It seems the Supreme Court Justices are lords of chaos. Leaking the Supreme Court decision on Roe v Wade was like waving a red cape in front of a bull, or a MAGA cap in front of a progressive. It has brought out the worst in progressives and put anything good we might have done on hold. Of course, this follows the sudden and meaningless war in Ukraine. This has been a disaster for the progressive conversation.
The Roe v Wade leak is not just about abortion, just like the Ukraine War is not just about Ukraine. They both serve to drag your attention away from climate change, voting rights, and anything else that needs your attention. The lords of chaos want to stop you from having a coherent conversation.
I saw a clip today in which pro-life agitators goaded pro-choice protesters into a frenzy. How they relished taunting those women. How they loved rubbing it in! How they basked in their Supreme Court ‘victory’. Then the pro-choice protesters screamed their slogans a little louder, and the pro-lifers drowned them out anyway. What a glorious hate-fest! And all because the lords of chaos on the Court leaked an opinion that hasn’t been decided yet.
Sewing chaos and division has been the establishment’s favorite tactic since that first Trump rally was shut down by Sanders’s supporters in 2016. They try to get both sides all riled up, or afraid, or confused, or all of the above. They know if they can make us fear and hate each other, we will be ineffective.
The lords of chaos on the Supreme Court may very well undo Roe v Wade, and the harm for women will be real. But if the leak brings lasting hatred and confusion and division, it will have served its main purpose. As long as we’re fighting each other, we can’t fight them.
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