Well, Ahoy, Beccy! Welcome aboard! It's gratifying to see another Conservative who has the proverbial "sand" to come out of their ideaological closet and not only admit, but celebrate it in this sort of environment. And we certainly appreciate all of the company we can get! You are right; dropping the "A-Word" in any discussion is akin unto passing serious methane in a crowded steam-room; it's generally not considered to be proper manners, and some one is bound to be offended.. but sometimes it's just got to be done. I find the brutal mutilation of tiny, innocent little babies who are denied first their sacred humanity, and then their precious lives, to be terribly bloody offensive. And passion, somewhat like methane, can be repressed only about so long, don't you see? So whenever one of these "Pro-Choice" advocates squeezes me a little much, they should not be terribly surprised to discover themselves getting summarily offended as well. I'll bet a lot of folk never saw the demeaning, dehumanizing use of the dreaded "N-Word" reflected in the plight of the Unborn; yet if that's what it takes to shock an audience into making the connection, then pop it I shall; Conscience compells me to. At one time Blacks in America, even "Free" Blacks, were considered some fraction of a "Person" for Census calculation weren't they? I forget just what percentage it was, but most of us find that ludicrous today... yes, virginia; even Conservatives! (As a review; to which Party did Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy belong to? And which Party included the other President who signed the Emancipation Proclamation?) The Unborn among us are not counted at all. Even the Chinese culture adds a year to a person's age to account for gestation. Before a Soldier can kill, they have to learn to de-humanize. That's not a man in your rifle sights, nor men, women and children huddled beneath your bomb-bay doors; they are "targets". "Huns"; "Japs"; "Gooks" "Commies", "Infidels"... They are a lot easier to kill that way. When Jesus admonished against "committing murder in your heart", I think that he was referring to this initial step of the grim process; ripping away the intended victim's humanity. That's certainly what ended up happening to him. And when the "knights" of the white hood and burning cross were lynching the objects of their hatred, they were not killing a man; they were "stringing up a nigger". So you see, before an expectant Mother can go into that Abortion Clinic, she has to first take away the title of "Human Being" from that tiny unique living being struggling to survive within her. She has to take that great "leap of faith" in order to believe what the nice folks down at Planned parenthood told her; that "IT" (not "he" or "she") is merely a gob of inconvenient "tissue" - sort of like a tumor - to be "removed" (killed). How a Woman can do that, or live with herself after having done it, is beyond me, folks. And isn't it interesting how a majority of those most victimised by cultural dehumanization - Blacks and Women - seem to vote in the majority (in the case of Blacks about 93%) for the Party of infanticide and discrimination? That's right; discrimination. That is what "Equal Opportunity" is all about; nothing "equal" about it; it's simply counter-discrimination. And whose welfare-state policies have successfully kept a large segment of a certain Minority population dependant, poorly educated, familialy disintegrated, and compliant? (I'd call 93% voting majority pretty darned compliant!) Senator "Sheets" Byrd; wasn't he at one time a Member and "Kleagal" of the KKK? And which side of the Senate does he sit in, pray tell? You will not hear this on CBS, NBC, or in a Public School; why? Because you're not supposed to! Isn't it funny; the Champions of Civil Rights for the racial minorities are celebrated as Heroes, as well they should be, by the very same crowd who runs down and persecutes any fool who has the audacity to advocate for the "rights" of unborn Human Beings, who cannot picket, boycott, lobby, march, or get together in a mob and yell; "Whadda we want?!" "LIFE!!!" "When do we want it?" "NOW!!!". They can't write and sing "protest songs" to a cheering audience of millions. Their wordless voices just cannot be heard among the teeming throng. So a few of us who seem to have heard these unspoken little voices (proof positive that we are insane, of course)and give them utterance, and try to plead their cause, do so at our own peril and expense. I suppose I've offended enough for now; perhaps I'll check back in tomorrow. I may just sit down and write my first protest song, darn it. Keep the postings coming, Beccy; you are obviously a very articulate person, and I sense that you've a Heart as good as your mind. We need ye. LittleHawk; I'm not surprised, Lad; per my second post. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions regarding what conservatives are all about. And yes, there are a few loonies about who take up the banner, and we have a lot of damage control ahead of us. But through honest discourse like this, I'm hoping that we might continue to move towards a common undertanding, common sense, and a healthy communal conscience. Civilization may depend on it.
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