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blamebrampton) wrote2008-09-02 11:59 pm
blamebrampton) wrote2008-09-02 11:59 pm
Did I hallucinate the 70s?
Warning: Humourless grumping follows.
Goodbye, feminism, we hardly knew you.
It's my own fault for reading about American politics while I'm still sick, but I am now sick and cranky and too weak to throw things in the directions they should be thrown.
A woman's right to own her own body and make choices about it is for all women. Not all women except the daughters of conservative politicians. All of them.
If you, as I do, disagree with Sarah Palin's position on abortion, then you can write to her, vote against anti-abortion politicians in your area, or donate money to women's health clinics. Don't weigh in on her daughter. It's obnoxious, whether it comes from the right or from the left.
Women have enough difficulties asserting ownership over their own bodies as it is.
It's not as though there aren't genuine political issues that are worth being involved with and angry about in America at the moment. The delightful![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kestrelsparhawk has been chronicling police reaction to protests against the Republican National Convention. Observers, journalists and lawyers sent into represent others have been detained, handcuffed and arrested in a manner that makes mock of the Land of the Free. Flick over and read, the entries aren't locked.
This is not the Republican Party of Lincoln, this is not the America of its Constitution. To be fair, I doubt it is the Republican Party of John McCain. But I sadly suspect that he is not the party. I would be far more cheerful about the state of international affairs if he was. While he may have issues with keeping his pants up, he seems underneath to be a committed political figure. I may prefer Obama, but all I ask from political leaders is diligence and good legislation. They can do what they like with their pants, and their daughters can, too.
Goodbye, feminism, we hardly knew you.
It's my own fault for reading about American politics while I'm still sick, but I am now sick and cranky and too weak to throw things in the directions they should be thrown.
A woman's right to own her own body and make choices about it is for all women. Not all women except the daughters of conservative politicians. All of them.
If you, as I do, disagree with Sarah Palin's position on abortion, then you can write to her, vote against anti-abortion politicians in your area, or donate money to women's health clinics. Don't weigh in on her daughter. It's obnoxious, whether it comes from the right or from the left.
Women have enough difficulties asserting ownership over their own bodies as it is.
It's not as though there aren't genuine political issues that are worth being involved with and angry about in America at the moment. The delightful
kestrelsparhawk has been chronicling police reaction to protests against the Republican National Convention. Observers, journalists and lawyers sent into represent others have been detained, handcuffed and arrested in a manner that makes mock of the Land of the Free. Flick over and read, the entries aren't locked.This is not the Republican Party of Lincoln, this is not the America of its Constitution. To be fair, I doubt it is the Republican Party of John McCain. But I sadly suspect that he is not the party. I would be far more cheerful about the state of international affairs if he was. While he may have issues with keeping his pants up, he seems underneath to be a committed political figure. I may prefer Obama, but all I ask from political leaders is diligence and good legislation. They can do what they like with their pants, and their daughters can, too.
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That's a question that urgently needs to be answered! Modern DNA analysis can help us a lot in that area. But I don't support the death penalty, so I can't give a satisfactory answer. Nor can I provide guidance regarding the bizarre disparities in sentencing guidelines, or why drug users are criminalized in this country.
I advocate the rights of teenagers to have responsible sex with adequate birth control/protection from STDs. What's the downside of teaching responsible behavior? Abstinence should be a choice, not a mandate.
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And the gregarious thing is A BAD THING. Pollies should be dull and meticulous or attractive and obsessive (you;re the latter)
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I believe all politicians have to make unethical compromises to get ahead. It's a fishy business. I can't imagine being involved in it.
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When was that, exactly? ;)
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The Swedes have a Pirate Party, which is actually doing quite well.
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