Friday, September 30, 2005

Actually, Mr. Bennett, would you like to know what's even MORE morally reprehensible?

THIS. THIS IS THE MOST MORALLY REPREHENSIBLE COMMENT SINCE PAT ROBERTSON (ok, so that was just a few weeks ago, but still...):

CALLER: I noticed the national media, you know, they talk a lot about the loss of revenue, or the inability of the government to fund Social Security, and I was curious, and I've read articles in recent months here, that the abortions that have happened since Roe v. Wade, the lost revenue from the people who have been aborted in the last 30-something years, could fund Social Security as we know it today. And the media just doesn't -- never touches this at all.
BENNETT: Assuming they're all productive citizens?
CALLER: Assuming that they are. Even if only a portion of them were, it would be an enormous amount of revenue.
BENNETT: Maybe, maybe, but we don't know what the costs would be, too. I think as -- abortion disproportionately occur among single women? No.
CALLER: I don't know the exact statistics, but quite a bit are, yeah.
BENNETT: All right, well, I mean, I just don't know. I would not argue for the pro-life position based on this, because you don't know. I mean, it cuts both -- you know, one of the arguments in this book Freakonomics that they make is that the declining crime rate, you know, they deal with this hypothesis, that one of the reasons crime is down is that abortion is up. Well --
CALLER: Well, I don't think that statistic is accurate.
BENNETT: Well, I don't think it is either, I don't think it is either, because first of all, there is just too much that you don't know. But I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could -- if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down. That would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do, but your crime rate would go down. So these far-out, these far-reaching, extensive extrapolations are, I think, tricky.

I wanted you all to be able to read for yourself exactly what was said; to draw your own conclusions. And I want to remind you that not all individuals who choose to label themselves "Christian" feel the same as those "Christians" who seem to be running our country right now. I am appalled and I am looking for ways to let my voice be heard.

5 Comments:

At 1:08 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

yeah I just heard about this. *shakes head* WOW.

 
At 1:15 PM, Blogger Heather said...

People speak carelessly. And then they don't want to be called on it. "That's not what I meant! That's not what I meant!"

Well, f*cking say what you meant, then!

It's been a hard lesson for me to learn, personally, but it's completely right and fair. That people feel as if they can respond to what I say without me saying, "But that's not what I meant." Well THEY didn't say it, they're just responding to it. It's up to me to speak intelligently or shut up. Or take what's being dished because I spoke carelessly. People need to take responsibility, dammit!

Forgive my ranting...I've been hanging around Rudicus too much, methinks!

 
At 10:01 PM, Blogger Phoenixwaller said...

methinks rudicus is good for you then. A little ranting never hurt anything.

and we need a few more voices like yours, willing to call the far right on some of these absurd things they are trying to do.

 
At 1:30 PM, Blogger The Lone Rangers said...

Your letting your voice be heard right now qob! Sing it out!

I've known Rudi for about 18 years, he has this sort of effect on people.

In incurable...sorry ;)

 
At 5:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You talked! You talked!!

 

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