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Originally posted by matthew330
.....apparently i didn't articulate my thoughts the way i intended (not the first time that's happened). Labels, it seems, are quite telling on this issue. I'm just wondering why.
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Note: I'm sure many people might get completely offended by what I'm about to say, but I'm just theorizing, not trying to push anyone's buttons.
Anti Abortion = A woman's body is not her own. We know what is good for her, and how she should live her life and conduct herself.
Pro Iraq = The Iraqi people can't work things out themselves. We know what is good for them, and how they should live their lives and conduct their government.
Now, I know these are really broad generalizations, but those are the correlations I see. Both anti-abortion and pro-Iraq sentiments come from a philosophy of control, not freedom.
On the other hand, I don't agree with your initial premise. The latest poll:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Con...l=968705899037
says that 47 percent of Americans think that Iraq was the right thing to do. Probably about the same amount are pro or anti abortion. I'm not convinced that there is a really strong overlap. I'll have to do some digging.