One artifact of liberalism are words games are often used to confuse realty and slant the playing field. For example, liberalism confuses the concepts of rights and entitlements, often calling entitlements, rights, while trying to limit rights, but treating these as entitlements. Rights apply to all, while entitlements only apply to select subgroups. These entitled groups usually vote Democrat.
So you are once again blaming "liberalism" for all of your transgressions. Word games....seriously? All one need do is tune into Fox (i.e. Faux News) or any other right wing entertainment sources to see so called "conservatives play "word games". The rise of "fake news" is largely a right wing and Russian phenomena. The question you should be asking yourself is why is it you and those like you are so dependent upon deception.
You have no evidence liberalism confuses the "concept of rights" and entitlements. The irony here is that the biggest advocates for entitlements are those so called "conservatives", i.e. older white people, as they are heavily dependent upon those entitlements.
As an example of the contrast, consider the right to bear arms; own guns, and the right to have an abortion. The right to bear arms is a classic example of a right. It applies equally to all; men, women, children with adult supervision, black ,white, gay, etc, can all own guns. As a right, the individual has a choice and has to provide for themselves; pursuit of happiness. For example, if a poor person wanted shotgun, but cannot afford one, they can't expect the government to buy guns for them, even if there is a right to own guns. This would make it an entitlement. Rights are connected to freedom and self reliance.
Well, here is the thing; the right to own and bear arms and the right to abortion are both constitutionally protected rights. The right to abortion is also a constitutionally protected right whither you like it or not. Women do have the right to control their bodies just as men do. Now that may go against your fascist grain, but I won't shed any tears over it. Just because women have different body parts, that doesn't disqualify those parts from protection under the law as you and your so called conservative cohorts would do.
Abortion is not a right, because it does not apply to all, since men have no say. Also, women are not all required to provide for their own, like the right to own a gun. If government resources are diverted, to pay for a group, this is an entitlement. If Planned Parenthood is defunded, this does not alter the right to have an abortion. Doctors can still perform abortions and women can still legally find these doctors. Women would be placed in the same position as those who practice the right to bear arms. They will lose the entitlement, but not the right.
Government aren't used and cannot be legally used to fund abortions. It's the law, thus the defunding of Planned Parenthood would have no impact on abortions. But it would defund all the many other healthcare services Planned Parenthood provides to women. The only thing the defunding of Planned Parenthood would do is make basic healthcare more unavailable and more expensive for women.
The reason an entitlement is not a right is an entitlement creates extra expenses for others, via higher taxes. As such, it limits the rights of other citizens to pursue their own happiness. The work around is the right to have an abortion, becomes connected to a charity. An abortion charity, where liberals donate, provides money, while making Liberals happy who give; right to pursue happiness. It becomes like the parent who buys a gun for their child, who can't afford one but is mature enough to have one. That father uses charity and does not place hardship on his neighbors through a group tax.
Except as previously noted, the funding of Planned Parenthood doesn't fund abortions. Planned Parenthood isn't an "abortion charity". It's a charity which provides healthcare to women. Folks like you think that's a bad idea.
Many liberals groups are upset about the prospect of President Trump. They chant their fear at a loss of rights. Trump will not take away rights, but he might limit entitlements, so what is left are only the rights. Criminal rights are not rights but entitlements. Criminals should not cost the tax payer huge sums of tax payer money to maintain. Criminals may need to earn their own way, or be funded by liberal charities.
Many "liberals", i.e. anyone who isn't a mindless right wing dittohead, have legitimate fears of a Trump presidency. Trump has advocated for the use of torture and an interrogation tool. He has repeatedly attacked the Constitution, e.g. the First Amendment, the Eight Amendment, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the separation of powers - all core tenets of our democracy. And as president Trump will be charged with protecting the Constitution. That should be a concern for every American. Trump has tried to suppress free speech and has advocated measures to suppress free speech. He has stated he would use torture as an interrogation tool. Republicans should be asking themselves why it is they support a man who doesn't value and honor the Constitution. But they don't; they just blindly follow like lemmings over a cliff.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...-unconstitutional-freedom-liberty-khan-214139
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...tion-page-perspec-1019-md-20161018-story.html
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