I thought of this reading that one thread this morning

[Rainforestgoddess]

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[muriel_volestrangler]

1. Thought of what?

Was there meant to be a picture? I can't see a reference to one, even in the source code for this page.

[Lordquinton]

13. thought of nothing

Her mind became a blank slate, she attained a higher state of being. Her thoughts transcended the material plane and the post encapsulates all that she now knows.

[trotsky]

2. Yeah I'm not seeing an image either. n/t

[Rainforestgoddess]

3. Well that didn't work, apparently.

I thought I had attached "every sperm is sacred" looked fine on the preview. :/

[amuse bouche]

4. which thread?

[Rainforestgoddess]

5. I am extremely bad at searching this site

But it was a topic in GD, a good way to think of forcing women to bear a child when you could not legally force her to say donate blood.

it devolved, and an 'every sperm is sacred' kind of poster joined in the conversation until they were locked out of it.

[A HERETIC I AM]

6. That was my thread and the point was "Bodily Autonomy"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025206323

[Curmudgeoness]

7. I thought that OP was right on target

and couldn't believe how quickly it got hijacked.

I didn't bother to post in it, since it was such a mess. Too bad that the original intent got lost.

Thanks for posting it---even if it didn't go the way you hoped. But then again, it showed some people for what they are. Always good info.

[A HERETIC I AM]

15. Thanks, and yes, it did get a bit out of hand!

What surprised me was the following stats on the thread;

353 replies, over 11,000 views and 248 recs, BUT...when I look at my "My Posts" tab it shows only 31 responses to the OP!

So it was, for the most part, one giant subthread because one certain individual decided to throw his dick out and then step on it over and over!

Honestly, that thread is the most active I have had since The French Onion Soup thread I put up in the Cooking and Baking group a year ago last February! That had 99 responses (probably half were mine responding to others) but over 20,000 views!

[Curmudgeoness]

19. Thanks

for starting my evening reading here with a good laugh. Yes, one individual did step on his dick.

Now I have to check out that French Onion Soup thread....I am not exactly the cooking and baking type, so I missed it.

[temporary311]

8. Ugh.

I'm usually not one to go in for purity tests or anything like that, but this is one issue where I absolutely would. If you're anti-choice, I'm not certain you're a democrat, and you're certainly not on the left.

[theHandpuppet]

9. +1

[A HERETIC I AM]

10. Are you referring to me? n/t

[temporary311]

11. No, the thread you linked to,

and the fan of the Handmaid's Tale therein.

[Lordquinton]

12. but we can't rule out the religious beliefs that are held by many on the left

Just ask in the other room, if you can get a straight answer...

[Rainforestgoddess]

14. Yes, thanks. I knew it was one of the a/a regulars

The whole, 'I'd force in woman to give birth to my child' thing made me sick to my stomach at first, then it just got ridiculous as he dug in.


Should have been a non controversial topic on a left wing discussion forum.

[A HERETIC I AM]

16. LOL...You would think!

Yeah.."dug in" is exactly what he did.

I kind of got the impression that fellow is fairly young...like in his twenties. Old enough to have a wife but too inexperienced to know better!

[Rainforestgoddess]

18. I got that feeling as well

hopefully he's teachable.

[amuse bouche]

17. Wow what a thread

Yes, the whole forced birth thing was truly astounding. Something I never thought I would see on a Dem site

What a jerk and imbecile

[AtheistCrusader]

20. He's still posting too. Account active. He didn't even earn enough hides to get a cork on his accoun

t.


Staggering.

[Iggo]

21. Pro-Forced-Birth on a Democratic board.

Now THAT is one BIG motherfucking TENT!