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hippiechick
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:26pm |
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arsenault wrote:my administration would take care of all that... good!
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arsenault
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:25pm |
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hippiechick wrote: Why don't you look up the high school graduation rates in cities like Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, LA? Look at the unemployment rates. Look at the prison populations. Look at the laws that have been made and the wonderful justice system that can lock you away for a very long time if you can't afford a lawyer to defend yourself.
my administration would take care of all that...
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hippiechick
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:22pm |
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oldviolin wrote: You already seem to have your answers. I doubt you want mine. I'm sure the legislative process will make it all right eventually... Of course, it might take a change of hearts minds and attitudes. Where might we find such a potion?
That's not true. I would be happy to have your answers. But if you look at my solution, it pretty much covers the gamut of returning self respect to others, and helping them meet their needs. If you are empowered, you will take responsibility for yourself. If you are educated, you will have the knowledge required to take responsibility for yourself. If you are employed, you will be able to meet the financial needs of yourself and your family, and you will feel empowered.
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hippiechick
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:19pm |
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arsenault wrote:can we really do this? wow... i wish i was in charge of allocating the poverty and the locking up.. we would have a lovely utopian society. i would cruise the streets like a maharajah distributing and withdrawing my largesse from powerless citizens. 'lock him up!'.... 'make her poor!'.... 'release him from poverty.!' but it wouldn't be based on race or creed. it would just depend on my mood. has obama taken over the administration of this program? Why don't you look up the high school graduation rates in cities like Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago, LA? Look at the unemployment rates. Look at the prison populations. Look at the laws that have been made and the wonderful justice system that can lock you away for a very long time if you can't afford a lawyer to defend yourself.
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oldviolin
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:17pm |
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hippiechick wrote: I am not labeling and categorizing. These are facts. Look it up if you don't believe that most women are below poverty level, and black. And we gain self-respect through empowerment, education, and employment. These are the things that help us to meet our needs. I don't understand what you are disagreeing with.
You already seem to have your answers. I doubt you want mine. I'm sure the legislative process will make it all right eventually... Of course, it might take a change of hearts, minds and attitudes. Where might we find such a potion?
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meower
Location: i believe, i believe, it's silly, but I believe Gender:
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:16pm |
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MrsHobieJoe wrote:Dr. Tiller's Important JobThe 9-year-old girl had been raped by her father. She was 18 weeks pregnant. Carrying the baby to term, going through labor and delivery, would have ripped her small body apart. There was no doctor in her rural Southern town to provide her with an abortion. No area hospital would even consider taking her case. Susan Hill, the president of the National Women's Health Foundation, which operates reproductive health clinics in areas where abortion services are scarce or nonexisistent, called Dr. George Tiller, the Wichita, Kan., ob-gyn who last Sunday was shot to death by an abortion foe in the entry foyer of his church. MORE FROM THE NY TIMES- it's an opinion piece
I think that my question for Music Knut would be- what is your solution? Ban all abortion?- people will travel- to Mexico, Canada, Europe, others will die on back room abortion tables, more kids will be harmed by parents who didn't want them in the first place or will be born in to families with addictions/serious problems.
Are you for contraception, for education on sexual health and reproduction, are you for adoption and a comprehensive social service, I'd be interested to hear what your proposals are. Do you have exceptions for babies that will be born to have very serious health problems requiring constant nursing or a very short and painful life span? Would you be willing to commit the state to covering all the costs of birth and care? How would you "round out" the legislation to make a comprehensive solution?
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I'm with Islander on the comparison with the museum guard btw. Once again MsHJ I'm with you. thanx for this. The man did very very important work, certainly when it came to late term abortions he saved many women from certain death.
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arsenault
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:14pm |
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hippiechick wrote: Off the top of my head I could name several, such as keeping black people living in poverty and then sending them to prison in order to perpetuate the condition.
can we really do this? wow... i wish i was in charge of allocating the poverty and the locking up.. we would have a lovely utopian society. i would cruise the streets like a maharajah distributing and withdrawing my largesse from powerless citizens. 'lock him up!'.... 'make her poor!'.... 'release him from poverty.!'
but it wouldn't be based on race or creed. it would just depend on my mood.
has obama taken over the administration of this program?
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hippiechick
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:12pm |
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oldviolin wrote: I respectfully disagree, mostly because once again you seem to want to lable and catagorize...nonsense. The key is self respect in all cases. Who can treat another human being badly and still have self respect?
I am not labeling and categorizing. These are facts. Look it up if you don't believe that most women are below poverty level, and black. And we gain self-respect through empowerment, education, and employment. These are the things that help us to meet our needs. I don't understand what you are disagreeing with.
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oldviolin
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:08pm |
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hippiechick wrote:See, the thing is, here, instead of imposing judgments on any of these people, we need to take a look at WHY people get abortions, become racists or killers, and try to find an answer for these reasons.
Abortion? Sex education, birth control and medical care will help stop abortions. Since most of these women are below poverty lines, they need support in medical care, knowledge, and support for their babies if they choose to have them. The Right Wing does not have an interest in doing this, cutting off welfare and medicaid.
When people have their needs met, these conversations wouldn't be necessary. The solution is always
Education Employment Empowerment
I respectfully disagree, mostly because once again you seem to want to lable and catagorize...nonsense. The key is self respect in all cases. Who can treat another human being badly and still have self respect?
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hippiechick
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Jun 11, 2009 - 1:02pm |
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See, the thing is, here, instead of imposing judgments on any of these people, we need to take a look at WHY people get abortions, become racists or killers, and try to find an answer for these reasons.
Abortion? Sex education, birth control and medical care will help stop abortions. Since most of these women are below poverty lines, they need support in medical care, knowledge, and support for their babies if they choose to have them. The Right Wing does not have an interest in doing this, cutting off welfare and medicaid.
When people have their needs met, these conversations wouldn't be necessary. The solution is always
Education Employment Empowerment
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black321
Location: An earth without maps Gender:
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:58pm |
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hippiechick wrote: I think you should give some thought to this statement and think about how many heinous, vicious, albeit legal, acts are perpetrated in our society.
Off the top of my head I could name several, such as keeping black people living in poverty and then sending them to prison in order to perpetuate the condition.
so i think we are in agreement then.
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hippiechick
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:55pm |
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black321 wrote:
The fact that this guy murdered someone only brings the abortion issue to the front, which is what I'm getting as the central point of any argument here. Not the fact of whether or not murdering someone who you think is doing wrong (legally or not) is an acceptable act... which is what you seem to be implying MK is saying. But merging the two arguments, I don't think you should need a law to determine what constitutes as heinous, vicious, albeit legal, act.
I think you should give some thought to this statement and think about how many heinous, vicious, albeit legal, acts are perpetrated in our society. Off the top of my head I could name several, such as keeping black people living in poverty and then sending them to prison in order to perpetuate the condition.
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sirdroseph
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:53pm |
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islander wrote: So do we say the same for the museum guard who was gunned down yesterday? Shall we just tell his family "move on, he knew being a guard was dangerous, and especially so because we all know there are people who deny the holocaust".
Shall we carry this on to other conclusions? Ever had anything stolen? Ever know a victim of violence? Ever know anyone who was raped? I encourage you to share your 'move on' approach with them so that they can get on with their lives and stop engaging in anything that would put them at risk of anything legal or not.< / Snark >
Yea, what he said!
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black321
Location: An earth without maps Gender:
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:51pm |
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islander wrote:
There is a big difference in the acts that he equated though. The doctor was acting within the bounds of the laws that govern our society. The person who attacked him (interestingly, I can't find his name in the first several news stories), was acting outside of our laws and taking a vigilante approach to those who he had disagreements with. You might see those as the same, but I do not. And I believe that the second has a far worse impact on our society than the first. And peoples unwillingness to stand up and say that it was a heinous, vicious, illegal act are empowering the attitude that allows such acts of blatant disregard for the rules which hold our society together.
The fact that this guy murdered someone only brings the abortion issue to the front, which is what I'm getting as the central point of any argument here. Not the fact of whether or not murdering someone who you think is doing wrong (legally or not) is an acceptable act... which is what you seem to be implying MK is saying. But merging the two arguments, I don't think you should need a law to determine what constitutes as heinous, vicious, albeit legal, act.
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islander
Location: West coast somewhere Gender:
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:47pm |
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kurtster wrote:What's the big freakin dealio here anyway ? Dr. Tiller engaged in a very dangerous occupation. He was one of only three people in the country willing to undertake this dangerous occupation. He faced the same risk as a policeman when he went to work. He may not come home in the evening due to the act of a crazy person.
I believe he probably did it for the money, not because of an altruisitic calling. One cannot find reason in another's behaviour based solely on the observor's standards. Behaviour may be modified, but feelings and reasoning may not be.
Dr. Tiller was not a saint, nor was his murderer. Case closed, move on.
So do we say the same for the museum guard who was gunned down yesterday? Shall we just tell his family "move on, he knew being a guard was dangerous, and especially so because we all know there are people who deny the holocaust". Shall we carry this on to other conclusions? Ever had anything stolen? Ever know a victim of violence? Ever know anyone who was raped? I encourage you to share your 'move on' approach with them so that they can get on with their lives and stop engaging in anything that would put them at risk of anything legal or not.< / Snark >
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hippiechick
Location: topsy turvy land Gender:
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:45pm |
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kurtster wrote:What's the big freakin dealio here anyway ? Dr. Tiller engaged in a very dangerous occupation. He was one of only three people in the country willing to undertake this dangerous occupation. He faced the same risk as a policeman when he went to work. He may not come home in the evening due to the act of a crazy person.
I believe he probably did it for the money, not because of an altruisitic calling. One cannot find reason in another's behaviour based solely on the observor's standards. Behaviour may be modified, but feelings and reasoning may not be.
Dr. Tiller was not a saint, nor was his murderer. Case closed, move on.
Kurt. I'll bet there are a lot better ways to make money for a doctor than this. I am sure he didn't make a fortune doing this. He believed that women should have a choice about their own bodies. He was aware that his life was in danger. If it was the money, I am sure he wouldn't think his life was that worth sacrificing. The Anti-Choice people do not provide you with the correct facts.
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islander
Location: West coast somewhere Gender:
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:42pm |
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zipper wrote: I think you're leaping to the wrong conclusion. He didn't embrace or support the murder of anyone, not that of the doctor and not that of the aborted nearly full-term infants. What I read from his post is a general bemoaning of killing, period.
There is a big difference in the acts that he equated though. The doctor was acting within the bounds of the laws that govern our society. The person who attacked him (interestingly, I can't find his name in the first several news stories), was acting outside of our laws and taking a vigilante approach to those who he had disagreements with. You might see those as the same, but I do not. And I believe that the second has a far worse impact on our society than the first. And peoples unwillingness to stand up and say that it was a heinous, vicious, illegal act are empowering the attitude that allows such acts of blatant disregard for the rules which hold our society together.
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kurtster
Location: where fear is not a virtue Gender:
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:38pm |
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What's the big freakin dealio here anyway ? Dr. Tiller engaged in a very dangerous occupation. He was one of only three people in the country willing to undertake this dangerous occupation. He faced the same risk as a policeman when he went to work. He may not come home in the evening due to the act of a crazy person.
I believe he probably did it for the money, not because of an altruisitic calling. One cannot find reason in another's behaviour based solely on the observor's standards. Behaviour may be modified, but feelings and reasoning may not be.
Dr. Tiller was not a saint, nor was his murderer. Case closed, move on.
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zipper
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:29pm |
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islander wrote: music_knutwrote: If you read up on Dr. Tiller, he was damn determined to execute a child late in development. That is RADICAL, too. Perhaps not to you and others, but to many, yes, that is a radical use of abortion. Dr. Tiller killed more human beings than his killer did. His killer was wrong. And so was Dr. Tiller. One of two doctors in the US willing to perform the ghastly procedure required to end a life late in its development.
I'm open to being wrong here, but this reads to me like it was a tit for tat kind of thing. His statement of "killed more human beings than his killer did" makes it look like he thinks it is justified. He does say it was wrong, then immediately qualifies it with "so was Dr. Tiller". Nowhere has he acknowledged that Tiller was acting within the bounds of the law. That point to me is a huge difference between some one performing an unfortunate medical procedure that no one really wants to see but our larger society has recognized as occasionally necessary, and some one hunting down and killing (in a freaking church no less) some one who they have a fundamental disagreement with. Edit: I'd love to see MK clarify his points here. But as it stands it looks to me and a lot of others like he believes that murdering people who perform abortions is wrong, but an acceptable alternative to them continuing to perform abortions. I think you're leaping to the wrong conclusion. He didn't embrace or support the murder of anyone, not that of the doctor and not that of the aborted nearly full-term infants. What I read from his post is a general bemoaning of killing, period.
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samiyam
Location: Moving North
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Jun 11, 2009 - 12:25pm |
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manbirdexperiment wrote: I'm with coaxial
Hawks make good eating...
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