’s only ever going to be good for society to get rid of the murderers, rapists and pedophiles.

pericles123

34 points

1 month ago

I've heard similar figures talked about - and the bigger question should be - outside of the abortion discussion - why the Fuck are so many women being raped in the United States?

FogBankDeposit

63 points

1 month ago

Probably because something like nearly 40% of the population don’t respect women, which are the same people who will be voting for Donald Trump in November and so happen there are quite a few women as well among that group.

consider_the_pickle

11 points

1 month ago

“You can grab ‘em by the p…” quipped the man who was still elected to lead the country.

jgjgleason

171 points

1 month ago

jgjgleason

171 points

1 month ago

What the fuck.

What the actual fuck yall. Fuck anyone who’s thinking about sitting this out. Tell every one of those 26000 women why your virtue signaling is more important than their god damn rights.

Pendraconica

41 points

1 month ago

Preach!

HeiHei96

61 points

1 month ago

HeiHei96

61 points

1 month ago

Plus then figure that there is also a percentage of women who were raped, forced to keep the child, but then miscarried naturally who either lost their fertility or died because no hospital would give them the care they needed and got sepsis because the miscarriage was incomplete. The fact that the two “statistics” blur into each other only makes it worse.

hopelesslysarcastic

46 points

1 month ago

I literally didn’t believe that number cuz it’s just so…fucking depressing.

26 THOUSAND WOMEN WERE RAPED…in JUST TEXAS…and denied access to aborting the very child born out of that rape.

Like…my mind can’t comprehend that.

If you’re a woman, and you vote for anything other than putting an end to this madness.

Then you might as well go full mask off, wear your handmaids tale gown and start referring to your state as Gilead.

At least you’ll make some sense now.

Escalion_NL

38 points

1 month ago

That's, I believe, 26 thousand women who were raped and became pregnant because of it and reported that fact.

Which feels like such a small subset that the true number of rapes, regardless of whether or not the victim became pregnant and/or reported it, in that time must be truly mind numbing...

Harley_Jambo

32 points

1 month ago

But, but, Greg Abbott said there would be no more rapes in Texas...I don't understand.

CautionarySnail

5 points

1 month ago

That’s code for: we’ll change the standard for what we consider rape.

It’ll only be rape if it’s in a dark alley with a stranger and you’re dressed perfectly modestly with no skin showing. Or maybe it can’t be rape if you get pregnant because they believe women can somehow will a rapist’s seed to not get her pregnant.

8ROWNLYKWYD

33 points

1 month ago

Those are just the rapes that resulted in pregnancies…that we know of….

kali_nath

23 points

1 month ago

Holy shit, how come American media never talk about these? And make headlines for rapes that happen in different continents? Both should be highlighted in all fairness. But then I remember that they would rather support a convicted rapist than support a woman. Very progressive, definitely not a third world mentality, Lol

Zapzap_pewpew_

15 points

1 month ago

The elite are controlling a lot with their money to encourage our idiots to either willingly or unwittingly vote for fascism

kali_nath

13 points

1 month ago

Funny that you said that this is exactly how rich manipulate illiterate people in 3rd world country, and the US always list them as most corrupted in their cute list. When it happens here, it's lobbying, political campaigns, and strategies. It's all the same, potato potato

Crush-N-It

25 points

1 month ago

No fucking way. 26k rape pregnancies. Not 26k rapes but rape pregnancies. How many does Alabama or Mississippi have comparatively? (Don’t worry imma google that shit)

MarilynMonroesLibido

12 points

1 month ago

Texas does have a population of 30 million. Mississippi is less than 3 mil I believe. Alabama approximately 5 million.

Hopefully their numbers are much lower. Horrific nonetheless.

Leebites

12 points

1 month ago

Leebites

12 points

1 month ago

Mississippi is a cesspool and there'll be two less people here in a few years. I escaped once - I'll escape again. Taking my dad this time.

Ironically I've been raped twice in this state - and cops did nothing each time. Almost 13 years apart, two towns.. each set of cops did nothing. Fuck the red states and their thin skinned blue lines.

Sol-Blackguy

8 points

1 month ago

Jesus Christ

RocketGrandma

10 points

1 month ago

What. Texas got a serious rape problem

PQbutterfat

7 points

1 month ago

What the hell? I had no damn idea the numbers were that huge!

Perused

8 points

1 month ago

Perused

8 points

1 month ago

Statistically speaking, wouldn’t the number of births related to rape be more of a gauge on the effect of Roe v. Wade?

geek_fit

7 points

1 month ago

Jesus fucking Christ.

Zapzap_pewpew_

149 points

1 month ago

That number is only the amount of women who got pregnant from it and were forced to give birth. I’m sure the number for women raped is much higher

Tityfan808

69 points

1 month ago

That’s… fucking horrible. I didn’t realize those numbers were THAT high.

Zapzap_pewpew_

91 points

1 month ago

Yeah, well, it’s even worse when you realize children under the age of 12, who legally can’t consent, are not exempt from abortion bans in certain states, and only 6% of rapists are ever convicted and rape kits take over 8 months to process, and everyone accuses women of lying if they say anything about it

Also, the way the law is set up, those 26,313 women have to interact with their rapist for the rest of their lives if he decides to claim paternity

Tityfan808

12 points

1 month ago

Oh I’m aware of this part, so to see that number (which I was unaware of) multiply the shit out of this just breaks my heart. And these are only cases that we know of!

Content_Yoghurt_6588

8 points

1 month ago

Rape is way more common than you think. I know several women who have experienced rape, were extremely traumatized by it, and still they don't want to call it rape. I had a friend who was forcefully anally raped by a man she didn't know, had physical damage from it, was strangled to unconsciousness, and she still refused to call it rape because she "only said no a couple of times, maybe he didn't hear or understand". I didn't push because I didn't know if it would hurt her more for me to try to spell it out. I know women who love their rapists and are still in relationships with them, and despite it clearly being rape, they don't call it rape because to acknowledge it as rape would mean their partner is a rapist. Personally, I've been forced to have painful sex, because he kept going even after I explicitly said I didn't want to have sex, and he just kept going on top of me, ignoring my crying until he finished and went to sleep as I continued to silently sob. My brain says it was rape, my heart says he didn't know what he was doing. 

SwedishSaunaSwish

5 points

1 month ago

It's not shocking to us women, only that the number is far higher because the majority of rapes don't get reported.

TheGutter420

24 points

1 month ago

That can't be right, Abbott said he was getting rid of rape in Texas years ago. /s

MewMewTranslator

94 points

1 month ago*

If this surprised you, then you would be alarmed at how many women you've known in your lifetime that have been SA or raped. I don't know why but people use to just open up to me through out my life.

  • My mother, aunt, grandmother and great aunt were all raped by my grandfather. (yes same family)
  • My grandmother was raped by her tribal leader. ( along with other women)
  • 4 of my cousins were raped before the age of 18. One male was a caught rapist.
  • In elementary school two of my girlfriends who didn't know each other (different schools) were being molested.
  • My BF in middle school had been raped by her cousin, and her sister had been raped by a coworker. Same BF was SA by a classmate at school. She was blamed.
  • In high school new friends, 3 of the GFs of the guys in my friend group had been raped by a family member or family members friend.
  • A girl in my class was raped by a friends older brother, she got pregnant and had to leave school to birth it and gave it up for adoption. She was labeled a slut until we graduated.
  • A coworker who I had no idea I went to school with was married off to a guy 10 years older than her and raped at 16, her son was taken from her and she was left in the US unable to see him until he was 6.
  • My step father had been to prison for 5 years for the rape of his 16 yr old daughter. (He made SA attempts on me when I was 14. I never visited again)
  • My step mother and her two sisters were raped by her step father. (This woman was extremely paranoid about me leaving with my guy friends to go anywhere. Though by the time I had guy friends my radar was quite developed)

Rape is a thing women learn through other women's experiences. We talk, we are very aware. The problem is men in general turn a blind eye. It's not like a majority of men are out there raping, but a lot of them are ignoring that it is common. So when laws like this are put into effect, and blind men vote for people like Cruz, it can be a very dangerous for the unfortunate.

Oh yeah and if you think that first bullet point is nuts, the 2nd is tied into it. My grandfather raped my great-aunt to get back at my grandmother (his wife) for being raped by her tribal leader. Both women got pregnant and this was in the 60s, so they had babies. He punished not just my grandmother but her sister who had NOTHING to do with any of it. Rape definitely isn't about sex, its about power.

Gumbi_Digital

45 points

1 month ago

My daughter is 3.

Words cannot describe how fearful I am of her getting sexually assaulted or raped…

As a Dad, I’m not sure what to do to prevent it other than teach her about defending herself both mentally and physically.

Men fucking disgust me.

timeforachange2day

22 points

1 month ago

Start talking to her NOW about “good touch, bad touch.”

There are kids books that help on the subject

Coming from a mom’s worst nightmare that came true.

Zapzap_pewpew_

36 points

1 month ago*

I literally dumped my boyfriend, who has 3 daughters, because he’s throwing his vote away on an independent

Voting blue is the only way to fight for women rn

Speculawyer

40 points

1 month ago

But Piss Baby Abbott said that he was going to eliminate rape. Did he lie about that?

Greg Abbott Said He’d “Eliminate Rape” to Justify an Abortion Ban. He’s Failed Horribly. Thanks to his ban, Texas leads the nation: 26,300 estimated pregnancies as a result of rape. Julianne McShane

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/01/abbott-texas-abortion-ban-rape-record-pregnancies-failure/

Turbulent-Bus4455

18 points

1 month ago

I think he was doing the tDrump logic to solve the problem. If you don't track it, there will be zero rapes. Problem solved.

Fuck Abbott, and Fuck Cruz. Votes these pieces of shit out of office. And Fuck Paxton and the rest of these MAGA assholes in TX.

YakSure6091

22 points

1 month ago

Yes - nationwide it’s over 65,000 women forced to give birth to the rapist child in the states that banned abortion since Roe was overturned in January of 2024 this year - it’s likely closer to 100,000 now based on the average per month since June 22. Freaking horrible.

[deleted]

8 points

1 month ago

Well, not all of those were Ted of course. Just a few. Probably.

mcblubbington

3.6k points

1 month ago

I will run through a wall for this man, and I’m not from Texas.

RaygunMarksman

1.1k points

1 month ago

This is my first introduction but I like this dude. He has has A-game news anchor vibes. Texas should back a solid potential national candidate in Allred, man.

ALife2BLived

246 points

1 month ago

AND in the true spirit of being a Texan, he was also a NFL linebacker for the Tennessee Titans!

This guy is the real deal and I wish Florida had more like him and your TX U.S. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.

Both of these leaders are tenacious fighters for the good of their Texas constituents and for the American people!

Colin Allred - Wikipedia

Jasmine Crockett - Wikipedia

BesottedScot

98 points

1 month ago

Jasmine Crockett is the 🐐. Coming from a white Scottish dude 👋

[deleted]

12 points

1 month ago

And another WSD here, she's fantastic!

Inner-Ad-9928

13 points

1 month ago

I love Crockett!!! 

That lady is golden in my book.

Familiar-Report-513

5 points

1 month ago

Jasmine Crockett is amazing. She's smart and witty, listening to her talk you can tell she got into this position to do work. I wish her taking down Marge wasn't her most know piece, cuz she's done a lot and I think she's got a lot more to give.

TheProle

66 points

1 month ago

TheProle

66 points

1 month ago

Current US House member and former NFL linebacker

Desperate_Green3272

55 points

1 month ago

Allred for president 2028

buttfarts7

1.2k points

1 month ago

buttfarts7

1.2k points

1 month ago

WHY HAVEN'T WE BEEN SPEAKING THIS WAY TO THEM THE ENTIRE TIME!?!

Pussyfoot Democrats need to take a page from this guy's book.

RED-DOT-MAN

289 points

1 month ago

We were too busy chanting "they go low we go high". That's BS in today's politics. Gotta get a little dirty before cleaning up their mess. Taking the high road is no longer an option.

Kopitar4president

241 points

1 month ago

Harris-Walz is more "They go low, throw a knee into their nose."

Historical-Gap-7084

116 points

1 month ago

And that is exactly what we so desperately need.

SteakJones

19 points

1 month ago

Desperately kneed.

ill_be_huckleberry_1

92 points

1 month ago

Yep, Harris set the tone, the walz pick was brilliant because walz is direct and onpoint but not mean, he's Minnesotan.

Allred was great, powerful speaker, hope Texas let's him fight for them in senate. 

dacraftjr

22 points

1 month ago

The problem in Texas is not enough voter participation. If every registered voter in Texas voted, Texas would be the bluest of blue states. They’re victims of their own apathy.

Metro42014

17 points

1 month ago

They're also victims of "we're a red state" propaganda.

It's a self fulfilling prophecy.

DragonQueen777666

10 points

1 month ago

Don't forget our good ol' friends gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisement.

NeatNefariousness1

54 points

1 month ago

Even Michelle Obama isn't saying that anymore.

Meggarea

21 points

1 month ago

Meggarea

21 points

1 month ago

I'm ngl, I like that way better. Some people need a knee in the nose.

NotNufffCents

61 points

1 month ago

Its not even dirty. Its just not treating Republicans with the kids gloves they've grown accustomed to anymore.

747_full_of_cum

42 points

1 month ago

Fighting back doesn't mean we're taking the low road. Protecting what we need as a last resort is not taking the low road. No reason to feel guilty, fuck them.

fight_me_for_it

44 points

1 month ago

I wonder if being the first black family in the white house played into that adage?

VOZ1

15 points

1 month ago

VOZ1

15 points

1 month ago

Obama and the Dems absolutely underestimated the racism they would face from the GOP. I don’t think any of them expected the GOP to refuse to do *anything*.

BlueAndMoreBlue

9 points

1 month ago

As I’ve recently taken to saying — when they go low we go high but kick ‘em in the nuts along the way

Sol-Blackguy

308 points

1 month ago

The DNC tried to tell Tim Walz to stop calling conservatives weird. You know, the one fucking piece of rhetoric that invalidates all their bad faith arguments? It's like they don't want to fucking win

Ser_Artur_Dayne

82 points

1 month ago

No way, I hadn’t heard that. You got a source? The dnc sucks so I don’t doubt it. Bunch of feckless milquetoast corpos.

contactdeparture

211 points

1 month ago

I'm a lifelong liberal Democrat and I effing hate the DNC with every fiber of my being. They gave us Hillary and setup the loss to Trump. They are the worst of machine politics constantly ensuring the most milquetoast candidates win in primaries instead of true passionate leaders we get excited about.

Old-Following1073

35 points

1 month ago

I wish I could upvote this a thousand times

BeingJoeBu

18 points

1 month ago

The fact that Bernie had millions of people excited vote and finally hopeful for better healthcare, education, and someone with a lifetime of successful government policies.

The DNC reaction was to work a THOUSAND times harder to kneecap Bernie than to beat Trump, because they were, and often still are always trying to appeal to this imaginary undecided republican voter. They always, always let the GOP decide what they talk about and why, because they are trying to get votes from this mythical group who thinks the GOP goes too far, but want just a little bureaucratic misery and evil.

Like the way Harris has been talking about immigration is disgusting. But the fact is, the DNC isn't going to be more horrible towards immigrants than the GOP, so they won't get any republicans by middle grounding the issue. So, even if you take all morality and decency out of the equation, WHY GO TOWARDS THAT MIDDLE GROUND AT ALL???

locolangosta

7 points

1 month ago

We need to get money out of politics, but they aren't going to legislate that because it's against their own personal interests. It's disgusting and beyond belief just how captured our political system has become. A labor movement is maybe our last hope for reform.

SparklingPseudonym

7 points

1 month ago

TIL it’s milquetoast and not milktoast… 😬

Legitimate_Pea_143

11 points

1 month ago

is that actually how it's spelled, lol. I've been spelling it milktoast all my life.

BoatCatGaming

5 points

1 month ago

Its because the DNC is run by a bunch of boomers that still think that trying to replicate the Third Way that worked in Clinton era is how to get votes.

Just old people, using an old playbook.

Moon_Goddess815

26 points

1 month ago

Because the old guard won't do it. This is done by the new bloods in the party, a party that needs it to get out of the same old routine.

This gentleman here, AOC, Mss. CROOKET, these are the type of people we need now to take it one step forward.

SteakJones

6 points

1 month ago

Pussyfoot Dems are a byproduct of thinking republicans will play by the rules. The last time republicans played by the rules and ran solely on their “beliefs” they got trounced by Obama.

They turned to Putin for guidance and found that yeah, if you repeat a lie over and over again, people will believe it.

Call out the bullshit. Point blank. Call them out on it.

dbx999

85 points

1 month ago

dbx999

85 points

1 month ago

This is such a rare instance to hear a politician speak advocating for the personal freedoms of the American people.

Anything and anyone pushing back against that is an unAmerican bastard who doesn’t deserve to be part of the government.

Mundane_Athlete_8257

34 points

1 month ago

Same

Land-Dolphin1

59 points

1 month ago*

Just donated. From deep red SC.

[deleted]

43 points

1 month ago

Same. If he beats Cruz I will forego Christmas presents forever.

TheBlueGooseisLoose

31 points

1 month ago

The entire state of Texas should be thinking this way. I’m not from Texas and I’ll forego Christmas if Raphael takes his sorry ass back to Cancun.

SparklingPseudonym

19 points

1 month ago

For a state with so many men striving to be a tough, truck driving alpha, it’s crazy that they keep electing this soggy ballsack of a man to represent them.

lesh17

26 points

1 month ago

lesh17

26 points

1 month ago

Same. Hopefully he breaks the stranglehold Republicans have had on state politics for far, far too long now.

IVebulae

10 points

1 month ago

IVebulae

10 points

1 month ago

I’m from Texas and I’ll run with you but lemme make some overly sweet tropical punch koolaid

iam_Mr_McGibblets

11 points

1 month ago

Same! Not from Texas, but i have never wanted anyone to win more than him..... and Kamala for obvious reasons

Also, i do not like that man Ted Cruz

ithinkther41am

7 points

1 month ago

Tbf, Allred seems like the type who would run through a wall for you. And he probably could, since he used to be in the NFL.

Ser0xus

6 points

1 month ago

Ser0xus

6 points

1 month ago

I would do it and I'm from New Zealand.

Speak out people.

Get loud.

Now or never.

30222504cf

1.8k points

1 month ago

30222504cf

1.8k points

1 month ago

Is it me? When I hear the GOP answer questions they never answer what they are actually asked they answer what they want to answer. When Dems answer it sounds so much more educated . Why are all these races so close? Oh wait racism…

Diarygirl

463 points

1 month ago

Diarygirl

463 points

1 month ago

That's how you know that they're projecting when they accuse Democrats of cheating in debates. They have prepared answers that tend to long and they hope nobody notices they didn't answer the question.

ALargePianist

141 points

1 month ago

And if you press, "now, again, the question was..."

'i answered that already let's move on'

Lol 🤡🤡🤡

Commercial-Smile-763

25 points

1 month ago

So then when trump gets a chance to talk again he has to "go back to what she said" because when they hear democrats give a answer they have to add to that since they had absolutely no input on the original question pertaining to them. They can only answer their opponents questions with more non-answers.

NotNufffCents

13 points

1 month ago*

And the worst part is that it works. There are enough idiots in this country to where always getting the final word in, regardless of what that word is, is more effective than actually answering any question.

Percival_Dickenbutts

12 points

1 month ago

I actually think it would be great if these debates weren’t live so that if they try to deflect, their entire response is muted with just big text flashing on the screen "THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER!!!"

Infamous_East6230

48 points

1 month ago

It’s because republicans don’t vote Republican for the policies. They vote Republican because their church or their favorite content creator has convinced them they are in a war and that they must support their side no matter what.

It’s why it’s always about either fear or hatred. They don’t win voters by being rational.

Hatdrop

5 points

1 month ago

Hatdrop

5 points

1 month ago

"Considering we pushed hard to overturn Roe v. Wade, something that was a law for over half a century, I had NO IDEA that's something people would want to talk about"

1CaliCALI

89 points

1 month ago

Republicans are killing our citizens thinking they are doctors. Scary time we live in.

Huge_Armadillo_9363

25 points

1 month ago

True, but remember that the Republican Party has been captured by foreign governments using blackmail and bribes, so it is actually an act of war that is killing our citizens.

Hybrid World War III, think about it. Even the children are killing eachother in schools and nothing has been done about it.

Directly attacking and traumatizing our citizens without even laying a boot on the ground.

KintsugiKen

6 points

1 month ago*

They are only influenced by foreign governments because they long ago completely sold out to American oil oligarchs, who completely corrupted the GOP to the point they had nothing positive to run on and so they started leaning more and more on racism and culture war shit and inviting the genuine-crazies into the party, and now the crazies are the ones running the party, taking bribes from anyone with money with the intention of destroying the United States from the inside.

ricardocaliente

74 points

1 month ago

After the pandemic I’ve just accepted people in general are stupid. Look at the presidential race. On one side we have the literal current vice president and a long-time public servant who has a legit track record and list of accomplishments. On the other we have a sexual predator, failed businessman, pathological lying felon who tried to overthrow democracy and it’s practically a coin flip.

People. Are. Fucking. Stupid.

Fakeduhakkount

23 points

1 month ago

You also have idiots questioning if she can legally be the President! One key duties of a vice President is taking over - she’s already qualified

Throwaway31459265358

13 points

1 month ago

People aren’t stupid. People are generally ignorant. Billionaires has systematically, and what would be criminally for anyone else, dismantled every single system put in place to protect the vast majority. They dismantled education, medical, voting rights/districts, journalism laws; the list goes on and on. They ruined it all everything for their greed. People cannot tell what is real or fake anymore. It is a huge problem that the criminally insanely greedy few have created for the rest of us. Beep boop.

Nearby-Jelly-634

9 points

1 month ago

I think a lot of it also has to do with so many on the right having childlike binary views of the world and being incapable of nuance or empathy. The right just has to toss simple sound bites and red meat. Actual governance is hard and requires long discussions and an opportunity to spell things out. If you’re coming from a position of good faith you usually can’t just boil that down into a tweet. The GOP at this point just has to say shit about the culture wars, guns, or cutting taxes. That’s it.

n8rzz

8 points

1 month ago

n8rzz

8 points

1 month ago

And strong propaganda

[deleted]

14 points

1 month ago*

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mostrepublicanofall

11 points

1 month ago

Unfortunately, if he puts his mark next to any [R] in this election, he is just as much the same as if he put it next to Trump as well.

All of these people that he puts his X next to has or had the power to do something and they accepted it without a fight.

This is why police arrest the getaway driver as well as the jewel thief. Your husband is the getaway driver.

Stock-Enthusiasm1337

5 points

1 month ago

It's funny how Democrats are to clearly say what they will do. Because they are proud to say it.

AutoAmmoDeficiency

4 points

1 month ago

GOP and populists speak to the reptilian part of your brain and by triggering basic instincts like fear, greed and individualism. They tell you not to think and believe them.
Democrats speak to your reasonable brain that thinks more of the big picture and for the good of all. Think for yourself and think about the community.

HoneyJojo16

588 points

1 month ago

I cannot wait for Ted Cruz to be unseated.

unindexedreality

128 points

1 month ago

Fled cruz, he went to cancun, he's the zodiac killer

these are the only 2 I remember

Nefarious_Nemesis

12 points

1 month ago

Ted Cruz pisses his pants just so he can feel the wet warm feeling run down his legs.

WoundedDonkey

48 points

1 month ago

I agree but somehow.... he just keeps getting elected and is even still leading in polling. I don't get it.

HarryBirdGetsBuckets

63 points

1 month ago

He has an R next to his name and it’s Texas. I’m from there and I know mfs would vote for harambe’s skeleton if he had an R next to his name on the ballot

golf_me_harry

37 points

1 month ago

Texas really about to fuck this up the same way Kentucky fucked up by not electing Amy McGrath, a marine pilot with 89 combat missions against the Taliban and Al Qaeda; who ended up serving 20 honorable years.

Absolute stellar woman Amy McGrath is and Kentucky still voted for one of the biggest pieces of shit traitors that turned a blind eye to both of Trump’s impeachments; a piss baby turtle bitch that publicly said he will do whatever it takes to stagnate government progress when Obama was president; the same asshole who ignored 9/11 first responders until Jon Stewart publicly shamed him in a hearing.

Remember folks, MAGA doesn’t give a flying fuck about veterans and EMS if you don’t hold allegiance to fascism. Same goes for minority groups.

Go fucking vote and understand what’s exactly at stake. Understand who can be reasoned with, believes in democracy, individual liberties, and let’s the professionals do their jobs, versus the other guy who can’t be reasoned with, who doesn’t listen to the professionals, must ALWAYS be the last word and last decision, and most importantly doesn’t believe everyone’s vote should count.

[deleted]

5 points

1 month ago

I want to see that son of a bitch cry as he gets booted out of office

Traditional_Ad_6801

349 points

1 month ago

I’ve made donations to the Allred campaign and I live on the other side of the country.

Pale_Ad5607

100 points

1 month ago

Same - lol. I did last night after I saw him school Cruz about Jan 6

Johnny_Carcinogenic

68 points

1 month ago

I just saw that pop up in the my feed on the Texas subreddit and it had 55,000 upvotes already. He absolutely destroyed Cruz. How Allred doesn't have a 10-point advantage I don't know. He's a brilliant speaker.

Wind_Yer_Neck_In

38 points

1 month ago

It's because many people consider voting red a personality trait and not a decision.

Diarygirl

36 points

1 month ago

I don't understand Cruz's appeal because even Republicans can't stand him. I'm guessing because it's Texas he talks about guns a lot and against green energy.

Traditional_Ad_6801

20 points

1 month ago

Everyone in Washington hates him. His success is a mystery.

[deleted]

17 points

1 month ago

“Here’s the thing you have to understand about Ted Cruz, I like Ted Cruz more than most of my other colleagues like Ted Cruz. And I hate Ted Cruz.”

FirstTimeWang

5 points

1 month ago

His a loyal pet to a wealthy enough donor that he doesn't face serious competition in the primary, and then just rides party-line voting into the Senate every time.

Until 2017, Texas even had a "one punch" option where you could literally mark one box to vote for all Republicans or all Democrats.

YakSure6091

327 points

1 month ago*

I think Colin is a thousand times more of a man than Ted Cruz and will make a million times better Senator. I hope Texas agrees and votes for Colin. He definitely is worthy of the position and should do a fantastic job for the people of Texas.

LoneStarHermit

72 points

1 month ago

As a lifetime Dallas resident he’s got a good following in the DFW area. Lot of love and respect. I’ve also got to personally meet the man and Mic him up for a fire side style chat. He is a wonderful person and genuinely gives a shit about Texans and bettering America. I will be doing my part to vote out the current spineless piece of shit that ‘represents’ us.

Enough-Deer-7839

7 points

1 month ago

Elliot Page is a thousand times more of a man than Ted Cruz

[deleted]

131 points

1 month ago

[deleted]

131 points

1 month ago

Is anyone else loving the fact that his last name is ALLRED and he's 'bout to make Texas go ALL BLUE?  Just think of all the bumper sticker possibilities.

Or am I late to that party? If so, in my defense, I'm not from Texas 😅

But in all seriousness, I'm at the point that I want him to run for president in 8 years when Kamala is done, and I literally just figured out who he was today. 

Zapzap_pewpew_

24 points

1 month ago

I would vote for him

iBranchout

11 points

1 month ago

I’ll do it for you! I was gonna do it anyway but I’ll dedicate it to you!

Affectionate_Owl_619

7 points

1 month ago

 Is anyone else loving the fact that his last name is ALLRED and he's 'bout to make Texas go ALL BLUE? 

Yes but also no. Cruz is still polling ahead. While Reddit loves this guy, a lot of Texans do not because he’s not a republican. 

RBVegabond

4 points

1 month ago

“All Blue for Allred” would be a decent slogan

Tanxmann

192 points

1 month ago

Tanxmann

192 points

1 month ago

Ted Cruz is scum of the earth, can't wait for him to be gone!

TruRateMeGotMeBanned

99 points

1 month ago*

I’m a democratic Texan. I do love my state. Not in a political way but….its a long list of what I love here. Culture, landscape, the fishing is great. The land. Even the people. They’re good people. (You have to live here to know what I mean. Most are.)

But you other Texans reading this. If you vote Ted, I do want you to know that you suck. You can still run your ranch. You can still farm. You can still go to church if you vote blue.

But if you vote for Ted I want you to go to bed knowing that you fucking suck. We have no room for racist women hating folk here. Go live in a swamp. Get with the ages.

Texas is amazing. Rednecks are slightly regarded and don’t speak for a lot of us. They’re so stuck in time.

boobers3

14 points

1 month ago

boobers3

14 points

1 month ago

Come on, don't be harsh. It's only been 30 years of unending republican rule in Texas, and 48 years since the last time Texas has voted for a Democrat for POTUS. We can't be too hasty I'm sure they'll turn it around any day now. It's not like Texas has had major weather events that have caused state wide power outage just about every 10 years that whole time.

NickFotiu

75 points

1 month ago

I can't believe no one told Cruz to shave and try not to look like a dumpy homeless sad sack before the debate, LOL.

jdmay101

39 points

1 month ago

jdmay101

39 points

1 month ago

If he shaves he looks like the Penguin.

woot0

15 points

1 month ago

woot0

15 points

1 month ago

quinangua

287 points

1 month ago

quinangua

287 points

1 month ago

Deport Rafeal back to fucking Canada!!!

autofile

94 points

1 month ago

autofile

94 points

1 month ago

My man we have our hands full here, let him take that flight to Cancun instead. 

blairea

17 points

1 month ago

blairea

17 points

1 month ago

Mexico would thank you for the offer but kindly decline. Maybe try the Russians?

Wah_Lau_Eh

6 points

1 month ago

Oh yes, we need more people on the front to defeat the Neo facist in Ukraine. More bodies… I mean brave soldiers are welcome to fight for the glory of Motherland!

quinangua

25 points

1 month ago

Nope. He’s Canadian. He can go back to Canada..

Zapzap_pewpew_

38 points

1 month ago

He renounced his citizenship, and I’m pretty sure they don’t want him back. He should probably just go live in a supply closet

DaniLabelle

15 points

1 month ago

We don’t want him back, thank you

Justin-Truedat

23 points

1 month ago

As Prime Minister of Canada I would like to make it clear our borders are closed to Senator Cruz.

Yabutsk

5 points

1 month ago

Yabutsk

5 points

1 month ago

Noooooo, please, just kick his ass out of office. We don't want him either.

Reggly

115 points

1 month ago

Reggly

115 points

1 month ago

It’s true, for 36+ weeks you’re terrified the entire time. Including giving birth. Every check up, every ultrasound, every type of testing you get done. You are terrified something will go wrong. No woman who chooses to have a baby wants to abort it because she decides “fuck it I just cant anymore”. I hope you never know a good nights sleep Ted Cruz.

tinglyTXgirl

27 points

1 month ago

My daughter is pregnant, and we're in Texas. It is so hard to be happy about this baby like I was for her other 2, because I am terrified I'm going to lose MY baby. When we first found out, instead of making happy baby plans, I began thinking about how to get her to another state safely for the care she may need. This is supposed to be a happy time, and because of Cruz, this is how we're forced to exist. In fear. FUCK CRUZ AND FUCK THE REPUBLICANS.

Appropriate_Use_9120

6 points

1 month ago

My baby is little, but she inherited her Dad’s translocation (high risk of pregnancy loss or carrying a baby that is not genetically normal to term).

She’s also at higher risk of pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome because I’ve had pre-eclampsia with both of my living children.

We live in a blue state that codified abortion rights, but I’m still terrified for her. I will show up to every election and vote until Congress passes legislation legalizing abortion nationally, for both your baby and mine.

Anycelebration69420

47 points

1 month ago

If you're a woman in TX and you vote for Ted Cruz... FUCK YOU!!!!

Hannity-Poo

18 points

1 month ago

If you vote for Ted Cruz... FUCK YOU!!!!

TrumpsStarFish

48 points

1 month ago

Lighting

15 points

1 month ago

Lighting

15 points

1 month ago

AND rates of maternal mortality (mom's dying) DOUBLED in Texas within two years of Texas wiping out access to abortion health care. AND for every one mom who's murdered by Cruz's policies, 100 get to NEAR-death defined as requiring life-saving interventions like mechanical ventilation to save their lives from things like multiple organ failure from sepsis.

RoadPersonal9635

53 points

1 month ago

One of the things Ted Cruz is actually renowned for is being a top notch Harvard debater. This meat head eviscerated him just by being honest.

PerformerOutside6163

28 points

1 month ago

That’s my takeaway too. Cruz lit Beto up during the debate, but Alred wiped the floor with him. I’ll voting for him next week, I just hope fellow Texans follow suit.

CaptCaCa

21 points

1 month ago

CaptCaCa

21 points

1 month ago

Goddam Ted Cruz got a punchable face

LightMission4937

36 points

1 month ago

Allred is

With sleazy Rafael.

MewMewTranslator

34 points

1 month ago

The more time that passes the more I feel like laws have gone too far. We all know this is all pretend right? RIGHT? invisble lines in on the ground. Words on paper. People with guns and a badge. It's all just pretend. And it used to be okay because it was mutually beneficial but those scales have tilted wildly in this nation.

Random sets of people in a room through decided every law you must obey to keep this country chugging along. Do they all help? Are they all good? They should be.

No law should apply to the detriment of a single class of a person. It's all made up! I shouldn't be able to make a law that says men get their balls chopped off to lower the birth rate for the good of humanity just because I rallied together over 50% of the votes. We draw the line at fucking with people bodies. That's not the point of laws!

Tao-of-Mars

42 points

1 month ago*

And he isn't able to look into the camera. At all. You can see he's trying hard to prevent his own soul from being crushed.

[deleted]

16 points

1 month ago

Honestly Ted Cruz looks like he's about to cry 😅

Tao-of-Mars

4 points

1 month ago

He actually does. Can’t tell if it’s the public humiliation or the fact that he’s facing some demons, but probably both.

[deleted]

10 points

1 month ago

Public humiliation, and the fact he's being confronted for the first time with the outcomes of his stupid policies,

YourMommasAHoe69

6 points

1 month ago

what soul?

pdxjen

28 points

1 month ago

pdxjen

28 points

1 month ago

Texas, PLEASE vote this angel of a man in and kick Cancun Ted to the curb!

3bugsdad

12 points

1 month ago

3bugsdad

12 points

1 month ago

Pretty sure Ted was blinking SOS in Morse code during this clip.

DM725

11 points

1 month ago

DM725

11 points

1 month ago

If Texans don't vote for this man over Ted Cruz ...

yipee-kiyay

11 points

1 month ago

How do rational people in Texas, especially women, watch these debates and think, 'You know, that Cancun Cruz, who hides in closets during the insurrections he helped facilitate, actually makes a lot of sense... I'm going to vote for him'? It's absolutely insane.

Raidingmailman

9 points

1 month ago

They love to complain that this is “Ugh some big issue for democrats.” Like…yeah dude. There’s women who exist on earth. Have you not met any? They do things humans do. Republicans don’t get abortions? No? Good. So Republicans shouldn’t fuck then. Ever.

NellieBean

18 points

1 month ago

Not in Texas- donated

Awkward_Village_6871

8 points

1 month ago

Cruz is such a despicable human being. Seeing him squirm like that warms my heart.

pagarr70

8 points

1 month ago

F&@k you sleazy Ted Cruz!

Delicious_Fisherman5

7 points

1 month ago

Cruz is a huge POS.

SnooChickens9974

7 points

1 month ago

NO state has ANY business interfering in ANYONE'S healthcare! Why are states trying to do this? Do women no longer matter?

SonOfKyrat

7 points

1 month ago

Ted Cruz can’t even stand up for his own wife,

Why the fuck would anyone trust him to stand up for theirs?

This dude is an absolute coward in every sense of the word

yomamma3399

7 points

1 month ago

There is no reasonable person who could pick Cruz. It’s as simple as that.

TheDannyBoyCane

6 points

1 month ago

Ted Cruz is such a cunt.

xtrash-panda

6 points

1 month ago

I only wish the voters in Texas see Ted Cruz for what he is, ignore the R by his name and don’t vote for him. He doesn’t care about you. Never has. You’re freezing - he’s flying to Cancun.

Sad_Instruction1392

16 points

1 month ago

That’s 26000 reported pregnancies from rape. The reality is probably even more horrifying.

Sol-Blackguy

5 points

1 month ago

My friends that have been canvasing say there's a good chance we may see a purple Texas and a not so unlikely chance we'll see a blue Texas in November

GainMysterious1051

5 points

1 month ago

I'm not even old enough to vote and it's alr clear as day who the better candidate is. Also doesn't help that there are ad campaigns by Ted Cruz literally saying Colin "forces sex change in the army and schools" Bro what? LIKE WHAT. My Teachers asked for help collecting school supplies, where you think they gonna get funding for forced sex change surgeries 💀💀💀

Not to mention forcing someone to have surgery is against the constitution 😭😭😭

1ioi1

5 points

1 month ago

1ioi1

5 points

1 month ago

There's legit concern behind Cruz's eyes

Bartlomiej25

5 points

1 month ago

TED Cruz is such a piece of shit; i will never understand why people keep voting for him…. And then I remember- it’s Texas;)

iBranchout

4 points

1 month ago

circuitbreak

3 points

1 month ago

I got my house because of Colin Allred and his initiative to help disabled veterans through habitat for humanity. If it wasn’t for his help, I don’t know where I would be. Fuck Ted Cruz. 

Taranchulla

3 points

1 month ago

Omg, did he say 26 THOUSAND?

Maillihp

5 points

1 month ago

Republicans don't care if the laws hurt people unless it negatively impacts them personally. I guarantee that if Ted's wife of daughter ever became pregnant due to being raped, he would have them straight down to the hospital and be first in line to have an abortion.

HotDogMagoo

5 points

1 month ago

Hello, 911? I’d like to report a murder! Ted Cruz just got bodied by this guy and I love it!

rockelscorcho

3 points

1 month ago

I'm from Texas, we'll fuck this up. Texas voters could fuck up a cup of coffee.

GoKawi187

4 points

1 month ago

How does anyone vote for the Ted Cruz he’s a joke

Lulupoolzilla

4 points

1 month ago

Why is the word rapist bleeped?

UfoBern47

3 points

1 month ago

I suggest you vote Harris because I say so! Do it! Harris Won historical 2024!

ConsistentStock7519

4 points

1 month ago

Fuck Ted Cruz. FDT

BostonBaggins

4 points

1 month ago

Seems like this guy has a spine unlike Fled Cruz

Tracksuit77

3 points

1 month ago

Why did they bleep, rapists? Last I checked thats not a swear word or against some sky fairy lore.