tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post2427276509153108291..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: So Is Abortion A Right Or Not?AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-55937872816655618972012-05-18T18:19:55.256-04:002012-05-18T18:19:55.256-04:00Obiwan, By the way, I've seen a lot of discuss...Obiwan, By the way, I've seen a lot of discussion of the distorted sex ratios possibly leading to a war between India and China at some point.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44858827703335025152012-05-18T18:17:10.178-04:002012-05-18T18:17:10.178-04:00obiwan, That's true too. There is a lot of ev...obiwan, That's true too. There is a lot of evidence on that account.<br /><br />It will be interesting to see what happens in the Nordic countries where abortion for sex selection reasons is considered a right. If they end up with an imbalance, then anyone will.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-37708616142123819872012-05-18T18:00:44.796-04:002012-05-18T18:00:44.796-04:00Ed, totally agree, if anything, the whole race iss...Ed, totally agree, if anything, the whole race issue is Obama's big bait on a fishing line. If Romney keeps focused on the issues, with a little more word on foreign policy, he could keep the whole matter on top of the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-43569136841950216642012-05-18T08:58:05.710-04:002012-05-18T08:58:05.710-04:00Andrew, add to what you mentioned about sex-select...Andrew, add to what you mentioned about sex-selection the fact that during the young years, the common way that guys insult a guy to simply get him pissed off is to refer to him with innuendos that imply him effeminate or homosexual.<br /><br />I have also wondered too, ever since I saw the sex-selective pattern in China and India, if you could see a gender imbalance coming to a country near you sometime soon. Again, it worries me, mainly because of the alleged association between violent crime and such an imbalance in China and India.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-72121100243078540932012-05-17T19:43:30.275-04:002012-05-17T19:43:30.275-04:00LOL! Yeah, Team Harvard, you're on the wrong ...LOL! Yeah, Team Harvard, you're on the wrong side of your own argument. LOL!AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-74121249300801753452012-05-17T19:42:58.656-04:002012-05-17T19:42:58.656-04:00Ed, That's true. I just got an e-mail from Ob...Ed, That's true. I just got an e-mail from Obama actually (I'm on his list) where he's struggling to connect the Wright attack to Romney and just can't do it. He's making these statements about how these racist organizations are trying to do this to support Romney etc. etc. please call Romney and tell him to stop them before they do this.<br /><br />Give me a break. That won't work. Too many steps.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24551005815713589492012-05-17T19:42:06.697-04:002012-05-17T19:42:06.697-04:00Hey?!
Wait...... oh!Hey?!<br /><br />Wait...... oh!Elite Harvard Professorsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-58183913316675999012012-05-17T19:40:44.227-04:002012-05-17T19:40:44.227-04:00DUQ and Andrew, I have faith in Romney because he ...DUQ and Andrew, I have faith in Romney because he hasn't failed to attack Obama over anything yet. And I think if he'd climbed down personally into the mud on this, then that's all anyone would have talked about. Now, rather than having racist Romney v. angelic Obama, you have Obama flailing around fighting with unnamed PACs while Romney looks presidential.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122308626703654554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-20903765479135735712012-05-17T19:31:06.527-04:002012-05-17T19:31:06.527-04:00Dear Elite Harvard Professors (or it is "Lite...Dear Elite Harvard Professors (or it is "Lite Harvard Professors"?)<br /><br />Plebeian common sense! LOL! Yep. This is an argument meant for fly-over country and reality, not for the hallowed ivory halls of Doublespeakia.<br /><br />But in any event, I agree with you that we should ban abortion based on gender selection. And probably more too.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-12243036348280954442012-05-17T19:28:50.070-04:002012-05-17T19:28:50.070-04:00DUQ, Biden is a traffic menace.
We'll have to...DUQ, Biden is a traffic menace.<br /><br />We'll have to wait and see how the Romney thing turns out, but so far his pattern has been pretty clear -- he refused to get into the mud and says he wants to talk economics while his friends smear away.<br /><br />I doubt this will be any different, but we'll see.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-67599595805867137302012-05-17T19:24:46.016-04:002012-05-17T19:24:46.016-04:00Now Andrew
Your article is just so pedestrian ......Now Andrew<br /><br />Your article is just so pedestrian .....<br /><br />You use such plebian style common sense arguments that in the end just don't get the nuance of why sex selection is wrong. In the end the misogynistic meme that would allow one to abort based on gender preference is in its own way doing more to enslave women.<br /><br />We should ban abortions based on gender preference and how do we know when someone is aborting a fetus based on gender preference. We who study these things at Harvard will tell you so.....Elite Harvard Professorsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-37349837925655554262012-05-17T19:17:52.921-04:002012-05-17T19:17:52.921-04:00Did you see that Biden's motorcade caused yet ...Did you see that Biden's motorcade caused yet another injury?<br /><br />Also, I agree with you about Romney so long as he doesn't try to stop others from talking about it. From what I've seen he hasn't done that. But it does have echoes of McCain being unwilling to attack Obama.DUQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-64651223504168042052012-05-17T15:45:11.780-04:002012-05-17T15:45:11.780-04:00Koshcat, The conversation often wanders around her...Koshcat, The conversation often wanders around here.<br /><br />I have no preference either when it comes to kids, but I do think it's sick that someone would kill one of them in the hopes of getting one of a different sex.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-6909836300414050972012-05-17T15:42:36.938-04:002012-05-17T15:42:36.938-04:00Terry, I look for clues about human nature everywh...Terry, I look for clues about human nature everywhere. Always ask yourself what is really going on in the background of people's thoughts. Why do they like certain things and not others. Heck, you want a real study of how humans make decision, spend some time at the grocery store and watch people shop. You would be amazed what you can learn.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-24432313352094518642012-05-17T15:40:23.462-04:002012-05-17T15:40:23.462-04:00How did we get into cross dressing here?
Everybod...How did we get into cross dressing here?<br /><br />Everybody is probably worrying too much about this anyway. As soon as war breaks out, and it likely will between India and China, then this imbalance will be brought back into line.<br /><br />Personally, I wouldn't give up my little girl for a boy (fortunately I already have one of each). She is wonderful and definitely will take care of me when I am old and disabled.Koshcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-61692639655501863222012-05-17T15:32:21.599-04:002012-05-17T15:32:21.599-04:00Andrew, You find the strangest ways to dissect wha...Andrew, You find the strangest ways to dissect what people are really thinking. I can't disagree with your conclusion at all - in fact, it's strangely brilliant - but I would never have thought of it. How the heck do you spot things like this?ScyFyterryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12635510395140863437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-14445611147197306812012-05-17T15:30:39.668-04:002012-05-17T15:30:39.668-04:00Andrew, I agree with you about Romney. The issue ...Andrew, I agree with you about Romney. The issue is out there and it's being discussed and someone will keep beating the drum, but Obama gets to look like he's above it.ScyFyterryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12635510395140863437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-84526092628556494672012-05-17T15:14:41.796-04:002012-05-17T15:14:41.796-04:00tryanmax, That is why they always frame the argume...tryanmax, That is why they always frame the argument in terms of "backwards cultures" because it makes it easier to believe that the preference for boys is something they can one day eradicate with re-education.<br /><br />The problem is that even in countries like the US, there is a preference for boys. And if you want the most telling proof, look at crossdressing. You will find lots of female impersonators (whose audiences are packed with women, not gay males) and but almost no male impersonators. Similarly, it's considered shameful for a boy to dress like a girl, but nobody really worries about a girl dressing like a boy. What is the difference? The difference is that society continues to view males as being of more value than females. Thus when a boy turns himself into a girl, it is considered taboo and exciting because he has given up his status. But the same is not true of girls turning themselves into boys because there is no similar sense that the girl has "lowered" herself.<br /><br />The underlying basis of this is the difference in value we place on men and women. Indeed, it's the same reason we get a kick out of seeing rich people brought down but we get inspired by seeing poor people rise up -- because we are focusing on the change in value we assign to the person.<br /><br />If society viewed men and women as equal, then there would be no thrill out of female impersonators, nor would it be considered embarrassing for males to be more feminine.<br /><br />Feminists try to dismiss this as somehow a defect in the male psyche, but the truth is both sexes recognize the loss of status. And that is because we still view males as more valuable that females.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-87930369799333314602012-05-17T14:52:36.727-04:002012-05-17T14:52:36.727-04:00Even though it's a woman's choice, I'm...Even though it's a woman's choice, I'm sure men are somehow to blame for the skewed sex selection. Well, maybe not, because that would reveal that abortion is a tool of exploitation. Hmm, that's a toughy. But then, why are all these women so misogynist? Better not to ask questions and just ban sex-selective abortions. <br /><br />Now if we could just locate that pesky conservative gene...tryanmaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-39405604148248544012012-05-17T14:26:42.384-04:002012-05-17T14:26:42.384-04:00Koshcat, Very, very true. That's another seri...Koshcat, Very, very true. That's another serious flaw in much of liberalism and with this issue.<br /><br />In fact, several countries ban abortion for purposes of sex selection. These countries include India... which has one of the worst sex selection levels in the world. The parents go in to get an ultra sound to "make sure the baby is healthy." Then, when they know the sex, they go to a different abortion doctor and claim they have no idea what sex the child is. There's really no way to stop that.<br /><br />Canada also bans sex selection as a reason for abortion, yet it keeps happening according to this study. They are trying to blame US clinics, but that's laughable. That's what liberals always do -- blame someone else for undermining their utopia. The reality is that every abortion doctor in the world could agree to follow this rule and it wouldn't change a thing. But liberals don't understand that because they think once something is put in law, it will achieve it's purpose no matter what. It's idiotic.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-2653440194672948312012-05-17T14:16:28.453-04:002012-05-17T14:16:28.453-04:00Another problem that most liberals have is underst...Another problem that most liberals have is understanding how to get to their utopian world. Let me give an example. When a woman comes in for an abortion, how will you KNOW it is for sex selection and not due to economic issues? Do you beat it out of her? Lie detector? Kill any living son now or in the future? All of their "ideas" require forcing others to comply. Capitalism can be a hard bitch, but overall is rewards good economic choices and punishes bad ones.Koshcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-62426216720277824312012-05-17T14:10:13.668-04:002012-05-17T14:10:13.668-04:00My guess would be very few, Crispy. My guess is t...My guess would be very few, Crispy. My guess is that most liberals simply accept both positions without collating their thoughts. So they don't ever see the contradiction.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-29274236168084147822012-05-17T14:06:17.955-04:002012-05-17T14:06:17.955-04:00Really interesting, as always Andrew. I wonder ho...Really interesting, as always Andrew. I wonder how many liberals realize this?CrispyRicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-65320348014849288422012-05-17T14:01:23.180-04:002012-05-17T14:01:23.180-04:00Patti, There would need to be hand-puppets. How e...Patti, There would need to be hand-puppets. How else could they follow the argument? ;)<br /><br />Seriously, could you imagine what would happen if this sort of information hit the liberal hive-consciousness? First, they would try to get us with the idea that if they could just get rid of us, the argument would go away. Then they would wonder how we are lying. Finally, they would be left with this gaping chasm in their minds which they might not be able to ignore. I see lots of them short circuiting.<br /><br />That would totally be worth the price of admission.AndrewPricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44736604215930089452012-05-17T13:56:58.516-04:002012-05-17T13:56:58.516-04:00"Perhaps the time has come to ask liberals to..."Perhaps the time has come to ask liberals to explain themselves on this issue?"<br /><br />OH,HOHOHA! I can't wait. Matter of fact, let me get the snacks, as we pull up the chairs to this show. ~please tell me there will be hand-puppets~Notawonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15388997298014397980noreply@blogger.com