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Bush's drive for global abstinence
by Dolemite at 7:23 am EST, Dec 19, 2002 |
Standing before a hall packed with representatives from over 30 Asian countries, Dewey stated unequivocally that the U.S. would seek to block the passage of any international family planning policy that permits abortion or promotes contraception for adolescents. "The United States supports the sanctity of life from conception to natural death," he said. "There has been a concerted effort to create a gulf by pushing the United States to violate its principles and accept language that promotes abortion." ... But when the U.S. demanded that even the phrase "reproductive health" be struck from the proposal in order to protect unborn children, critics -- even those from highly religious countries like the Philippines and Iran -- suggested that U.S. foreign policy had been hijacked by the religious right. What the hell? Are we looking at a law to prosecute pre-marital sex in the near future? This is getting scarier every day, I just hope that enough people have the sense to kick out the current rehash of old administrations in 2004. Dolemite Yes, I'm a liberal and damn proud of it. |
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RE: Bush's drive for global abstinence
by Decius at 12:56 pm EST, Dec 19, 2002 |
Dolemite wrote:
] I just hope that enough people have the sense to
] kick out the current rehash of old administrations in 2004. If that was likely I think last November would have worked out differently. |
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RE: Bush's drive for global abstinence
by Dolemite at 2:40 pm EST, Dec 19, 2002 |
Decius wrote:
] Dolemite wrote:
] ] I just hope that enough people have the sense to
] ] kick out the current rehash of old administrations in 2004.
]
] If that was likely I think last November would have worked out
] differently. Ah, but just a few more votes and it would have worked out differently. I think we're at a point where the self fulfilling prophecy of "my vote doesn't matter" has become just that. Even if you don't look at the recount figures done by the New York Times, a mere 1,000 people in Florida could have changed things. The popular vote was actually won by the loser of this past presidential election, so even if he wasn't your favorite, it's a clear indication that Bush wasn't the majority of the nation's favorite, either. Dolemite |
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RE: Bush's drive for global abstinence
by Decius at 3:35 pm EST, Dec 19, 2002 |
] The popular vote was actually won by the
] loser of this past presidential election, so even if he wasn't
] your favorite, it's a clear indication that Bush wasn't the
] majority of the nation's favorite, either. Actually I'm referring to the most recent election. The republicans were given control of the legislature. I think the voters have moved to the right since the presidential race. |
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RE: Bush's drive for global abstinence
by Dolemite at 7:20 pm EST, Dec 19, 2002 |
Decius wrote:
] ] The popular vote was actually won by the
] ] loser of this past presidential election, so even if he
] wasn't
] ] your favorite, it's a clear indication that Bush wasn't the
] ] majority of the nation's favorite, either.
]
] Actually I'm referring to the most recent election. The
] republicans were given control of the legislature. I think the
] voters have moved to the right since the presidential race. Ah, you've got a point there. It just scares me even more. |
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RE: Bush's drive for global abstinence
by Reknamorken at 1:24 pm EST, Dec 19, 2002 |
Dolemite wrote:
] Yes, I'm a liberal and damn proud of it. Me too! Fuck tha Police . . . State! --Rek |
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RE: Bush's drive for global abstinence
by bucy at 1:09 pm EST, Dec 20, 2002 |
Dolemite wrote: ] What the hell? Are we looking at a law to prosecute
] pre-marital sex in the near future? This is getting scarier
] every day, I just hope that enough people have the sense to
] kick out the current rehash of old administrations in 2004. I've been saying for awhile now that the implicit position of
the religious right is that very simply, they are opposed to
people having sex. I have a little hope that when this position
is made explicit that it will be readily seen to be ludicrous. Bertrand Russell has argued that christianity has been the single
biggest force opposing progress in western civilization over the
last two millenia and I tend to agree with him. It is a disease
of the mind and perhaps one day we will look on it as we look at
polio or smallpox today. |
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