Comments on: On the other hand, at least Republicans aren’t blaming bloggers http://www.theoldhag.com/on-the-other-hand-at-least-republicans-arent-blaming-bloggers.html Fri, 11 May 2012 18:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jeff http://www.theoldhag.com/on-the-other-hand-at-least-republicans-arent-blaming-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-75 jeff Sun, 14 Nov 2004 05:15:04 +0000 /?p=53#comment-75 Incredible as it may sound, some people consider abortion & gay marriage serious moral issues, not silly little civil rights quibbles. Obviously, since only women get pregnant, the abortion debate is about something that doesn't happen to men, but to say men can have no moral opinion about it is a non sequitir. As a libertarian, I consider abortion & the death penalty serious moral issues that are in some cases warranted, & agree with Paglia: to be morally consistent, you have to be pro or con both. She also notes that 'pro-choice' is a gutless euphemism that's damaged the abortion rights movement: if you recuse yourself from a moral argument, you simply cede the moral high ground to your opponent. But to argue that it's no one's business if a woman in her 2nd or 3rd trimester decides she'd rather not is an extreme position supported, according to Gallup, by less than 10% of the population. And as for it being 'her own body,' obviously in the case of pregnancy, by definition that's wrong... Incredible as it may sound, some people consider abortion & gay marriage serious moral issues, not silly little civil rights quibbles.

Obviously, since only women get pregnant, the abortion debate is about something that doesn’t happen to men, but to say men can have no moral opinion about it is a non sequitir.

As a libertarian, I consider abortion & the death penalty serious moral issues that are in some cases warranted, & agree with Paglia: to be morally consistent, you have to be pro or con both. She also notes that ‘pro-choice’ is a gutless euphemism that’s damaged the abortion rights movement: if you recuse yourself from a moral argument, you simply cede the moral high ground to your opponent.

But to argue that it’s no one’s business if a woman in her 2nd or 3rd trimester decides she’d rather not is an extreme position supported, according to Gallup, by less than 10% of the population. And as for it being ‘her own body,’ obviously in the case of pregnancy, by definition that’s wrong…

]]> By: Old Hag http://www.theoldhag.com/on-the-other-hand-at-least-republicans-arent-blaming-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-73 Old Hag Fri, 12 Nov 2004 23:22:30 +0000 /?p=53#comment-73 I'm not even going to argue with you, David, after that Bush deficit! I'll wait until Thanksgiving when the entire family can. I’m not even going to argue with you, David, after that Bush deficit! I’ll wait until Thanksgiving when the entire family can.

]]> By: David http://www.theoldhag.com/on-the-other-hand-at-least-republicans-arent-blaming-bloggers.html/comment-page-1#comment-72 David Fri, 12 Nov 2004 22:18:43 +0000 /?p=53#comment-72 Liberal values involve many constraints on other people. Liberals want other people to pay high taxes and to obey numerous government regulations. They want Asians and Caucasians to relinquish university slots in favor of other groups. They want language to restricted to what's PC. And, for those who consider fetuses to be human beings, freedom of choice means that the fetus gives up its right to life. Liberal values involve many constraints on other people. Liberals want other people to pay high taxes and to obey numerous government regulations. They want Asians and Caucasians to relinquish university slots in favor of other groups. They want language to restricted to what’s PC. And, for those who consider fetuses to be human beings, freedom of choice means that the fetus gives up its right to life.

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