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PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)
Sat Feb 11, 2012, 01:08 PM Feb 2012

So... I am knee-deep in a discussion on choice. [View all]

About this post(er):

http://www.democraticunderground.com/124044155

I am advocating PPR on this poster and being met with some pushback that 'it does not cross the line'.

It's a legal medical procedure fully supported by Democrats in our platform. Millions of women make the choice and this kind of shaming is unacceptable here. It's bad enough we have to weather the gauntlet when we go to a clinic, but here?

People get banned for saying they're grossed out by same sex couples. And they should. But this ranks right up there, too and should be handled in the same manner. Calling it murder is calling millions of women and their providers murders and our entire party accessories to murder. Asking why further action wasn't taken seems valid.

If someone called you a rapist for having sex with your partner, Or a thief for accepting a monetary gift, they'd be crossing the line.

Murder is a legal term, a heinous crime. Calling women who have abortions murder is wrong and violates TOS.

I am very upset that this issue is not being taken seriously enough to warrant banning. A precedent has been set that, while it doesn't meet community standards, a poster can spew this bullshit here and remain.

Thoughts?

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i have always been upset that mopinko Feb 2012 #1
Agreed. PeaceNikki Feb 2012 #2
What is "PPR"? kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #3
posting privileges revoked. banned. PeaceNikki Feb 2012 #5
Oh! TS'ed. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #10
IMHO, for the record, anybody who calls pro-choicers murderers needs to be banned. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #4
I agree. Not acceptable. CTyankee Feb 2012 #6
I agree and agree strongly with that. Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #9
I agree with you very much uppityperson Feb 2012 #12
I agree. yellerpup Feb 2012 #15
Thoughts? Edit your post, tomorrow. DCKit Feb 2012 #7
??? PeaceNikki Feb 2012 #8
Should people call abortion "murder"? Brettongarcia Feb 2012 #11
Where does the soul come in? DonnyD Mar 2012 #26
You are confused. That poster said embryo and you say fetus. Is there a difference between.... uppityperson Mar 2012 #27
Neither? Both? DonnyD Mar 2012 #29
Do you feel abortions should be legal? Any restrictions? uppityperson Mar 2012 #30
Yes, and yes DonnyD Mar 2012 #31
Sounds like what Roe v Wade says. How about parental notification, waiting periods, etc? uppityperson Mar 2012 #32
Let's be real here DonnyD Mar 2012 #33
Let's be real here. Thank you for making your views known. uppityperson Mar 2012 #34
I know no one makes drastic abortion decisions DonnyD Mar 2012 #35
Thank you for clarifying and yes, it seems we are pretty much in agreement on this uppityperson Mar 2012 #36
Whoever is playing defense for that psycho is a right-wing plant, a crazy fundie, or both. 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #13
You're talking about Kurmudgeon, right? laconicsax Feb 2012 #14
The latest meltdown is loads of fun. Kick. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #16
Yes. PeaceNikki Mar 2012 #17
I was going to say that it's unfathomoble that he's still here... laconicsax Mar 2012 #18
At this point it is up to admin rather than MIRT, afaik. It is something that he's still here indeed uppityperson Mar 2012 #19
Maybe he and MarkCharles are both sock accts that Skinner uses. laconicsax Mar 2012 #20
hahahahahahahaha uppityperson Mar 2012 #21
If so, he and EarlG had a falling out as EarlG banned K. uppityperson Mar 2012 #22
This could be confirmation bias, but I've noticed that EarlG tends to ban the misogynists. laconicsax Mar 2012 #23
What I don't get is why it took so long... Violet_Crumble Mar 2012 #24
The only explanation I have PeaceNikki Mar 2012 #25
+1 TBF Mar 2012 #28
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