Constructive Possibilities

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While examining the takedown of Dan Rather, Hugh Hewitt wrote in his groundbreaking book, The Blog,

The destructive energy of the blogsphere is fierce indeed when focused.
Several additional examples follow and Hugh does a remarkable job analyzing the actions that led to a rise in the influence and significance of weblogs.

Today David Limbaugh writes about the blogosphere's constructive possibilities, using THIS group of 200 or so pro-life bloggers as an example:

Nothing illustrates the constructive possibilities for blogging better than pro-life bloggers' concerted effort in defense of Terry Schiavo. As I've written before, blogging is a way to "electrify" the grassroots and that seems to be exactly what is in the process of happening here.
Thanks David! I'd like to point everyone to the group of swarming bloggers who catalyzed BlogsforTerri, a site that came online less than a week ago. This week over $11,000 was pledged to bypass the mainstream media by placing a prominent advertisement in the St. Petersburg Times. However, the “swarm” is in the thick of the battle and a lot remains to be accomplished. If you haven’t joined the effort now would be a good time – your help is needed.

Others share the same vision. La Shawn Barber writes,

Bloggers caused enough ruckus to topple someone in Big Media, so let’s see what we can do to save a life.
Lifesteward adds,
Let's take the Blogosphere out for a spin and see what we can accomplish: I think we can do great things, starting with Saving Terri
"Starting" is the keyword. We're starting off by crawling and picking up steam. The future possibilities are tremendous.

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Just an FYI:
Although I didn't agree with all of it and posted about it, Captain Ed did an article about Terri too. It's worth a read.

Captain Ed and I have different outlooks for the current battle but I'm in agreement with the fundamental issue he brings out, "The issue is a society that treats its infirm and inconvenient as unnecessary burdens, weights that can simply be tossed in the trash as easily as fast-food wrappers." It is the value and sacredness of life that is being battled for.

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Most of the bloggers on this subject question Michaels right to say that Terri would not want to be kept alive in her situation. It is unfortunate that she did not put her desires down in a Living Will, and hopefully her situation will prompt people to make one out, regardless of whether you would want to be kept alive in a situation like Terri's or whether you would want to be allowed to die.


But I wonder two things.

  1. Since February 1990 when Terri collapsed in her home and has been kept alive despite her husband's statement she would not want to be kept alive under circumstances like this, how many babies have been killed by doctors just because that was their mother's CHOICE, without anone considering what the baby's choice might be
  2. How much money has been spent on hospital and doctors charges keeping Terri alive since February 1990, and how many people who are conscious and who clearly say they want to live but who die anyway could have been kept alive with that money

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