What do you suppose happens at this magic threshold? I’ll give you a hint- it’s nothing. We still have to do the work to actually make a difference. Protesting and building momentum is good, but we can’t just wait until we hit this magic threshold and pretend that will fix everything and rest on our laurels.
Anyone else remember how the Women’s March saved reproductive rights? Of course not, and now women are dying in Texas because doctors are afraid they’ll be arrested for murder if they treat them for life threatening conditions.
What do you suppose happens at this magic threshold? I’ll give you a hint- it’s nothing. We still have to do the work to actually make a difference. Protesting and building momentum is good, but we can’t just wait until we hit this magic threshold and pretend that will fix everything and rest on our laurels.
This is the right take. There’s more that goes into than just achieving that number. It is necessary, but not sufficient.
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Anyone else remember how the Women’s March saved reproductive rights? Of course not, and now women are dying in Texas because doctors are afraid they’ll be arrested for murder if they treat them for life threatening conditions.
Of course, that was well below the claimed “magical” 3.5% level.