Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!news.szaf.org!nntp-feed.chiark.greenend.org.uk!ewrotcd!news.eyrie.org!jik4.kamens.us!eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alfred Falk Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: The joy of Democracy Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:32:35 -0000 (UTC) Organization: retirement home Lines: 18 Message-ID: References: <20241014080601.00007478@gmail.com> <38fb5a91-5d00-be42-4bfe-2a05232a82c1@example.net> <1343403396.751142472.767579.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> <1367214928.751312749.196320.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org> Injection-Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:33:14 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="1a7a674e903f503b03eb62629a65ea20"; logging-data="2203165"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18pHzvV/FTNWsKuWvQQSoFq4pJE+fsS2AU=" User-Agent: Xnews/4.06.11 Cancel-Lock: sha1:vrt4rxyb3MypXgfntH4XhYhxYe4= Bytes: 2576 rbowman wrote in news:lnr0n6Ffh95U6@mid.individual.net: > On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 11:14:31 -0700, Peter Flass wrote: > >> I used to argue against abortion, but with all the fuss I have come to >> realize that my libertarian instincts have risen to the top. Just have >> the government stay the h*ll out of it. > > Looking at the demographics I may favor abortion with a tubal ligation > thrown in for free. I also wonder if those seeking abortions should > have a sign around their necks saying 'I am too stupid to practice > birth control.' What demographics are you looking at? Short of tubal ligation and bilateral bolectomy, birth controls methods are not failure-proof.