tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post7214752690078944680..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Uh ... come again?CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-26066923652332814662008-01-31T08:49:00.000-05:002008-01-31T08:49:00.000-05:00The almost hysterical irony is that Matthew doesn'...The almost hysterical irony is that Matthew doesn't seem to think that understanding the legalities surrounding R. v. Morgentaler are "relevant". I <A HREF="http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2008/01/26/typical-pro-choice-response-nuh-uh/#comments" REL="nofollow">challenged him on this</A> in an earlier post on the subject and he basically said "it's irrelevant" because he wants to change the legal framework entirely.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I just can't get over the "reality is irrelevant" line of reasoning.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-55530601617505117592008-01-31T08:40:00.000-05:002008-01-31T08:40:00.000-05:00I got the distinct impression that he seems to thi...I got the distinct impression that he seems to think “economic hardship” as a reason for abortion is fairly specious in the first place, and while flirting with the idea of providing government support to aid financially disadvantaged young mothers, he quickly dismisses it, clearly favouring instead the idea of charities “stepping up to the plate” to fulfill this function. The fear being that many would destructively exploit such a “government grain silo” (in using that metaphor, he’s basically calling the young women who would be targeted by such support programs “vermin”). Quite the charmer that Matt.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-43788470711985701762008-01-31T08:15:00.000-05:002008-01-31T08:15:00.000-05:00Don't you just love the incoherence? At each step...Don't you just love the incoherence? At each step of the game, conservatives latch on to the wrong solution because they just simply cannot be bothered with a reality-based assessment of what the real problem is. Then we have to wait patiently while they finally come around to something the rest of us learned long ago: cultural/social degradation is overwhelmingly an economic issue, not a moral one. Any solution that doesn't make additional resources/opportunities available to the people most vulnerable to economic crises will fail...every time.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.com