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Dear Republicans, (Original Post) sellitman Aug 2015 OP
I read this on social media 90-percent Aug 2015 #1
People believe what they want to believe n2doc Aug 2015 #2
Another example of people believing what they want to believe 90-percent Aug 2015 #3
One insidious meme- "Baby parts" n2doc Aug 2015 #4
+100%! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #8
My sister is a conservative fundy kook, trusty elf Aug 2015 #17
I've seen several articles pushing that comparison. n2doc Aug 2015 #18
+100% nt Enthusiast Aug 2015 #7
They have rooms full of high priced fuckers thinking this shit up. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #10
I think you're right. BlancheSplanchnik Aug 2015 #16
Deserves a Duzzy award. I'll be using this line at my earliest opportunity. marble falls Aug 2015 #5
Wow! Oh, baby! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #6
K&R FailureToCommunicate Aug 2015 #9
Kick! Excellent Post! denvine Aug 2015 #11
K&R raouldukelives Aug 2015 #12
Very well said. SoapBox Aug 2015 #13
thanks, stealing this. Sedona Aug 2015 #14
K & R TxVietVet Aug 2015 #15
The NRA profits off the death of everyone and everything. Initech Aug 2015 #19
Yeppers! d_legendary1 Aug 2015 #20

90-percent

(6,829 posts)
1. I read this on social media
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 08:14 AM
Aug 2015

"PP is the most profitable abortion provider in the country. The abortion rate is going down, which cut heavily into PP's profits. So they decided to make up the difference by getting into the highly profitable baby parts business. But the only way they can get the most profitable parts is by live or partial birth."




You have to admire the raw imagination to think this sort of thing up, don't you?

And even after linking to articles that prove the video by "the Center for Medical Progress" is a hoax and misleading, they continue to believe it's message without criticism!

-90% Jimmy

90-percent

(6,829 posts)
3. Another example of people believing what they want to believe
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 08:49 AM
Aug 2015

“How does a Democrat sleep at night when he realizes that being a good liberal means you have to defend selling baby parts for profit.” – John Hawkins

The above meme was posted a day after I posted the following on a social media site discussing the PP "baby body chop shops":

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2015/07/31/indiana-clears-planned-parenthood-of-wrongdoing/204705
http://www.democracynow.org/2015/7/31/exposed_the_faces_and_fake_names
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/opinion/the-campaign-of-deception-against-planned-parenthood.html?ref=opinion&_r=2

"A mind is like a parachute. It only works if it's open" - attributed to Frank Zappa

And another thing I find annoying about conservatives is they tend to be downright prejudice when they assign characteristics to their hated liberals that are utterly untrue. Like we have some kind of liberal playbook or bible that tells us what to think. I came up with my belief system decades before I decided to label myself as a "progressive liberal Democrat". Oh, also, when faced with evidence that usurps my previous understandings, I CHANGE MY OPINION. Which I think is based on my understanding of THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD.

Yeah, we Americans will get what we deserve when we're collectively stupid enough to elect a Donald Trump for President!

-90% Jimmy

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
4. One insidious meme- "Baby parts"
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 08:53 AM
Aug 2015

They aren't from a baby, god-dammit. They are from a fetus. It was never born, therefore never a child. They are spreading this crap to further their anti- abortion propaganda.

trusty elf

(7,394 posts)
17. My sister is a conservative fundy kook,
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:52 AM
Aug 2015

and she follows several hillbilly theologians on facebook. Another meme she picked up from them, in addition to the 'baby parts" thing, was "abortion industry".

One clown was going on about how those damn libruls were all outraged about a lion being killed, while they don't seem to give a damn about all of those innocent babies being sold for parts! ! ! !

I'm at the point where I'm going to quit following what my sister posts.

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
18. I've seen several articles pushing that comparison.
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:58 AM
Aug 2015

Always with the meme that 'babies' are being sold for vast amounts of money.

A couple of things:



And if she really wants to be concerned about children being sold, she might start with the tens of thousands being sold every year IN THE USA as sex slaves. Where's the outrage on the right?

send her this
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33710224

Enthusiast

(50,983 posts)
10. They have rooms full of high priced fuckers thinking this shit up.
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 09:05 AM
Aug 2015

Creating right wing talking points is an entire industry. I suspect.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
16. I think you're right.
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 10:51 AM
Aug 2015

Ugh. Sometimes I just have no more words for the scumbags. This is one of those times.

raouldukelives

(5,178 posts)
12. K&R
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 09:52 AM
Aug 2015

Oh, and those who support and gather profits from third world sweatshops, human bondage, military endeavors and of course, climate change.

Some actually profit today from the assured horrible misery and deaths of children & animals tomorrow. I'm not convinced that is any better.



d_legendary1

(2,586 posts)
20. Yeppers!
Mon Aug 3, 2015, 11:55 AM
Aug 2015

This story happened over the weekend:

http://www.local10.com/news/father-accidentally-shoots-12yearold-child-in-davie-police-say/34498790

"DAVIE, Fla. -
Police said a Davie man accidentally shot his 12-year-old daughter while teaching her about gun safety."

Nuff said.

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