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Originally Posted by Vexx
I'll stand away over here while ya'll try that "fringe" stuff on da wimmen who feel they're being personally attacked over that and related issues  |
Except there shouldn't even be a controversy over these things. The controversy is purely manufactured to pit the unwashed masses against each other, distracting us from the real issues.
Gay marriage? Sure. Why not? There's literally no good reason why this shouldn't happen. Every argument against it seems to be based on the religious definition of a word, and the First Amendment prohibits the government from favoring one religion over another. Fake controversy.
Contraceptives? They're absolutely necessary for proper family planning and sexual freedom, not to mention some types (i.e. condoms) preventing sexually transmitted diseases. Fake controversy.
Abortion? Anyone seen how legalized abortion has dropped crime rates? Dropped rates of dangerous "back alley" abortions? Saved a teenage girl from having her whole life ruined because she did something stupid (which teens are highly likely to do)? Fake controversy.
Sex education? We all see how well "abstinence-only" works in the states that practice it which have the highest teen pregnancy rates in the nation. Fake controversy.
Gun control? An endless procession of feel-good laws that do absolutely nothing useful except cost taxpayer dollars and don't prevent violence arrayed against the incredible political and economic clout of the gun lobby. There are loads of simple solutions here that don't cost much and don't infringe on peoples' freedoms, yet they don't even get talked about. Instead we get yet another fake controversy.
The real controversies ought to be looking at Wall Street shenanigans, our absurdly inflated military budget, the sad state of public education and libraries, corruption in government... and get the hell out of our bedrooms and our reproductive organs.