Hanaguma

Very clear, thanks. So we really aren't that far apart then, wonder why you were spewing all the vitriol. Just curious, would you change your stance if medical technology advances and the age of viability becomes shorter?

Not at all. I think free and widely available birth control is a great idea. I never said a total ban on abortion was the way to go. But you seemed to ignore that most industrialized nations do put time based restriction on abortion, which generally match what Trump said was his policy. Generally 10 to 14 weeks across western Europe (with exceptions, but generally). No need for the hysteria and hyperbole though. What happens in developing countries has zero to do with policy in the US. Let them make up their own minds. As to the value of the baby vs the mother, that has been covered. I think abortion should be permitted if the life of the mother is in danger. Period. Now, time to lay YOUR cards on the table. What restrictions, if any, should there be? Please try to be specific without using euphemisms or dodges.

Yes to all of the above except enforced vasectomies. But strictly enforced child support, of course. It takes two to make a baby, so of course both should be held equally responsible to the extent that it can be done.

There is no indication that the Gazan civilians who took part in the crimes of October 7 were members of that well-known Gazan Mafia, or Burmese, or Buddhist. They were rather ordinary people who nursed such extraordinary hatred of their neighbours that they were willing, nay eager, to commit unspeakable crimes against them when given the opportunity.

If not an artificial calendar limit, then what (if any ) restrictions would you impose on abortions? Across western Europe, 12-14 week limits are common- Germany, Belgium, France, Norway, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Italy... What do you mean by "medical circumstances"? Those are generally covered as exceptions in most jurisdictions- risk of death to the mother, incurable or fatal disease of the baby, etc.

Like so many other abortion supporters, you lose yourself in euphemisms. Which is a sign of attempting to skirt the issue. A 'personal medical decision' that happens to impact another persons' life is hardly something that could be left up to an individual. Particularly as the pregnancy goes on, the abortion procedure gets more gruesome and hard to justify.

If you really think this issue is about 'subjugating women' then you haven't been listening. It is about a very basic thing- when does life begin and when does life deserve protection? And what steps should be taken to deliver that protection. On a purely constitutional level it seems obvious that this is a power that should belong to the separate states. What is so bad about letting them decide for themselves?

There is really one simple and basic fact that the raging anti-Trump crowd just doesn't get. If you really want to hurt Trump, ignore him. He is a narcissist and egomaniac. Ignore him and you take away his power and mystique. Keep talking about him, no matter how disparagingly, and you just add to his lustre. He has spent the last 40 years as a media figure, tv star, and politician. He thrives on attention. You want to slay the beast, cut off the oxygen. Biden is not the same, he is just simply bland. Cold dry toast. The ultimate Washington swamp creature. So, how much of a Trumper am I? Well, I would have preferred BOTH parties to pick different candidates. What scares me the most is the spectre of a Kamala Harris presidency looming in the next year- the actuarial tables are not looking good for Biden. It also depends on who Trump picks for his VP candidate, very curious as to who it may be.

Yeah, she has a face like a bulldog licking pee off a thornbush. But seriously, what qualification or education does she have that make her in any way qualified to mouth off so much on things she doesn't understand? Not sure which is worse, her woeful ignorance or the fawning media that slavishly wait for her every dull utterance.

Funny kind of genocide when the 'victim' population GROWS by 50,000 people per year.

This puts paid to all the piffle about 'innocent civilians' in Gaza. What kind of monster would spontaneously decide to join in the rape and murder of their neighbors? Especially when, in many cases, the Israelis in the kibbutzim along the border were active in HELPING the people of Gaza- giving them jobs, treating their children in medical clinics, etc. This is how their kindness was repaid. Repulsive.

A 16 week ban is reasonable though, is it not? It brings the US in line with most other first world countries AFAIK.

I am trying off the top of my head to think of any sports where men and women could compete together at an elite level and not have the women be wiped out. Archery perhaps? Shooting? Bowling? The problem happens when money or opportunities enter the picture. Women lose both to greedy and conscience-free men who don't have what it takes to win in their own lane.

You can play this game until time immemorial. Did you know that Jews lived there BEFORE Mohammed was even a smile on his mother's face? That there is a reason why the Romans called the area "Judea"?.... and so on. But since the state of Israel did not exist before 1948, and the state of Palestine has never existed, perhaps 1948 is a good place to start. One also wonders why the Palestinians were not granted their own states in the 1948-1967 period, when Israel did not control Gaza or the West Bank. Yet suddenly when the Arab League got spanked in the 1967 war, a movement to 'free' Palestine leapt into being. What matters is the cause of the current situation. Which is the mass atrocity committed on October 7. Yeah, there has been fighting going on for a while, in that you are right.

Yes, he did. And? Makes the idiots who carry the pictures look that much worse. Nobody has to be afraid of the picture of a dead ar5ehole.

I'm no fan of the Iranian sympathizers, but why seize photos of Adolf? They are just pictures after all. Better to let the demonstrators wave them around and show what tools they are, so the public can see who they are really dealing with. I worry about the state of personal freedoms back in the mother country these days.

True. This is the standard all over Europe AFAIK, yet nobody screams about it. It is a simple fact that, if you have sex, a pregnancy may result, even if you are using birth control. So you should be prepared for the results.

This seems clear and concise, thanks for taking the time! For me, Royal Bank has a $50,000 limit per day so I can do it over 2 days.

They are classic examples of what I call "yabbuts". When confronted with uncomfortable truth, they always answer, "yeah, but...." and try to deflect away.

They could always come through via Egypt though, right?

Nice straw man. Seems to be a trend here. Don't presume to tell me what I think. That is a shallow and immature way to discuss things. Right up there with the faux rephrasing by constantly repeating, "so what you're saying is......" and then not saying what I am saying. I think journalism as an unbiased source of information is largely gone. And journalists who go into conflict zones freely take the risk to their health that such a decision entails. Embedded with a military, freelancing, doesn't matter.

Exactly. People are bleating on and on about "oh how could Israel bomb the vans when they were MARKED AS AID VANS?" and making it look deliberate. Pointing out that Hamas has a well documented habit of using aid and civilian vehicles to transport weapons and terrorists is perfectly valid as a way to possible explain what happened. The insinuation that the Israelis target innocent aid workers for no other reason than sadism is utter nonsense.

If they actually wanted to stop a humanitarian crisis, they would put pressure on Hamas to surrender and release their hostages. These kind of pinprick 'aid' missions do little but prolong the agony for the people of Gaza. Especially when a lion's share of the aid will wind up with Hamas, as it always does. But they DO provide wonderful photo opportunites and the delicious ability to do some heavy duty virtue signalling...

Again... the markings of the vehicles doesn't matter. Neither do the protestations of the aid workers. UNRWA aid workers have been 'aiding' Hamas for decades. Hamas has used disguised vehicles for decades as well. It is possible that this was a mistake based on faulty intelligence. But still doesn't mean that the aid workers were, shall we say, less than cautious, to go swanning around a war zone.

That's funny. Unbiased news died with the advent of the infobahn.