There has been much discussion about abortion and Planned Parenthood in
the news as of late and both sides seem to be getting more frustrated. The
anger seems to be aimed at the women who utilize these clinics, yet no solution
arises from all of the discussion, so I offer mine.
Since it seems women don’t
get it and continue to have indiscriminate, unprotected sex with men who have
no intention of marrying us and then we wantonly get pregnant and march off to
the abortion clinic only to have it ripped from our womb.
Ladies, we don’t get
it, and we can’t be trusted to do the right thing…so I think it’s time for
those opposing women having control over their bodies try a new angle. Focus
your attention on the men and leave it up to them to put an end to this
insanity.
The abortion issue is less
complicated than it seems, because there is a simple solution; condoms. Okay,
it isn’t perfect but if condoms were used consistently and properly with every
sex act we would put a huge dent in unwanted pregnancies.
After all they are 98% effective in
preventing pregnancy, as well as preventing STD’s; so let’s put this issue to
bed once and for all.
Really, it’s that
simple-isn’t it?
Friday, October 2, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
Once Upon A Time...
Imagine a place where there is harmony. You are surrounded
by people who value the same things that you value; stability, security,
integrity and mutual respect. Because you have similar values and you
essentially want the same things for your future - crime is relatively rare. Of
course there are disagreements and situations that need resolution but those
resolutions are not difficult to come by because you gave the same vision for
your future and the future of your children and the future looks good.
But one day others decided that you were too much alike; you
lacked diversity and were too isolated from the cultures around the world. You
needed to be more inclusive; embrace the other cultures of the world, bring
them into your society and allow them to assimilate into your society so you
could coexist.
So, being generous and open minded you decide that it will
be a good thing to invite others in and extend your generosity to them so that
they are able to enjoy the benefits your society has to offer. You are
optimistic that they will learn from you and you will learn from them and
together you can build an even better future for everyone.
But there is a problem with that. The other people that you
so graciously accepted and welcomed into your society don’t want to assimilate.
They aren’t interested in who you are as a community, they don’t care about
your beliefs or your values. In fact, they despise your beliefs and your values
and deride the way you act, the way you think, and the way you look. They believe
women are second class citizens. They believe their culture is superior and
believe everyone should accept it.
No one wants to be critical of the others because that would
be offensive to them and their way of life, so no one says anything. The
natives adapt to the others and make room for their intolerance and judgement;
they make excuses for them and cover up their behavior.
Now imagine that same place some year’s later, violent crime
has increased up by 300% and rape is up by 1472%. Only one other country, known
for its violence against women has a higher incidence of rape than this country.
That is and of itself is horrible; but the real tragedy is that those in charge
are still making excuses for those others that see fit to commit violent acts
against those who so unconditionally accepted them into their community.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
A World of Illusions
We live in a world of illusions. Advertisers manipulate us
with images of the life they think we want and all we have to do to get it is
buy their product and that perfect life is ours. So we go out and buy the product or whatever
it is they are selling and are disappointed when nothing in our life changes.
Advertisers lie to us, politicians lie to us constantly and then we lie to
ourselves. We lie for many reasons; to maintain an image, to make others think
we are something better or more interesting and we lie because we want to
maintain some sort of control in an environment that at times seems
overwhelming; after all the truth can be difficult. Advertisers and politicians
get to us to think with our emotions rather than reason and logic and most of
the time we aren’t even aware that it’s happening.
With all of the distractions and images surrounding us it’s
easy to lose track of who we really are. We get tossed into categories that aim
to define and limit us, but that isn’t the reality. We are individuals, each
with unique personalities to be celebrated not restricted by a politician or
advertisers narrow definition of who they think we are or should be. There is
room for different opinions and different thoughts; that’s what this country
was built on. Being true to yourself is the best gift you can give.
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