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Originally Posted by jjshabado
Not all differences of opinions are equal.
Abortion is a good example to me of an issue where I don't have a problem with people that have totally different opinions than me. If you believe a fetus is alive and should never be killed - that's basically a moral belief that we're probably just going to have to agree to disagree on.
But if you believe that you should be entitled to a bunch of Government services like social security, police, fire, roads to drive on, subsidies for your farm, etc etc etc., but also that poor people don't deserve health care and should be left to die. I'm getting closer to believing you're a ****ty person. I can make reasonable judgements about your character from these beliefs.
And if you're a Trumpkin, living in ignorance, and supporting an actively facist, racist, sexist, etc. person as President - I can very accurately know that you're a ****ty person.
Super grunching, but there is more complexity to the abortion argument than that.
If you have a belief that a fetus is a life and shouldn't be terminated AND are also in favor of doling out as much birth control as possible to ANYONE who wants it, fine great, your intentions seem ok and we just have a difference of agreement on whether a woman should be in control of her pregnancy or not.
If you have a belief that a fetus is a life, that sex ed should never be taught in school, that birth control is immoral, That the death penalty is well deserved and should be executed as soon as possible after a conviction (what is this 25 years of appeals bull****?) And feel that health care is only for those who can afford it and **** those lowlife poors who get cancer, try pulling yourselves up by the bootstraps whydontcha?
Then you are a ****ty garbage person.