Re: In today's news...
I've never claimed to support or understand the extremely religious or conservative, especially those that push their beliefs upon others. Personally I find this bill appalling.
Then again, there is a reason that some people live in some states, and other people live in other states. If you want to live in a gay-marriage state, you move there. If you want an abortion-free state, you move there. If you REALLY want to affect the way things work, you take a more active stance in the politics of a place you disagree with. That requires effort, however, something that many are sadly lacking. Many people would sooner whine than help bring about changes.
I find your categorization belittling and insulting. We may not be as enlightened as some countries, but for every step backwards our country takes I believe we take two more forwards. Our women are treated far better than women in quite a few other countries, including China, the Middle East, Japan and Russia, to name a few.
You also called my ideas regarding the matter ridiculous. I'm kind of curious what you meant by that, but you didn't bother to back up your statement with, maybe,
why you find my ideas ridiculous.
But I'm just a simple
man, and this issue is really one that should be decided by
women in my opinion. The fact that both the State Representative and Governor who pushed and signed this legislation are women gives me some pause in judging them.
And finally I will point out that for the past decade or so, more women have attended college than men in the US. That means that they not only have an extra vote, but eventually they might begin to dominate our politics. Which is fine -- they can argue about war and the budget, and wear suits and wrangle about issues like abortion and gay marriage all day long. I actually look forward to my future work as a stay-at-home daddy and househusband.
