Guardians of the unborn

Guardians of the unborn

It is undoubtedly fascistic and totalitarian, yet I am surprised that a country like the Netherlands would consider such a proposition that actually inhibits women! Men sure - I'm used to seeing articles proposing things that are just a few hairs short of imprisoning all men out of the womb but one rarely sees such propositions against women.

This bit got me:

"I must admit that it shocked me that this law was the brainchild of a socialist. As a confounded psychiatrist friend who deals with troubled children put it, this bill is vaguely reminiscent of the eugenics and sterilisation programmes of the fascist era.

Really? When I saw it was a socialist who proposed this I thought "ah.. that explains it". I think Mr. Khaled Diab needs a little education on what socialism actually is. It is not always bad to be sure. After all, an amount of social programs and institutions help keep society civilised.

However, let’s take the example of the fascists. The Nazi party were undoubtedly socialists "Nazi" is short for their full name which is "National Socialist German Workers' Party" (you need to say it in German to see the link in the pronunciation). They were socialists, it is there in the title, it is undebatable.

Posted under: Gender Issues, Politics
Posted on: Monday, November 17, 2008 9:11 PM
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  1. Posted by: thestudent09 on 12/21/2008 6:06 AM
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    out of curiosity where do you stand on the abortion issue?
  2. Posted by: ArgusEyes on 12/21/2008 10:12 AM
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    Abortion is one of those issues where I am truly torn between both sides, and one of the things I really need to do soon is to sit down and give it a good think and come to a conclusion, which will probably be right in the middle.

    Basically, I could argue one side or the other to make it appear if I was for or against abortion but I accept it's destructive nature whilst liking the freedom and control over one's life it can afford. I don’t have religious piety over the sanctity of life but I can realise it’s destructive societal effects and brutal nature.

    So I don’t know basically..
  3. Posted by: thestudent09 on 1/8/2009 12:11 AM
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    thanks for answering

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