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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @kepford OP 8 Oct \ parent \ on: What is a resolution to the divisions in the USA? mostly_harmless
Not trying to pick on you, I get it but this kind of language is part of why we are where we are. And its pretty common from all sides. Its one reason for the dissidence I experience when I suggest secession. So many people clearly despise those they disagree with on politics yet for some reason they still want to share the same country / state with them. Logically it makes little sense to me.
This is my point. There are simply issues were compromise isn't much of an option. Voting with your feet should be though.
you are totally correct. This is exactly what is wrong. When people start thinking their convictions need to be pushed on others, this is what happens.
Abortion as an example, if everyone had a choice to choose what they want to do, isn't that a compromise? If I do not agree, nobody is forcing me to have it, if I choose to have it, nobody should tell me I cannot.
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You have to know that the disagreement on abortion is about the baby and its rights. Some believe it has rights and some do not. Some believe it is a human and others do not.
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Just a thought experiment…what if abortion and murder were completely legal. Instead of the state enforcing laws with violence, the people themselves decided what to do if rights are violated.
Let’s say someone kills your brother. The state is not involved at all - it is up to the victims family to decide what they will do - spend time and resources to figure out who the killer is and punish him? Mourn and get on with their lives?
Many different ways to punish the murderer. Simply refuse to do business with him and ostracize him from society, or take his life in retribution. Each has consequences for the perpetrator, victims, and society as a whole that have to be weighed.
Humans made these decisions themselves for millennia before we had laws or governments.
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