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GOP official argues in favor of child marriage: Girls are ‘ripe’ and ‘fertile’ (www.nj.com)

submitted 7 months ago by TheJims@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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[-] JohnScig@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

I see they are using the tactics of religion - get them young.

[-] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 7 months ago

Oh hey it's that joke I made earlier. Fucking wonderful.

[-] nifty@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Imagine this guy marrying your ~~daughter~~ child 🤢

More importantly, is this some sort of ploy to get the angry young men vote?

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[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

Pieces of shit like this aren't worth the price of a bullet to put them out of our misery.

[-] InternetUser2012@midwest.social 5 points 7 months ago

They are not, but I'll gladly buy all the bullets required to keep children safe from religious idiots and republikkklowns.

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[-] helpmyusernamewontfi@lemmy.today 7 points 7 months ago

wtf I thought this was the onion, I had to read where this came from like three times.

wtf..

[-] p5yk0t1km1r4ge@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

WHAT THE FUCK

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

This guy:

[-] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Probably on the latest version of Epstein's list.

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[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Ugh, but guys palestine...

[-] Communist@lemmy.ml 6 points 7 months ago

Is this a headline from 200 years ago??

[-] SeabassDan@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Turns out the reality behind that Shane Gillis bit was that they were trying to go even lower

[-] frezik@midwest.social 5 points 7 months ago

Where does the GOP get these guys?

[-] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

In China, the phrase 豆蔻年华 refers to a girl of 13-14. Why? Because a famous poet likened the appearance of a child prostitute's developing vagina to a cardamom flower. Apparently that was totally fine, romantic even. I feel bad for the girl.

Anyway here's the flower:

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[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Fire that pervert right now

[-] watersnipje@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 7 months ago

Why? WHY WHY WHY

[-] Binthinkin@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago

Dudes anthem is Into the Night by Benny Mardones.

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[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

How does the New Hampshire House of Reps have 400 members?

[-] shortwavesurfer@monero.town 4 points 7 months ago

Because a single representative represents a lot fewer people their.

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