I would ask you to please be careful about making generalizations about liberals. There are members of this blogroll who identify themselves as liberals. I know that the majority of liberals are pro-choice, but it's still unsettling for someone who is a pro-life liberal to read sweeping statements about liberals not caring about the killing of the unborn.

Two days ago I was called "morally wrong" by a pro-choicer because I believe abortion should be illegal. If I come here and people are saying that liberals are all baby-killing hypocrites, I feel like the whole world is calling me immoral.

Just adding a few qualifiers like "a lot of liberals . . ." or "so many of these people who talk about compassion . . ." would soften the blow and show that you understand that it's not all liberals who are that way, that you understand that people like me do exist.

Point taken. But the majority of liberals are pro-abortion, so generalizing isn't incorrect is it? After all, by saying "libs" I am saying "in general".

You won't find many Buddhist, Marijuana smoking Republicans. I've never met one anyway.

To be in favor of the 'right to choose' abortion is, currently, a liberal position rather than a conservative one, if we are to use the progressive/reactionary political descriptions.

People who are liberal on most issues may be conservative on abortion, but it's true that most people who consider themselves liberal are liberal on both smoking and abortion, meaning that they are anti-choice for cigarettes and pro-choice for abortion.

However, conservative pro-lifers should probably try to avoid picking unnecessary fights with liberal pro-lifers, especially on websites which are completely dedicated to the pro-life issue. We need to work together on this.

Posted by: JWL on March 18, 2006 7:04 PM

Do we not challenge the "culture of death"? Whom do we speak of when we say those words?

Besides, I've never been known to be politically correct. I say it as I see it.

If someone were to say to me "Republicans are spending money like drunken sailors", I'd say, yep, they sure are.

Posted by: turnstile on March 18, 2006 8:14 PM

"Republicans are spending money like drunken sailors"

But wouldn't it be better to say "The Republican leadership in Washington is . . .", since there are lots of rank-and-file Republicans who are very much opposed to the current economic approach?

Posted by: LAmom on March 19, 2006 12:29 AM

LOL, okay, you're right, in this particular case it would be more correct to say "Republican leadership".

In the case of abortion one can be general though. It's not just "Democrat leadership" who support and defend abortion, it's the majority of Democrats as well. The generalization is valid.

In the summer, it is generally warm. In the winter it is generally cold. Democrats are generally against war, believe they're more socially progressive, believe they're more intellectual, believe that President Bush is an idiot, and believe that abortion is a "woman's right to choose".

I generally get distacted when doing ...

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