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There are a lot of GOP-controller legislatures in the USA pushing through so-called “child protection” laws, but there’s a toll in the form of impacting people’s rights and data privacy. Most of these bills involve requiring adults to upload a copy of their photo ID.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

And from the party of "Small Government", too!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I’m a conservative but I’d never be caught dead calling myself a Republican.

Republicans are corrupt, despicable, and stupid. Democrats are corrupt, naive, and arrogant.

I really wish we had runoff voting, so that the American ecosystem could move away from two party balanced dominance.

[–] Pandantic 5 points 11 months ago

Ranked choice voting!! Let's see how long the two party system lasts when it's not "you have to vote for the lesser evil".

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Oh, it's fine. They make sure it's always convenient to rile up their base with lies, hatred, and culture-war nonsense...