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Arguments like this don't win the hearts and minds of people (maybe not your intent). Calling fetuses/babies parasites may sound to you like a clever analogy bu
by bko 4y ago
Arguments like this don't win the hearts and minds of people (maybe not your intent). Calling fetuses/babies parasites may sound to you like a clever analogy but to most other people it just sounds crass.
- jimkleiber 4y agoOh I don't like the argument at all. I felt disgusted even writing it. I also don't like the argument of using self-defense as a reason to shoot people or the death penalty or frankly the assumption that other people have evil intent. I think the vast majority of us are trying our best and accidentally hurt people (EDIT: and that people feel hurt after our actions, not necessarily caused by them but more likely correlated). But I do believe that some people who are pregnant and would like abortions may perceive the child as being parasitic (not a parasite, as I also don't like to attach strict labels of badness to one's identity but to focus on behaviors). So I agree it sounds crass and yet think if others want to use self-defense for other arguments defending their harm to others, I don't see why that same argument couldn't apply here.
- hackyhacky 4y agoYou're right, but I hold hope for an enlightened electorate that makes careful decisions when prohibiting other peoples' rights. This analogy is useful in exploring that space.