I just post this — to remind that Hinderaker’s “moral equivalence” meter… is utterly… broken.
Here’s the quote (admittedly, in the context of abortion rights):
“…Abortion (much like slavery over the course of the 19th century) went from being a regrettable but sometimes unavoidable evil to being a positive good — indeed, these days, the noblest good to which political life can aspire….
What in the Sam Hill sh!t does he mean?!
If it’s his old trope about 19th Century Democrats having been pro-slavery — that has zero to do with 21st Century thinking. [And supporting a woman’s right to decide about her own body… is sort of the opposite of being pro-slavery, John — in any event.]
But honestly… I don’t think he means that.
I think he means to approve of the notion that slavery built large parts of this nation — and he’s absolutely fine with taking all those benefits… ones he and his ancestors steadfastly feel.. should never be subject to even a discussion about… subsequent compensation, now that thinking has… evolved.
What a befuddled, bitter old coot.
Damn.
Out.
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