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ceton33 t1_j481ntr wrote

I have no idea why Republicans hates on women and have the nerves to ask why they have relationship problems.

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John-the-cool-guy t1_j482mxl wrote

His apology wasn't sincere. We all know what he thinks about women and his party will back him on it.

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Dem0s t1_j483fpw wrote

But did he apologize for being a total waste of oxygen?

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Kangar t1_j483vff wrote

I have nipples, Jack, can you milk me?

What a troglodyte this guy is.

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i81u812 t1_j483ycr wrote

"Believe what they say the first time".

-Maya Angelou

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sanjsrik t1_j484f9c wrote

Maybe he was talking about his preferences for sex partners.

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jxj24 t1_j4856kr wrote

"Sorry-not-sorry"

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QuestionableAI t1_j485i4n wrote

He compared women to milk cattle ... this man, married to a woman thinks women are cattle, like any other fuckable property. His apology was non-existent.

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megapuffranger t1_j485tpk wrote

Replying to ceton33 (#1,353,931)

Republicans yearn for the old days where women were subservient to men. If a woman talked back you could slap the shit out of her and no one would lift a finger to help. If a woman turns you down you just harass the shit out of her until she gives in out of fear. Women stayed home and cooked and cleaned and served, the man was always right too so no more being called on their bullshit.

Republicans want to go back to the old days for minorities too.

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Photodan24 t1_j4865uj wrote

He's VERY sorry (that you heard that.)

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DoNotPetTheSnake t1_j489adx wrote

Wow the article is almost impossible to read through the ads. What did he say exactly?

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suzydonem t1_j489cfe wrote

And 75% of Idaho white women will still vote Republican, even from their barn stalls

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wallstreetegg OP t1_j48aaq3 wrote

Replying to DoNotPetTheSnake (#1,354,389)

>In his introductory remarks, Nelsen told the first meeting of Idaho's Agricultural Affairs Committee on January 10: "I'm a lifelong dairy farmer who retired, still own part of the dairy; grew up on the farm. I've milked a few cows, spent most of my time walking behind lines of cows, so if you want some ideas on repro and the women's health thing, I have some definite opinions."

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steven-daniels t1_j48ah79 wrote

Yeah, that sounded like someone who had spent *way* too much time on the farm. Way too much.

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jxj24 t1_j48bdxk wrote

For him, they probably are interchangeable.

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ChuckFeathers t1_j48bhny wrote

I'm more shocked that a Republican actually said this:

>Nelsen stated: "I have always operated and will continue to operate under the standard that the government does not belong in the doctor's office."

Sounds more like political suicide in Idaho than his original remark.

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ramtax666 t1_j48bqgf wrote

"Farm animals have value" continuing in his head

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misumena_vatia t1_j48bqp4 wrote

He wasn't even making a statement on a reproduction-related bill, or engaging in a debate about reproductive rights. THIS WAS JUST HOW HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF.

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snarefire t1_j48cocm wrote

When a mysoginist waves a big red flag stating he would ban any and all reproductive health and treat women like breeding stock. BELIEVE HIM and then vote his ass out.

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ThreeDogs2022 t1_j48dnm8 wrote

""I absolutely respect women, and the right to choose their own healthcare," Nelsen—who has a wife and five granddaughters—wrote."
People who respect women and their right to choose their own healthcare do not vote republican, let alone run on a republican ticket.

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Xyrus2000 t1_j48j1dk wrote

He wasn't apologizing. That's exactly what republicans think of woman as.

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Kendog75 t1_j48jzrj wrote

He’s only sorry because people called him out on it. This fucking pig still thinks women are pigs, he just has to make an untrue apology for it.

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dmann27 t1_j48m8yj wrote

I've seen farm animals with more personality than some women

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Xaero_Hour t1_j48nm3o wrote

Replying to ChuckFeathers (#1,354,477)

He doesn't actually mean what those words say. EVERY Republican says they want to keep government out of the doctor's office (and various other places), but what they MEAN is they want THEIR form of government in the doctor's office. Classic double-speak; just like how they are with the concept of being anti-fascist.

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pdinc t1_j48ofci wrote

The only surprising word in this entire title is "apologizes"

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smaartypants t1_j48p6pm wrote

His fingers are probably crossed behind his back.

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Aporkalypse_Sow t1_j48v4pg wrote

Oh, leave him alone, it's totally understandable for a guy that fucks farm animals to accidentally talk about women like sex objects.

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necromundus t1_j490owq wrote

A republican treating women like property? This tracks

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zyqzy t1_j495rn7 wrote

He may have made the apology to farm animals…

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blakewoolbright t1_j4963q7 wrote

More degenerative nonsense from a state with 2 us senators, and two cities over 100k people.

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BunnyTotts97 t1_j49bafj wrote

Maybe he’s sorry he said it next to a microphone?

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Agouti t1_j49lfkz wrote

Replying to i81u812 (#1,354,078)

> In his introductory remarks, Nelsen told the first meeting of Idaho's Agricultural Affairs Committee on January 10: "I'm a lifelong dairy farmer who retired, still own part of the dairy; grew up on the farm. I've milked a few cows, spent most of my time walking behind lines of cows, so if you want some ideas on repro and the women's health thing, I have some definite opinions."

Walking wasn't the only thing this guy has done behind a cow.

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phollox t1_j49lwu9 wrote

He's apologizing because he knows he offended many many animals in the great state of Idaho....

And that was a joke

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___o---- t1_j49rsdf wrote

Replying to QuestionableAI (#1,354,168)

He actually did give a rather nice apology the next day. He said he has a wife and five daughters and believes as he always has that the government should stay out of women’s medical decisions. Sounds pro- choice but terrible at making “jokes.” I forgive him.

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Dr-P-Ossoff t1_j49ze3s wrote

Replying to megapuffranger (#1,354,184)

One of the funny things about that is there is an old old idea of “manhood” where the idea of “unmanly males” hurting women could get you large numbers of random dudes determined to crush the bad guy. Misogynists were there, there were plenty of them, but they had to be secretive.

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racetrack_insider t1_j4a0nr7 wrote

Republican? I'm not surprised. They see women as breeding cattle.

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Wisdom_Of_A_Man t1_j4a1u2r wrote

Further proof that the dairy industry is vile and needs to end. Literally based on exploiting the female reproductive system. I feel sorry for the women and cows in this guys life.

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Majares t1_j4a286t wrote

There’s no walking that back

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Ok_Tomato7388 t1_j4a7asl wrote

Typical. He'd fit right in in Gilead. Blessed be the fruit.

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adamttaylor t1_j4aajts wrote

I mean technically governments farm their citizens for tax dollars. They spend money at the beginning of their lives in the hopes of getting a return on their investment when their livestock reaches adulthood and can pay taxes. They spend additional money to convince the livestock to work without complaint in the hopes of one day living life without work.

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NNewt84 t1_j4ahh3d wrote

And people wonder why I say America is a horrible country for women to live in - it’s basically the new Saudi Arabia. I’m still wondering when they’re gonna legalise marital r*pe.

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midtownoracle t1_j4aipoz wrote

Put him in a cage on a farm… see if he still feels the same way after 48 hours.

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_welcome t1_j4airfh wrote

why apologize, isn't that why he got voted in to begin with?

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unique_passive t1_j4ak36j wrote

He’s not apologising for doing it, he’s apologising for getting caught

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FreddyFrogFrightener t1_j4aktop wrote

I’m assuming this is on this sub because he apologised, not because he said it?

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Punkpallas t1_j4ami6q wrote

Why apologize? Everyone knows this is how they view women: as brood mares and workhorses who perform the unpaid labor of managing households and raising children (future taxpayers and workers) while simultaneously working a full-time job in most cases.

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furrylandseal t1_j4asmud wrote

Replying to SgtMajMythic (#1,358,581)

Republican women employ impressive mental gymnastics to minimize or excuse misogynistic comments, because they need the approval of Republican patriarchal men in order to feel powerful in a conservative social hierarchy that makes them second class citizens.

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be-like-water-2022 t1_j4atguk wrote

They're not pro-life. You know what they are? They're anti-woman.

Simple as it gets, anti-woman. They don't like them. They don't like women.

They believe a woman's primary role is to function as a brood mare for the state."

George Carlin

Ps: and they don't hide it anymore. During the Holocaust, Nazis referred to Jews as rats, Untermenschen. Hutus involved in the Rwanda genocide called Tutsis cockroaches. Slave owners throughout history considered slaves subhuman animals. When republicans dehumanize women, they actually conceive of them as subhuman creature.

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ShaggysGTI t1_j4awnfs wrote

He didn’t relate women’s health to milking cows. He related it to animal husbandry, which is way more gross.

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mzincali t1_j4axuem wrote

Replying to Agouti (#1,357,010)

Maybe he was kicked in the head and that’s why he’s talking gibberish. But that doesn’t explain why most of the Republicans also say shit like this.

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Ok-Ordinary2035 t1_j4b0r36 wrote

I continue to be outraged at men thinking their opinions about women’s health care matter. Being a dairy farmer only makes you qualified to talk about cows.

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bodrules t1_j4b1ayu wrote

The other GQP cultists will be pissed at him - for saying the quiet part out loud.

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Rennarjen t1_j4b2nu7 wrote

Replying to omally_360 (#1,359,366)

But effectively there's not a difference. Actions are more important that thoughts. Your friend can think whatever he likes but if he's voting for the people who do think like that and are making decisions in line with their ideas then...what makes him any different? Maybe you don't know your friend as well as you think.

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omally_360 t1_j4b2o8k wrote

Replying to ifelife (#1,359,415)

Nope, that’s not even a little bit close to what I was saying.

I was just saying that not every single person who consider themselves republican thought of women as farm animals.

I can see from the downvotes that You guys disagree with that, which I find astonishing.

But then I remember this is just Reddit :-)

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stopyacht t1_j4b37wc wrote

Maybe he’ll go on to create a social network

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djbk724 t1_j4b3u6o wrote

And woman still vote for guys like this because a lot to people are Not informed

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Mouthtuom t1_j4b40zk wrote

Replying to omally_360 (#1,359,447)

Yet they are willing to vote for people who are willing to compare women to farm animals, or are openly racist, or are transphobes, or antisemites, etc etc etc.

To be a Republican in 2023 is to be either a bigoted troglodyte, or to support them (Same thing)

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HauntingChapter8372 t1_j4b9kg6 wrote

Replying to gregorydgraham (#1,358,758)

AH, BUT WAIT! He has "ideas" on the women's health thing. Honestly, it sounds like he may want to start with his mental health, etc., and leave my health to me and all the other women's health to their own discretion in this great nation of FREEDOM.

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climatelurker t1_j4bbcf0 wrote

The thing about his joke was that it was only half a joke. He thought it was funny AND he meant it.

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Anustart_A t1_j4bccqa wrote

Replying to Agouti (#1,357,010)

Repro: A veterinarian with a rubber gloves and bill semen in hand artificially inseminates the cow while a second person stimulates the cow’s clitoris to encourage reproduction.

…in other words, this guy is fucking bonkers.

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medlabunicorn t1_j4bf19r wrote

At least he gave a real apology, and not an ‘I’m sorry you were offended’ apology.

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wholy_cheeses t1_j4bouf5 wrote

He gave a good apology. We can only hope he follows it up with actions. We all make mistakes.

I think he was trying to tell a self-deprecating joke, and as he said, “missed the mark”.

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Inside-Palpitation25 t1_j4btvua wrote

Why would he apologize? He was just telling the truth about how the GOP thinks all women are just breeding stock.

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omally_360 t1_j4c1cyp wrote

Replying to Mouthtuom (#1,359,518)

No idea. I don’t follow american politics too closely, but this is like saying all muslims are terrorists. I don’t see how you guys can have a serious dialogue if you and your democrat friends use these childish and - quite frankly - infantile rhetorics. That goes for republicans too by the way. The sooner you realise this, the better.

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gr8ful_cube t1_j4c1ivg wrote

Least mysoginistic and zoophilic idaho politician

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dumb_progenitor t1_j4c28eg wrote

Replying to Xyrus2000 (#1,359,780)

That's a dangerous line of thinking that can ironically lead to extremism and eventually fascism. People vote the way do for a variety of reasons, and all politicians are fucked in some way or another(personally I think Republicans are clearly more fucked up), I'm sure you can find untoward comments made by liberal politicians that were later forgotten, because that's how it goes unfortunately, people forget and move on, focusing more on policy/propaganda rather than some random statement a politician makes for better or worse.

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Mouthtuom t1_j4c5h8l wrote

Replying to omally_360 (#1,361,124)

Lol I’m not a democrat.

No it’s not like saying Muslims are terrorists. It’s nothing like that. There are over a billion Muslims. Only the smallest fraction supports terrorist violence.

Ask how many republicans think political violence is justified. Or have many agree with racist sentiment When polled.

It’s not possible to have a “serious dialogue” with proud republicans anymore because they are incapable of good faith. Maybe not living in America has insulated you, but after almost half a century here I’m see it clear as day.

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EFT_Syte t1_j4c708b wrote

Why do people vote Republican? Like, serious question. I have seen 0 policy plans from any of them. And if it is, it’s usually anti women, antilgbtq or really just more government control over people. So why?

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pm-me-souplantation t1_j4c8dcq wrote

Idk, his apology was pretty good, he made it clear he’s pro choice, and a few of his constituents said that after they called to complain about what he said, he personally called back to apologize. We could use more of this in govt.

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Xyrus2000 t1_j4cadr4 wrote

Replying to dumb_progenitor (#1,361,168)

There are ideological differences on things like taxes, spending, etc. and then there are ideologies of hate.

There is nothing wrong with supporting conservative ideologies like low taxes and smaller government (even if I generally disagree with the policies that spring from that). There is something wrong with supporting someone who supports ignorance, bigotry, misogyny, racism, etc.

That doesn't lead to fascism or extremism. Supporting people who hold these views does, regardless of where they fall politically.

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dumb_progenitor t1_j4cdnks wrote

Replying to Xyrus2000 (#1,361,557)

Fair enough, but its always better to try to bridge differences because in my experience a lot of people are more ignorant than malicious and get defensive when confronted, and sometimes it's better to be less confrontational, of course it depends on how extreme their views are, in this case what this dude said was obviously unacceptable but all or his base might not be equally abhorrent.

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oldsadgary t1_j4coolo wrote

Replying to mzincali (#1,359,222)

>Right wingers make unsubstantiated claims about liberals enacting shariah law

>Frequently try to force actual religious law into congress

>Openly compare women to animals, like Iranian clerics

>The Taliban start advocating for Andrew Tate’s release, the right say they were never that bad

>Vladimir Putin is fighting for religious freedom, actually

Wait are you telling me rightards might be hypocrites

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omally_360 t1_j4cuhk0 wrote

Replying to Mouthtuom (#1,361,330)

I find that democrats are just as «crazy», as it were, but I guess I am coloured by social media, which obviously highlight the extremes. That’s why I am sceptical enough when you and other tells me that every single person who consider themselves a republican are horribal human beings, and downvote me when I dare question this.

Anyway, I don’t really care. This just isn’t in my world, I live in a democratic and quite liberal nation where we believe in dialogue, not silencing our political counterparts. Seems to work.

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Mouthtuom t1_j4d83bq wrote

Replying to omally_360 (#1,363,014)

In fairness I don’t actually believe every conservative is evil. I’m really just talking about proud republicans. Many independent conservatives know what the Republican Party is doing is wrong.

It’s just exhausting living with these people. My country is 70% trump voters and the county clerk still made illegal copies of the voting systems and claimed voter fraud. They’re insane.

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Arcades_Samnoth t1_j4daiep wrote

Sad thing is this will turn him into a hero for some conservative voters.

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Kittenscute t1_j4en5bh wrote

Replying to omally_360 (#1,359,386)

> I don’t believe the explanation is as simplistic as that, what a sad
narrow view you have, no wonder your country is so polarized as it is.

It really is, if you vote for bigots, you agree enough with their bigoted views. If you didn't agree with their bigoted views, you wouldn't vote for them.

This is a universal fact, and has nothing to do with America specifically.

> what a sad narrow view you have

What's sad is you unironically defend bigots. Also makes you a disgusting excuse of a human being btw.

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AlbinoWino11 t1_j4f59h7 wrote

I am truly sorry…for being caught on camera saying what I think.

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bf314159 t1_j592fhx wrote

Replying to NaturalFaux (#1,356,797)

But do people not realize there are literal pools of idle accounts old enough to post so they just make new ones and let them sit?? So again is it really helping much or is it just being exclusive?

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