(November 10, 2016 at 4:17 am)Tazzycorn Wrote:(November 9, 2016 at 10:10 pm)Emzap Wrote: I wouldn't say that I'm happy with Donald Trump. I think that he is horrible personally. But I think that some of the policies he stands for are good, such as his stance as pro-life, and upholding the second amendment.
I'll stop you right there. Anti-abortion isn't pro life, it's anti-life because it privileges the rights of a clump of cells over the rights of living breathing women.
It is also against the laws set down in the bible which your imaginary friend cane to uphold. Abortion is not only allowed by the bible, but in certain cases (where the husband suspects that the wife's child happenex through an affair) it is demanded. Do you really want god to send people to hell because you're campaigning against his wishes?
Oh, and I thought that Herr Obersturmbannfuhrer Drumpfuck wanted to remove fetters on gun ownership. Where did he say that Americans could only own and use guns as part of a government operated and regulated militia? Where did he say he was disbanding the armed forces in favour of a citizen militia, a la Switzerland? Because, frankly, that's the only possible reading of the second that's legally viable, no matter what lies Antonin Scalia and other "originalists" (motto: we know what the founding fathers meant because they wouldn't be so stupid as to disagree with us) told you.
I don't think we need to have another discussion on this thread about abortion. I understand the debate regarding early term abortions, though I still disagree. Late term pregnancies as Hilary deemed acceptable to abort are human beings. They look like babies. They are viable outside of the womb. We disagree, thats okay. We don't need to hate each other for our differences.
There are two extremes on the issue of gun control. Each candidate represented an extreme. There are good arguments for each side.
Like I said, Trump wouldn't have been my first choice, but Hilary was my last. It was the decision of the people, so now it is our civic duty to respect the authority in place. This doesn't necessarily mean agreeing with everything he does or stands for, but it means treating him like a human being who has been chosen as a leader. People make up society. We are the people. We have the power and responsibility to make America what we want it to be. We don't need to rely on the government to tell us how to act.