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Sparkly

(24,149 posts)
Sun Mar 4, 2012, 12:28 PM Mar 2012

The Rightwing's Circular Rhetoric.

Today's circular talking points:


Women have the right to choose birth control.

--> "Of course! Nobody is denying them birth control. They can get it anywhere."

They can't always afford it out of pocket.

----> "Why should *I* pay for women's sexual recreation?"

You're not! The point is it should be included in health insurance.

--------> "That's an egregious government infringement on religious freedom!"

There are religious exceptions in place already; it's about insurance companies covering it.

------------> "Why don't they just take personal responsibility and keep their knees together?"

Women have the right to choose birth control.

--> "Of course! Nobody is denying them birth control. They can get it anywhere."


.... Repeat ad nauseum.

They're pretty interchangeable, too.
You say "religious freedom," they say "it's really about who pays."
You say "rights," they say "aspirin between your knees."
You say "insurance," they say "religious freedom."

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The Rightwing's Circular Rhetoric. (Original Post) Sparkly Mar 2012 OP
Brilliant! Laochtine Mar 2012 #1
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