Bernie Sanders probably won’t go into much detail about this little bit of praise for one aspect of China’s domestic policy:
China – not exactly seen as a model when it comes to human rights – provides 14 weeks of paid maternity leave. The US provides zero.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) October 19, 2015
That’s just… unreal. Take it away, James Woods:
China has notoriously killed female infants for population control, you utter moron. #ChinaGendercide https://t.co/GBNSaNNJaC
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) October 19, 2015
A lot goes intentionally unmentioned in Sanders’ praise of China’s maternity leave policy:
Except for the babies they force women to abort. https://t.co/qjHfVtb9lQ
— Kirsten Powers (@KirstenPowers) October 19, 2015
Yeah, well there’s that.
@SenSanders now wants to emulate China. Bernie forgot to mention they get paid maternity leave of $.32 an hour. https://t.co/Af7BtCokg6
— The Right Wing M (@TheRightWingM) October 19, 2015
To be fair, China only has to offer 14 weeks of paid maternity leave ONCE! https://t.co/EYjUmSwYfs
— Elisha (@ElishaKrauss) October 19, 2015
But you can only use it once. https://t.co/oa3Vub6QHH
— Mr. ✘ (@GlomarResponder) October 19, 2015
Well, when it's not killing the babies and oppressing the mothers. Good example. https://t.co/hDV84oPSbd
— Matt Cover (@MattCover) October 19, 2015
Using China as a model for social services has decided the question of #BernieSanders sanity. https://t.co/7H0DprH9tK
— Milo™ (@chasbottom) October 19, 2015
How much for the second daughter? https://t.co/TWVz8yVWKt
— Rick Sheridan (@RickSheridan) October 19, 2015
But aside from the forced abortion, Mrs. Lincoln…. https://t.co/ONKqXwqeDq
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) October 19, 2015
Beyond parody. https://t.co/6OHZH12Uz7
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) October 19, 2015
#WorstAppealsToAuthority https://t.co/Ebmg4l8Nx1
— James Taranto (@jamestaranto) October 19, 2015
Except many companies violate those policies and China offers very little legal recourse.http://t.co/kKIwpToM6Y https://t.co/3Sp7HhMLD8
— neontaster (@neontaster) October 19, 2015
@SenSanders Oh give us a break! As China forces pregnant women to have 7-month abortions under its one-child policy. http://t.co/vTdt54K1Rn
— LifeNews.com (@LifeNewsHQ) October 19, 2015
Yes grandpa, we should be more like China. @SenSanders pic.twitter.com/GqSAHxZaAK
— Choke on This (@Dr_2A) October 19, 2015
One gets the feeling that, in Tiananmen Square, Bernie would have been on the tank side. https://t.co/yJdsnQOxRu
— Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) October 19, 2015
Most COMPANIES do provide leave, much of it generous. Diff is its not done at gunpoint like China, or as you would. https://t.co/0fJzZJiZHR
— Winston Coolidge (@winstoncoolidge) October 19, 2015
Ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the United States of China https://t.co/X4sDS8y8sA
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 19, 2015
In the coming months we’ll probably hear more from Sanders about how the U.S. should emulate China.
