Comments on: New Battleground States http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2009/01/31/new-battleground-states/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-battleground-states n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Thompson http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2009/01/31/new-battleground-states/comment-page-1/#comment-30011 Mark Thompson Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:04:29 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/?p=8281#comment-30011 All very good points that perhaps I didn't factor in enough. Of course, I think it's equally, or more naive to argue that Roe will cease to be a divisive culture war issue anytime in the foreseeable future - as you seem to acknowledge, its poor structure ensures that the issue cannot be easily settled. I desperately want to put together a more complete response to these points, but if I don't have time to do so, thank you for weighing in on this. All very good points that perhaps I didn’t factor in enough. Of course, I think it’s equally, or more naive to argue that Roe will cease to be a divisive culture war issue anytime in the foreseeable future – as you seem to acknowledge, its poor structure ensures that the issue cannot be easily settled.

I desperately want to put together a more complete response to these points, but if I don’t have time to do so, thank you for weighing in on this.

]]> By: jeaeva http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2009/01/31/new-battleground-states/comment-page-1/#comment-30005 jeaeva Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:10:56 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/?p=8281#comment-30005 I think the issues you're discussing are a distraction from a much more important point that doesn't seem to get discussed. There's nothing stopping the opposing sides in the abortion debate from agreeing to disagree on this acrimonious issue, and devoting passion and energy to working together on the overwhelming number of issues on which they agree. We all agree that babies, boys and girls, young men and women need respect, affection, choices, and opportunity and often don’t get them. There’s plenty of non-divisive ways we can work together to help provide those things. There are plenty of positive, constructive things we can do together. This chronic abortion quarrel is neither. I think the issues you’re discussing are a distraction from a much more important point that doesn’t seem to get discussed.

There’s nothing stopping the opposing sides in the abortion debate from agreeing to disagree on this acrimonious issue, and devoting passion and energy to working together on the overwhelming number of issues on which they agree.

We all agree that babies, boys and girls, young men and women need respect, affection, choices, and opportunity and often don’t get them. There’s plenty of non-divisive ways we can work together to help provide those things.

There are plenty of positive, constructive things we can do together. This chronic abortion quarrel is neither.

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