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mahigan

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10. Everyone I know is pro life -

Tue Feb 12, 2019, 02:00 AM

Feb 2019

Fortunately, I don't think I know anyone who is not pro choice.

This is symptomatic of a larger problem for those of us in the reality based community. We have been careless about allowing the right easy victories in semantic warfare. Whether it is "pro choice", turning "liberal'" into a dirty word or "fake news" being used to describe anyone other than Fox News". "Pro choice" is a misnomer that has caused us a lot of problems over the years along with far too many others. We need to take the power of words much more seriously.

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Please stop calling it "pro life"... [View all] DemocracyMouse Feb 2019 OP

I call them pro birth. They couldn't care less about the babies after delivery. mobeau69 Feb 2019 #1

I call them forced birthers Major Nikon Feb 2019 #4

Yes. This. They don't care about life after birth. GoCubsGo Feb 2019 #16

Expanding on your observation... alwaysinasnit Feb 2019 #8

words matter. TeamPooka Feb 2019 #2

I don't think I ever have. Iggo Feb 2019 #3

They are "pro-life" in the sense that Communists used to say they were in favor of "peace"... First Speaker Feb 2019 #5

What they call "pro life" is really "anti choice" FakeNoose Feb 2019 #6

Technically, Everyone is Pro Life dlk Feb 2019 #7

Call it women's self determination deniers. lunatica Feb 2019 #9

Everyone I know is pro life - mahigan Feb 2019 #10

"Semantic warfare" is a great term! DemocracyMouse Feb 2019 #13

Misogynistic Fetus Fetishists. eggplant Feb 2019 #11

Pro-life is a myth. keithbvadu2 Feb 2019 #12

Hey guys.... any thoughts about the other alternative phrases? DemocracyMouse Feb 2019 #14

"Forced maternal labor" has tested pretty well! DemocracyMouse Feb 2019 #15