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Do I need to remind you we had this thing called the Civil War over slavery?

Setting aside political posturing: Who cannot get an abortion today? Even in deep red states, if you're wealthy the same rules do not apply to you.



> Do I need to remind you we had this thing called the Civil War over slavery?

Are you saying we're going to have a second civil war over abortion?

I'm not sure what the civil war has to do with applying logic consistently to see how it is fallacious.


The Civil War was needed to overturn slavery. Do you imagine people on the wrong side of history just going: "whoops i guess it's wrong. We're gonna stop doing it"?

The more I see, the more I believe a civil war is not off the table. In fact it's becoming more and more likely each day. We have 2 camps today and people are more and more divided. There used to be a time when you could... talk about the issue and use logic and arguments around facts. Not anymore. Abortion will not lead to a civil war - not on its own - but it does add extra pressure to a pressure cooker that's about to blow up.


Its only going to blow up because of the extreme emotional stress forced on people through the news and social media. Its a non-stop rage machine. Its not the policies that will set off a civil war, but the people who make money off causing people to become so emotionally involved in things that have no effect on them.


Spoken like a privileged man!

What makes you think that this has no effect on the millions of people capable of giving birth in the US? What makes you think that this will have no effect on their partner, or the overall well-being of the child, once birthed?


Yikes. One really need not look much farther than your only submission to this site for an effective gauge of your priorities and positions. I do hope you learn some open-mindedness and compassion. Start practicing today.




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