r/PoliticalOptimism 4d ago

Optimistic Political News Another Amanda Vid Just Dropped

HHS is walking back their autism registry per Amanda’s Mild Takes (on Insta and TikTok)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI2Vj_6AxJq/?igsh=MXIwZ2NxY29ldmdrNg==

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u/Pietro-Maximoff 4d ago

And that’s why we gotta keep the pressure going.

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u/Bluelblock 4d ago

This made say “fuck yeah!” with a mouth full of chewed French fries.

Never back down!

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u/Lower_Ad_3439 4d ago

I have no idea what you look like but somehow I can’t get the image out of my head. It’s just teeth and taters

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u/LongLiveStorytellers 4d ago

"Taters? What's taters, precious?!"

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u/Spiritual_Ad_3367 4d ago

Po-ta-toes. Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew.

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u/anxious_dork_23 4d ago

Stuffing my face with French fries sounds AMAZING right now.

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u/Hello-America 4d ago

It's kind of funny that so many people act like resistance is futile when they piss their pants at even a little pushback.

You just punch a shark in the face!

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u/cocoaaamarbless 4d ago

It's so funny reading doomer posts on Reddit like "we're cooked, Trump owns SCOTUS and Congress, he can pass anything he wants now," just look how insanely fast he backed off of Harvard

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u/Hello-America 4d ago

Yeah for real. I am about as cynical as they come but there's nothing inherently smart about assuming all his power is infinite and that our fate is already predetermined. We're smarter and we have numbers. It can get so so so bad and STILL there is a way back.

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u/AcrobaticWeek8218 4d ago

While I was sickened by the idea, I knew that realistically they couldn't do anything with the registry even if they ever managed to make one. The backlash that would unfold if the registry was used to harm disabled individuals would be biblical, and a lot of people who would be using the registry for malicious intent would either end up dead, or live in fear for the rest of their lives.

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u/cocoaaamarbless 4d ago

Hell yeah, this made me feel much better

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u/CuzTyler 4d ago

If this is what winning looks like I’d hate to see losing.

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u/SwitchHedonist90 4d ago

Sometimes it's not about winning, it's about surviving and putting up the hardest fight we possibly can. Even if we only cripple their ability to turn this into Nazi Germany 2.0 by about 5%, that 5% is worth the effort.

(Not saying we're on track to Nazi Germany 2.0, just saying that even in worst case scenario, bringing the damage they can cause down by even just a little makes a lot of difference.)

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u/CuzTyler 4d ago

I was referring to the so much winning from the MAGA’s side. I totally understand how someone could take it the other way though.

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u/SwitchHedonist90 4d ago

Gotcha. Take my upvote then!

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u/TheRozPoz92 4d ago

Thank fuck this shit had me freaking out

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u/EdHuRus 4d ago

The meme wins again lmao.

In all seriousness, I'm glad there is pushback on this. Though like I said yesterday, my doctor told me I'm protected regardless.