I haven't been reading on the thing to do with the treatment, but from what I've seen it looks like the American style of health care really is contagious. No wallet, no insurance, no spleen. Or whatever. (Never study American welfare, it will depress you like nothing else on Earth.)
But that column is disgusting. She combines homophobia and paranoia with what looks like a communitarianism argument that just makes no sense at all. I love the random throw ins, for example here: "Barnett has previously been active in calling for voluntary euthanasia, and for gay marriage..." What, exactly, does voluntary euthanasia have to do with gay marriage? Michael Laws brought in the Death With Dignity bill while he was in Parliament. He's not married to a man. It seems to be a scare tactic. Look what I can stick next to gay marriage! Gay marriage = people dying. Etc. Etc.
And here she tries to use what looks like some bastardised version of a utilitarianism argument. "Green MP Metiria Turei recently placed a member's bill into a ballot, seeking adoption rights for everyone in civil union and de facto relationships. Backing her, Carter said this was an issue that Labour took seriously. I wonder how many people give a damn."
How about all the people it affects? All the gay and lesbian couples. Their supportive families, the children who will be adopted into loving homes instead of abusive ones. How about the people who want to live in a society accepting of others and allow adoption for couples in civil unions or de facto relationships? And also, to go all political studies on her ass, in utilitarianism which is very much what this argument is based on they try to factor in the fact that people's want for others to not have that freedom is irrational and therefore except from utility calculations.
And no, Labour's not exactly what they were in 1916, because this isn't 1916. Why do we have to keep explaining it's not the 1950s?
That reminds me I must finish my fake history of the National Party. It's fun. After the defeat of staunch lesbian leader Jenny Shipley in the 1999 election the National Party looked to its members list for alternatives and found only rich white farmers and Pansy Wong. They selected the best looking one, a human/android hybrid named Bill English C29000 a.k.a. The Education Bot, to run their platform.
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Date: 2006-07-16 10:57 am (UTC)But that column is disgusting. She combines homophobia and paranoia with what looks like a communitarianism argument that just makes no sense at all. I love the random throw ins, for example here: "Barnett has previously been active in calling for voluntary euthanasia, and for gay marriage..." What, exactly, does voluntary euthanasia have to do with gay marriage? Michael Laws brought in the Death With Dignity bill while he was in Parliament. He's not married to a man. It seems to be a scare tactic. Look what I can stick next to gay marriage! Gay marriage = people dying. Etc. Etc.
And here she tries to use what looks like some bastardised version of a utilitarianism argument. "Green MP Metiria Turei recently placed a member's bill into a ballot, seeking adoption rights for everyone in civil union and de facto relationships. Backing her, Carter said this was an issue that Labour took seriously. I wonder how many people give a damn."
How about all the people it affects? All the gay and lesbian couples. Their supportive families, the children who will be adopted into loving homes instead of abusive ones. How about the people who want to live in a society accepting of others and allow adoption for couples in civil unions or de facto relationships? And also, to go all political studies on her ass, in utilitarianism which is very much what this argument is based on they try to factor in the fact that people's want for others to not have that freedom is irrational and therefore except from utility calculations.
And no, Labour's not exactly what they were in 1916, because this isn't 1916. Why do we have to keep explaining it's not the 1950s?
That reminds me I must finish my fake history of the National Party. It's fun. After the defeat of staunch lesbian leader Jenny Shipley in the 1999 election the National Party looked to its members list for alternatives and found only rich white farmers and Pansy Wong. They selected the best looking one, a human/android hybrid named Bill English C29000 a.k.a. The Education Bot, to run their platform.