In honor of the 33rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Bush to anti-abortion activists: "We will prevail"
Excerpts from the article:
President George W. Bush on Monday told opponents of abortion their views would eventually prevail and urged them to work to convince more Americans of "the rightness of our cause."... "We, of course, seek common ground where possible," he said. "We're working to persuade more of our fellow Americans of the rightness of our cause, and this is a cause that appeals to the conscience of our citizens and is rooted in America's deepest principles -- history tells us that with such a cause, we will prevail."
Okay, I have a few problems with this. First of all, how is it possible to seek "common ground" when you are so convinced of the "rightness" of your cause that you can't see anybody else's point of view?
Second, "a cause that appeals to the conscience of our citizens and is rooted in America's deepest principles"? You mean like the deep principles that caused Americans to decide that God meant for them to have all the land between the two oceans, and that in order to get that land, they should deliberately kill the Native Americans who had first claim to the land, and in the process rape the women and kill the children, and then give a "peace offering" in the form of blankets deliberately infected with smallpox? Those deep, ridiculously intolerant American principles?
Third, "history tells us that with such a cause, we will prevail." You mean like Prohibition?
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Excerpts from the article:
President George W. Bush on Monday told opponents of abortion their views would eventually prevail and urged them to work to convince more Americans of "the rightness of our cause."... "We, of course, seek common ground where possible," he said. "We're working to persuade more of our fellow Americans of the rightness of our cause, and this is a cause that appeals to the conscience of our citizens and is rooted in America's deepest principles -- history tells us that with such a cause, we will prevail."
Okay, I have a few problems with this. First of all, how is it possible to seek "common ground" when you are so convinced of the "rightness" of your cause that you can't see anybody else's point of view?
Second, "a cause that appeals to the conscience of our citizens and is rooted in America's deepest principles"? You mean like the deep principles that caused Americans to decide that God meant for them to have all the land between the two oceans, and that in order to get that land, they should deliberately kill the Native Americans who had first claim to the land, and in the process rape the women and kill the children, and then give a "peace offering" in the form of blankets deliberately infected with smallpox? Those deep, ridiculously intolerant American principles?
Third, "history tells us that with such a cause, we will prevail." You mean like Prohibition?
Anybody want to add their two cents? All comments will initially be screened. I will be unscreening all comments unless you state otherwise.