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Lancero

(2,979 posts)
124. You got a dictionary?
Mon Nov 11, 2013, 10:22 AM
Nov 2013

Look up rare - Lets see what the definitions are?

Here! I'll get them for you!

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/rare

1. Infrequently occurring; uncommon: a rare event; a plant that is rare in this region.
2. Excellent; extraordinary: a rare sense of honor.
3. Thin in density: rarefied: rare air.

See what number 1 is? Infrequently occurring. Uncommon.

You give better access to contraceptives and education, and thus unwanted pregnancies will happen less. Less unwanted pregnancies, less abortions - Making them a infrequent occurrence, making them uncommon... Making them rare.

Abortion should NOT be rare. [View all] Texasgal Nov 2013 OP
Nobody on DU is advocating for lots of abortions, and nobody is trying to prevent access. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #1
Read some the threads. Texasgal Nov 2013 #4
Did you read those threads? Revanchist Nov 2013 #21
Yup. Agschmid Nov 2013 #58
+1 freshwest Nov 2013 #63
so... you want unwanted pregnancies to be rare? hey, me, too!! PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #66
+1 Agschmid Nov 2013 #77
^=== This. nt IdaBriggs Nov 2013 #153
You hit the nail on the head OwnedByCats Nov 2013 #156
Abortion should be made rare by free access to birth control for all. applegrove Nov 2013 #155
It shouldn't be common CFLDem Nov 2013 #2
I think the idea being conveyed is that we should have fewer unplanned pregnancies DefenseLawyer Nov 2013 #3
And if women aren't getting access to birth control Yo_Mama Nov 2013 #7
It really doesn't take a genius to wrap one's head around it, but people are being obtuse purposely NoOneMan Nov 2013 #24
If you're a right wing nut bag then was the entire Democratic party up until last year Revanchist Nov 2013 #34
nope, rare was removed in 2008 PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #37
You're right, my google-fu failed me Revanchist Nov 2013 #39
it's worded in a much better fashion. words carry weight. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #40
We are just interpreting the word differently Revanchist Nov 2013 #52
that's why party altered it. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #54
No, no we are not. Texasgal Nov 2013 #55
When did I say otherwise? Revanchist Nov 2013 #64
Yep, and since we want other invasive procedures to be more common, we should want abortion to be NoOneMan Nov 2013 #65
When abortions are extremely common it means something else is wrong Yo_Mama Nov 2013 #5
it should be common in the fact Texasgal Nov 2013 #6
Yes, nicely put. n/t Yo_Mama Nov 2013 #8
Except that "common" and "complete access to them when needed" have completely different meanings. Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #11
does it? Texasgal Nov 2013 #13
Because they simply do tkmorris Nov 2013 #16
well diabetes should not be common Texasgal Nov 2013 #49
This is getting so tedious kdmorris Nov 2013 #120
Ok, you are preaching to the choir NoOneMan Nov 2013 #26
Yes you can Niceguy1 Nov 2013 #68
I don't think anyone here is arguing otherwise. pnwmom Nov 2013 #60
Do you believe that anyone wants Texasgal Nov 2013 #70
No, I don't. No one with those conditions wants them. pnwmom Nov 2013 #74
the party platform was changed to clarify. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #72
Except that's not what "common" means. pnwmom Nov 2013 #113
You're *still* confused even after all the threads Nye Bevan Nov 2013 #9
Read the threads. Texasgal Nov 2013 #15
The usual shit stirrers bullying others in some word power struggle NoOneMan Nov 2013 #28
The only shitstirring posts here are yours so far. Her body, Her choice. Deal with it. idwiyo Nov 2013 #111
I suppose the word shitstirring was ironic? mythology Nov 2013 #122
Preventing pregnancy through birth control and education is cheaper and better for women than Brickbat Nov 2013 #10
Birth control and education makes sense Texasgal Nov 2013 #12
Maybe when people say rare, they aren't talking about women in need NoOneMan Nov 2013 #20
And having lived in a country where abortion was not rare -- where the average woman had 3 by the Brickbat Nov 2013 #14
Got to ask where? Agschmid Nov 2013 #61
Russia. Brickbat Nov 2013 #121
What are people going to do when Hillary LittleBlue Nov 2013 #17
will not accept that Texasgal Nov 2013 #19
You get an abortion! You get an abortion! Everyone gets an abortion!!!!!!! NoOneMan Nov 2013 #18
Well I never said that Texasgal Nov 2013 #23
There are a whole lotta arguments based on things people never said regarding this subject NoOneMan Nov 2013 #25
I've linked to two academic papers on the topic, the national party changed the language PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #27
"you're no friend of women's rights" NoOneMan Nov 2013 #29
dismissive, combative and making really "punny" jokes. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #30
One more time, with a little more huff and we will believe you NoOneMan Nov 2013 #31
You should chill... whttevrr Nov 2013 #32
amen PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #33
After all the strawman arguments and ad hominems, the divisive painting of pro-choicers as rabid... NoOneMan Nov 2013 #36
That was a joke? whttevrr Nov 2013 #38
You don't watch Oprah much? NoOneMan Nov 2013 #42
What? whttevrr Nov 2013 #44
Ug. The car give away NoOneMan Nov 2013 #46
When you have to break it down... whttevrr Nov 2013 #47
The part that rejects the seriousness of redundant, divisive threads NoOneMan Nov 2013 #51
reduntant? Texasgal Nov 2013 #53
they're only divsive to people who can't discuss it like adults. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #59
The only one I see being divisive is you... whttevrr Nov 2013 #62
You see, this is another example NoOneMan Nov 2013 #69
Where you started is immaterial... whttevrr Nov 2013 #76
Its interesting. While you simultaneously engage in mis-characterizing me... NoOneMan Nov 2013 #86
It's not an attempt, it is what it is. whttevrr Nov 2013 #99
If YOU really believe in supporting a woman's right to choose, you will let HER decide what is best idwiyo Nov 2013 #116
Your post history definitely makes it clear that you are rude and insulting idwiyo Nov 2013 #158
Can you carry a conversation without switching to profanity the moment someone disagree with you? idwiyo Nov 2013 #114
thank you PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #22
You're wrong jrandom421 Nov 2013 #35
Heart meds should be available Texasgal Nov 2013 #45
that's exactly it. you don't want to expand access to a thing you PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #48
It's amazing isn't it? Texasgal Nov 2013 #50
Let me explain jrandom421 Nov 2013 #157
I wish we had gender symbols... whttevrr Nov 2013 #41
I'll own up to being a male... Agschmid Nov 2013 #67
I did not know that the Democratic Platform chose to remove the word rare from the platform... whttevrr Nov 2013 #82
Yes available to all agent46 Nov 2013 #43
Of course it should be rare. pnwmom Nov 2013 #56
For a woman who wants an abortion, it should never be rare for her to be allowed to get one -- she Texasgal Nov 2013 #57
No, that was MY point. pnwmom Nov 2013 #71
I'm saying that abortions Texasgal Nov 2013 #73
Yes. And ideally preventative medicine will make many pnwmom Nov 2013 #75
But cancer is not rare Texasgal Nov 2013 #78
That's not the issue. The issue is whether it SHOULD be rare. pnwmom Nov 2013 #81
Exactly. Texasgal Nov 2013 #85
Have you seen ME anywhere say that ACCESS to abortions should be rare? pnwmom Nov 2013 #94
Please, do not get all wired up here. Texasgal Nov 2013 #97
Many medical procedures ideally should be rare. But ACCESS to them should not be. pnwmom Nov 2013 #105
Funny analogy regarding Obamacare... NoOneMan Nov 2013 #108
Yeah, I know. pnwmom Nov 2013 #112
I feel that the very implication that pro-choicers are referring to access is insulting and divisive NoOneMan Nov 2013 #101
Read the threads. Texasgal Nov 2013 #103
Which ones? NoOneMan Nov 2013 #106
Did you get a chance to find threads with DUers who want to restrict access to abortion? NoOneMan Nov 2013 #118
At least one poster openly stated they want a repeal of Roe vs Wade. idwiyo Nov 2013 #159
Well stated. And the state should ultimately seek to make a more ideal world NoOneMan Nov 2013 #89
Exactly. nt pnwmom Nov 2013 #96
yes, just like unwanted pregnancies should be rare. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #79
+10000000000 Texasgal Nov 2013 #80
That's exactly what I've been saying. pnwmom Nov 2013 #83
but the mantra "safe, legal and rare" is wrong and harmful PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #87
Why? It should be rare because hardly any women pnwmom Nov 2013 #90
Again. Texasgal Nov 2013 #92
ugh PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #93
It is. Very much so. Texasgal Nov 2013 #91
The focus on the word rare is wrong. Choosing to birth or not belongs to those who give birth, eom freshwest Nov 2013 #84
no, the USE of the word "rare" in that context is wrong. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #88
Then what's with all the talk about the word 'rare' in reference to choice? I've seen at least 3 OPs freshwest Nov 2013 #110
the general discussion is about the antiqued "safe, legal, rare" mantra. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #115
It may be a function of age. IIRC, it was Gore's saying. We knew in a liberated society, abortions freshwest Nov 2013 #119
And no Democrat/liberal etc who ever said abortions should be rare, meant it in that context. phleshdef Nov 2013 #95
It's been an unfortunate coversation on DU Texasgal Nov 2013 #100
Seems that someone, either intentionally or not... 99Forever Nov 2013 #98
Well, it's not word police Texasgal Nov 2013 #102
The fuck it isn't. 99Forever Nov 2013 #107
In two posts you've essentially captured what I've been tripping over words for NoOneMan Nov 2013 #109
It Is NOBODY'S F*N BUSINESS... Therefore It Cannot Be Deemed Common, Nor Rare... WillyT Nov 2013 #104
trashing thread. liberal_at_heart Nov 2013 #117
Heh. I love when people announce, in the thread, that they're trashing the thread. Sheldon Cooper Nov 2013 #123
...okay. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #139
You got a dictionary? Lancero Nov 2013 #124
So - you really want unwanted pregnancies to be rare? Hey, me, too!! We should PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #125
Forgive me... Lancero Nov 2013 #126
Here you go PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #127
If sexual education and contraception programs are working, then it most certainly should be "rare". cleanhippie Nov 2013 #128
Is THIS grammatically acceptable to you: "Unplanned pregnancies should be very uncommon"? sir pball Nov 2013 #129
nope. please refer to the party platform. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #130
So you feel unplanned pregnancies should be common, sir pball Nov 2013 #131
read the platform PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #132
I agree with the damn "platform" 100%. Answer me. sir pball Nov 2013 #133
ho. lee. shit. you need to fucking relax. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #134
*chuckles* I'm perfectly calm, I just don't like non-text replies that don't say much. sir pball Nov 2013 #138
Like I said, I also don't think it's INTENTIONALLY harmful, which is why I like to engage in the PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #141
WRT "fighting for access", one can both fight for a cure and still want to reduce the disease*. sir pball Nov 2013 #146
Well, couple it with the massive sweeping restrictions on abortion. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #147
Like I said, it's not my slogan but I do agree with it when fully expressed. sir pball Nov 2013 #148
And I discuss it when expressed, even/especially when coming from a pro-choice supporter. PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #149
Glad we actually worked it out sir pball Nov 2013 #150
This is starting to seem like a non-issue that can be used to treestar Nov 2013 #135
No, abortion should be rare. newcriminal Nov 2013 #136
Saying rare was all about contraceptics being available karynnj Nov 2013 #137
Abortions should be common. Vashta Nerada Nov 2013 #140
AH the weekly, don't teach people whistler162 Nov 2013 #142
whooooooosh PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #145
That's not what "rare" means pipi_k Nov 2013 #143
I will c&p a reply from my thread on the topic... PeaceNikki Nov 2013 #144
There is a difference between rare and something to be lauded or encouraged... Decaffeinated Nov 2013 #151
I do wish abortion to be rare..... Swede Atlanta Nov 2013 #152
I think the real issue is that abortion never will be rare and never has been rare gollygee Nov 2013 #154
Suit yourself bluestateguy Nov 2013 #160
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