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FarLeftFist

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Wed Feb 8, 2012, 09:59 PM Feb 2012

CALM THE FUCK DOWN, CATHOLICS! [View all]

Oh. You are calm. Sorry...

Looks like the only ones freaking out are the desperate GOP and it's faux outraged base. And while the media keeps TRYING to make this a story America keeps shrugging and saying "who the fuck cares, we agree that contraception is an important part of health and well-being, are you people crazy?!".

I'm telling you, as a young(ish) person myself (31 yrs old) this is one of those 'last of a dying breed' issues that is a throwback to a time when women wore poodle skirts and dancing too close was considered risque. Back to a time when the faster the drumbeat the closer to Satan. Under 2 decades until petty non-sensical prude issues like this go away for good. No one cares about this non-issue anymore.

The whole mindframe behind this faux outrage is ridiculous. Lets see, they are anti-choice, yet also anti-contraception, so that means they are basically saying sex should ONLY be done when it is meant for reproductive purposes. Do you know how insanely silly that sounds to someone my age let alone the next generation 20 yrs from now?! Actually you probably do know how silly and ridiculous that sounds, along with the rest of America who can't seem to muster up a 'give-a-fuck' about this nonsense issue. But I can see how this issue really rallies up the inbred morons on the other side of the aisle who love nothing more than tying religion to the Constitution.

Conservatism is dead. And while it still has a pulse (like living in our SCOTUS), it is well on it's way to its grave. When I see polls and charts showing that 70+% of people age 18-35 believe same-sex marriage should be legalized you better believe that the final nail in the coffin of conservatism is under 2 decades away.

So go right ahead:

1-Media
2-Bill O'Reilly
3-Father 'whatever your name is on FOX nooze whining'
4-RepubliCon senators and congressmen

if you feel the need to cry, complain, throw a temper-tantrum, and squirm and squeal to make yourselves feel better than by all means please go right ahead, because this faux outrage will doom your party even further and expose how relentlessly out of touch with society's current state of affairs you really are. While all of you conservative congressmen/women sit in your homes in your gated communities FAR removed from the real world, feel comforted by the fact that your teenage and 20somethings sons and daughters are WAAAY more intelligent than you because they ARE using contraceptive and practicing safe-sex, something the dying breed just can't seem to wrap their tiny little brains around.

Pres. Obama, PLEASE don't flip-flop on this issue. This is a great achievement not only for women's rights but for society as a whole. Never feel bad giving power to the people. Now we're starting to look like a civilized society. Can I get an AMEN!

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CALM THE FUCK DOWN, CATHOLICS! [View all] FarLeftFist Feb 2012 OP
It isn't the average Catholic doing this... Spazito Feb 2012 #1
EXACTLY. Haven't heard a peep from the average Catholic, just the hate-mongering fundies. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #4
All the Catholics know think the pope and that birth control BS is kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #12
That Freak o Nature Donnahoe or how ever he spells his name.... WCGreen Feb 2012 #7
Have they even noticed the empty pews lately, or are they too tsuki Feb 2012 #13
A great big +1 from this Catholic WildEyedLiberal Feb 2012 #17
The RCC is becoming an embarrassment among Catholics for this Aerows Feb 2012 #18
Your post and several hundred I've read on DU show that there are several divisive, polarizing jody Feb 2012 #2
So the solution is... what? 2ndAmForComputers Feb 2012 #5
There are single-issue voters, if this is the persons 'issue' than so be it. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #8
The day that the Church starts investigating Aerows Feb 2012 #21
Do we have any evidence that Catholics other than the ones on TV are all that freaked out? n/t renie408 Feb 2012 #3
Thats my point. Hence, the sarcastic title. This is just GOP desperation. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #6
Considering 98% of Catholic women use birth control, I'm thinking they're ok with it. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2012 #14
You forgot Morning Joe julian09 Feb 2012 #9
And just tonight Tweety is doing the same thing! CTyankee Feb 2012 #24
The only Catholics acting this way are the pediophile protectors (the Bishops and Cardinals). Dawson Leery Feb 2012 #10
Yep Aerows Feb 2012 #22
Amen!!!!!1111!!!!! nt Auntie Bush Feb 2012 #11
According to an MSNBC poll, the majority of Catholics agree with mzmolly Feb 2012 #15
PSHAW! They don't need their stinkin' poll to tell them what to say on MJ tomorrow! CTyankee Feb 2012 #25
Thank you, thank you thank you! hedgehog Feb 2012 #16
And it's not even about abortion! treestar Feb 2012 #19
Thank you so much for this post WildEyedLiberal Feb 2012 #20
Chris Matthews is having an absolute fit over this... tallahasseedem Feb 2012 #23
Kick politicasista Feb 2012 #26
The only thing this Catholic is worked up about right now . . . Brigid Feb 2012 #27
Kicked and Rec'd louslobbs Feb 2012 #28
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