02-18-2016, 06:41 AM
Seems you've been learning from the NRA. Any time there's a mass shooting, you can rely on the NRA to protest that "this isn't the time to make political comments regarding gun control". WTF? It's EXACTLY the time to make those points, as Obama has stated every time he has called for action in the wake of recent shootings.
Concerning Zika, it is EXACTLY the time to be calling for a reconsideration of reproductive rights. These are countries in which even contraception is discouraged or banned. The pro-lifers would prefer to rail against abortions performed merely to save 'promiscuous women' from taking reponsibility for their sexual activities. But what about married women who have been faithful to their husbands and who face devastation merely because they were bitten by a mosquito? The Catholic Church and the mostly male politicians are happy to force women, often poor women, to run the risk of giving birth to babies with severe birth defects. You can bet your bottom dollar they'll do bugger all to help them financially if that fate befalls them.
Concerning Zika, it is EXACTLY the time to be calling for a reconsideration of reproductive rights. These are countries in which even contraception is discouraged or banned. The pro-lifers would prefer to rail against abortions performed merely to save 'promiscuous women' from taking reponsibility for their sexual activities. But what about married women who have been faithful to their husbands and who face devastation merely because they were bitten by a mosquito? The Catholic Church and the mostly male politicians are happy to force women, often poor women, to run the risk of giving birth to babies with severe birth defects. You can bet your bottom dollar they'll do bugger all to help them financially if that fate befalls them.