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*Actually* Pro Life: Our Positions

 For two years something has been missing from *Actually* Pro-Life. Obviously, you guys didn't even know about it until recently, but the point is, we had these 2,000 actions we'd been recommending, reviewing, and refreshing for years. And on the other hand, we had these eight Principles we really talked about, and we polled people about, all very old to humanity, but we were trying to newly define them for ourselves and to arrange this whole thing. But even after we decided on what those were gonna be, between the two groups, the Principles and all these Actions, there was this gap. Cause it's one thing to walk around never questioning that, yes, obviously, I am a human, not a fucking monster, who holds the principle every person should have a home, right? It's another to take the leap and to fight for it, to donate to Habitat for Humanity, or even to step up in real life with a hammer. Unless, of course, you're one of the many millions of people who never got to choose, get to choose, who've had to fight for one or all these principles from day one, right? Either way, between the belief and the hammer, there are questions that need answers, such as: Why the hell doesn't everyone have a home, much less a guarantee of one? Exactly how many people don't have a home, and how has that changed over time? Who the hell decided they shouldn't be able to have one? How much can we reduce that number, and are there proven ways to get there at any level, local, state, country, whatever? Positions are how we answer them. -------------------------- Get more: Explore all of our APL Positions at https://www.whatcanido.earth/actually-pro-life/ Take action at www.whatcanido.earth Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at importantnotimportant.com Support our work and become a Member at importantnotimportant.com/upgrade Get our merch (including APL shirts!) https://shop.importantnotimportant.com/ Got feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.com Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp Follow us on Threads: www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant Subscribe to our YouTube channel Follow Quinn: on Twitter - twitter.com/quinnemmett; Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social; Threads - www.threads.net/@quinnemmett Produced by Willow Beck Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com Take a nap you deserve it Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at beehiiv.com/privacy.

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 For two years something has been missing from *Actually* Pro-Life.

Obviously, you guys didn't even know about it until recently, but the point is, we had these 2,000 actions we'd been recommending, reviewing, and refreshing for years.

And on the other hand, we had these eight Principles we really talked about, and we polled people about, all very old to humanity, but we were trying to newly define them for ourselves and to arrange this whole thing.

But even after we decided on what those were gonna be, between the two groups, the Principles and all these Actions, there was this gap.

Cause it's one thing to walk around never questioning that, yes, obviously, I am a human, not a fucking monster, who holds the principle every person should have a home, right? It's another to take the leap and to fight for it, to donate to Habitat for Humanity, or even to step up in real life with a hammer.

Unless, of course, you're one of the many millions of people who never got to choose, get to choose, who've had to fight for one or all these principles from day one, right?

Either way, between the belief and the hammer, there are questions that need answers, such as:

  1. Why the hell doesn't everyone have a home, much less a guarantee of one?

  2. Exactly how many people don't have a home, and how has that changed over time?

  3. Who the hell decided they shouldn't be able to have one?

  4. How much can we reduce that number, and are there proven ways to get there at any level, local, state, country, whatever?

Positions are how we answer them.

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Get more:

Explore all of our APL Positions at https://www.whatcanido.earth/actually-pro-life/

Take action at www.whatcanido.earth

Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at importantnotimportant.com

Support our work and become a Member at importantnotimportant.com/upgrade

Get our merch (including APL shirts!) https://shop.importantnotimportant.com/

Got feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.com

Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp

Follow us on Threads: www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant

Subscribe to our YouTube channel

Follow Quinn: on Twitter - twitter.com/quinnemmett; Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social; Threads - www.threads.net/@quinnemmett

Produced by Willow Beck

Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com

Take a nap you deserve it

Advertise with us: importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors 

Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at beehiiv.com/privacy.

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