tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post5814254277639711572..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: The Supreme Court, Abortions, and the Culture Warsmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-14136408244188667952009-07-12T16:01:50.394-07:002009-07-12T16:01:50.394-07:00The only difference is that Ginsberg didn't sp...The only difference is that Ginsberg didn't specifically use the word, black. Which part of the population do you think she meant when she said we might have too much of it. Do you think it was wealthy whites or poor blacks?mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-46856442824255344322009-07-12T15:22:52.071-07:002009-07-12T15:22:52.071-07:00No better or worse, perhaps, but they're still...No better or worse, perhaps, but they're still comments about *different* things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-71705636850335450682009-07-12T13:33:56.771-07:002009-07-12T13:33:56.771-07:00I think most people did understand, however, Benne...I think most people did understand, however, Bennett doesn't have a racist bone in his body. He's spent his life serving the public. What conservatives couldn't believe was how he his entire life didn't matter and it was reduced to these comments.<br /><br />That said, his comments are better or worse than Ginsberg's and yet hers are ignored while Bennett is demonized for his. If you can't see that then I can't help you.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-42205916358557360482009-07-12T13:22:56.704-07:002009-07-12T13:22:56.704-07:00Mike, I think one of the reasons that a lot of con...Mike, I think one of the reasons that a lot of conservatives didn't understand why people were upset about Bennett's comments was because they fixated on the abortion thing.<br /><br />Criticism of Bennett's comments had NOTHING to do with abortion. NOBODY was accusing Bennett of wanting to abort every black baby. What got people upset was that Bennett was insinuating that there would be less crime in a world without blacks. Even when he was qualifying his comments by saying that he doesn't actually support aborting every black baby, he still insisted that doing so would reduce crime.<br /><br />That Bennett didn't even realize he was espousing the prejudiced view that blacks are responsible for so much crime made him look even more racist.<br /><br />That being said, Guinsberg's Sanger-esque comments that abortion was supposed to be a form of population control for the poor were also in bad taste, and the kind of elitist comments that reinforce my belief that our society severely overvalues Ivy League grads.<br /><br />But at least Guinsberg wasn't making it all about race like Bennett was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-11781473927356987402009-07-11T19:23:53.376-07:002009-07-11T19:23:53.376-07:00I spent considerable time studying nutrition, with...I spent considerable time studying nutrition, with Adelle Davis as my favorite author in the subject.<br /><br />The human brain is actually in a condition of gestation until about age 4. Poor prenatal nutrition and poor nutrition for the 1st 4 years of a child's like can literally prevent full brain development. All of the people who espouse inferiority of minorities are doing so against the backdrop of this critical fact.<br /><br />One of the wisest liberal programs is the WIC program that provides high quality basic nutrition such as milk, eggs and fruits for poor women and children. That program more is probably a key element in the great progress that has been made in helping poor minorities achieve middle class status. <br /><br />We have made considerable progress and it cannot be denied.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Gail S<br />http://backyardfence.wordpress.comGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687566216115736416noreply@blogger.com