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On the other hand, they are explicity focusing on the increase in social benefits, not anything dealing with anti-choice elements, and praised American Democrats for expanding Paid Leave and Unemployment, not to mention you guys left out this quote
If this was a right wing rag or an astroturfed group like pronatalist.org, then they would focus on culture or other nonsensical dogwhistles, but they are clearly hostile towards the right but willing to give praise to anyone who increase social spending
You can increase social spending and still have contempt for women's right to bodily autonomy. The two don't go automatically hand in hand. In fact if your social spending is geared towards having more babies, it most likely won't be.
"In fact if your social spending is geared towards having more babies, it most likely won’t be."
Except most right wing states hate any and all social spending all together, especally in the US and the UK
The right-wing government of Hungary spends around 5% of its GDP on policies to to "get Hungarian women to breed".
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/04/baby-bonuses-fit-the-nationalist-agenda-but-do-they-work
Most right wing states
Hungary may be an exception to the rule, but the rule generally stands, considering the shit Sunak and Trump are up to in their respective countries
Especially in the case of the states where the GOP end the US’s expanded child benefit