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The language nitpicking seems like a grand way to miss the point being made and rather poetically make the exact same point at the same time.
by oldmanjay 10y ago
The language nitpicking seems like a grand way to miss the point being made and rather poetically make the exact same point at the same time.
- mercutio2 10y agoLikening abortion to infanticide is akin to equating copyright violation with theft of tangible property. It's an evocative analogy, but it seems like a deliberate category error to many. Of course, I think safe inexpensive abortion is a great societal good, not a mild civil crime worthy of a hint of disapproval, so my analogy doesn't really hold up very well.
- 08-15 10y agoThe point being made is "I think a fetus is valuable." I get that. Duh. But even if everyone agreed, a fetus is still a different thing than a child. Believe it or not, there is hardly any disagreement about whether "abortion" of children should be legal. Saying one thing while meaning another doesn't make the point, it obscures it.