• Possibly linux
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      11 month ago

      It doesn’t even matter if it is factual. It should still be protected speech.

      • @[email protected]
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        41 month ago

        Because it’s not “free speech”. It’s government sponsored speech to describe what voters are choosing, and supposed to be an impartial description of the proposal.

        Inflammatory language is not impartial.

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          11 month ago

          “Unborn human” seems like the right word. What else is it? Unborn cow?

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            31 month ago

            A bundle of cells that might, a meaningful distance in the future after a woman’s body has been taken away from them, eventually become a human.

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                41 month ago

                It’s the exact mirror equivalent of the other side calling the fetus an “unwanted parasite”. We know, for a fact, that the framing of questions massively impacts how people vote, which is why requiring objective, neutral wording is mandatory for a democratic result.

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                  11 month ago

                  Maybe they should just have a Republican section and a Democrat section.

                  Also abortion is one of those things people dig in about. Words aren’t going to change high held beliefs

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                    31 month ago

                    Or they could just use neutral language like they’re supposed to.

                    Elections don’t get decided by the people entrenched on any side. They’re decided by people in the middle.