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  •  At least 12 of the 20 or so posters (none / 0)

    spoke to varying degrees of negativity toward Hillary. More than 3 praised abortion as a universally good practice. One poster even went as far as to suggest that Howard Dean would never say something like this.

    I observed, anecdotally, that about half of all Kossacks responded negatively to Hillary's statement. I did not, in my diary, specify and exact percent or any such figure. I said "some of you" lashed out at Hillary, which was absolutely true, as evidenced by my linked diary.

    Yes, my diary was originally rather inflammatory. Yes, I changed it after seeing the initial response (largely thanks to you). There is nothing wrong with this. In fact, many would argue this is the whole point of being able to edit diaries.

    Seriously, don't you have something better to do than point out that I was initially self-righteous but then modified my tone?

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      More than 3 praised abortion as a universally good practice.
      •  Sure thing: (none / 0)

        Number 1

        ABORTION IS A GOOD THING (none / 0)

        why does that bother you?

        why do you want to run people's lives:?

        THERE AREN'T ENOUGH PEOPLE IN THE WORLD FOR YOU?

        THERE AREN'T ENOUGH MALLS?

        THERE ISN'T ENOUGH URBAN SPRAWL?

        abortion saves lives
        abortion prevents lives turning tragic
        aborting a cell cluster means having
        a child when the mother feels ready and financially secure.

        Number 2

        Abortion IS NOT A PROBLEM. it is a SOLUTION. abortion is reproductive FREEDOM.

        Number 3

        As someone who's worked in clinics since 1976, I'm sick of people apologizing for abortion.  It's a medical procedure that many women choose when they don't want to carry a pregnancy to term.  It doesn't have to be an "unwanted" pregnancy".  The only "tragic" abortions are the "wanted" pregnancies that go horribly awry and have to be terminated in the later stages... those "nasty" partial birth abortions.
        ...
        Abortion is empowering, and only when liberals and pro-choicers support it unapologetically will women getting abortions feel dignified about their choice and be ripe for politicizing.

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