MELISSA SOUZA; Tumwater |
Conservatives say they care so deeply about the sanctity of life they would legally ban all abortions. Yet, they have no problem forsaking millions of the now born to be raised in the abyss of poverty, with all the related social maladies. This is evidenced by the billions in cuts the Republicans are now insisting upon in Medicaid, WIC and other services to the poor so they can funnel the savings to the wealthiest people and corporations in America.
The conservatives care so deeply about the sanctity of life that they have built the most extensive network of prisons in the world. And they wallow in the death penalty as a deterrent to crime while defunding social programs to educate and rehabilitate offenders so the cycle of poverty and criminal behavior can end.
Yes, conservatives are pro-life.
And let’s not forget conservatives’ quest to defund President Barack Obama’s health care plan and privatize Medicare and Social Security. Again, conservatives are pro-life, yet they have no problem in causing the deaths of 50,000-plus Americans each year through a lack of health care. And they want to privatize Medicare and Social Security so a business entity, with no moral compass, can capitalize on our old age and poor health. Yes, conservatives are so pro-life.
The real conservative agenda is to decentralize, deregulate, privatize, and defund. Is this the kind of pro-life democracy we want?
http://www.theolympian.com/2011/07/13/1722612/conservatives-dont-care-about.html#ixzz1S2pwd61b
