Contra-Contraception – New York Times

So, it looks like there is another question for the candidates: ” Are you Pro -or Anti -contraception?”

One of the parts of this article I found disturbing is the anti-contraceptionists claim that sexual promiscuity leads to the objectification of women. Whereas, in their view, women are just supposed to be baby factories. And men are just married sperm donors. No objectification there.

We have evolved socially. Recreational sex is now an option. Procreational sex is now an option. There are personal choices to be made, so let us educate our youth about those choices, the joys and the dangers, and let them decide.

Don’t let the troglodytes hold you down.

CSIndy: American patriot (May 4, 2006) I thought this was a well done article in last weeks Independent.

Scott Ritter, former weapons inspector of non-existent weapons, comments on what he sees as a major problem, the ignorance in the American Public. I agree with his sentiments.

DR: You’ve said Americans aren’t against the war in Iraq because it’s wrong; you say they’re against it because we’re losing. Is it just that Americans don’t like getting their asses kicked?

SR: I’m saying Americans don’t know enough about anything to have a well-informed opinion; this is all superficial. At the end of the day, yeah, we don’t like to get our asses kicked. We have a lot of national pride that’s based around the notion that we can kick anybody’s ass — we’re the biggest, baddest boys on the block. And in Iraq, we’re not winning, so a lot of Americans have their ruffles up.

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