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A trend seen by prolife activists that frequently engage college students on campuses nationwide is the growing acceptance of post-birth abortion, or killing the infant after he or she is born, campus prolife outreach leaders tell The College Fix.

Anecdotal evidence by leaders of prolife groups such as Created Equal and Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust said in interviews that not only do they see more college students willing to say they support post-birth abortion, but some students even suggest children up to 4 or 5-years-old can also be killed, because they are not yet “self aware.”
“We encounter people who think it is morally acceptable to kill babies after birth on a regular basis at almost every campus we visit,” said Mark Harrington, director of Created Equal. “While this viewpoint is still seen as shocking by most people, it is becoming increasingly popular.”

http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/19896/
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Wow....Isn't the infestation of progressive radicals in positions of education wonderful? And we as parents PAY THEM to infect our kids minds like this.
 
j-mac said:
Wow....Isn't the infestation of progressive radicals in positions of education wonderful? And we as parents PAY THEM to infect our kids minds like this.
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So anecdotal evidence from obviously biased sources is what you use as your sources.

Good to know.

On a side note, when I went to school, I had a political science professor who once ran for public office as a Republican. Obviously this means all universities are now infested with radical conservatives.
 
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I called this in the on a prodigy message board back in the late 80's. I didn't expect it to be as old as 5 years old, though.
 
Young people have a greater tendency to be liberal, this is a fact of life.

Older people have tendencies to be more conservative.

I know as my father gets older he gets a little more conservative around the edges.
 
Jetboogieman said:
"Anecdotal evidence by prolife groups..."

Are you serious?
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Surely you see NO flaws in using that as a source...do you?

By the way, did you know universities were infested with radical conservative professors? I once had a professor who ran on the Republican ticket, so that's how I know it's true everywhere else in the country.
 
Luftwaffe said:
Young people have a greater tendency to be liberal, this is a fact of life.

Older people have tendencies to be more conservative.

I know as my father gets older he gets a little more conservative around the edges.
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It's called wisdom. Your dad has more than you do, this is a fact of life.
 
jmotivator said:
It's called wisdom. Your dad has more than you do, this is a fact of life.
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No, it's just the old not accepting change because it scares them, whether that change may be good or bad ;P

+2 to slyfox, well said on those posts.
 
Luftwaffe said:
Young people have a greater tendency to be liberal, this is a fact of life.

Older people have tendencies to be more conservative.

I know as my father gets older he gets a little more conservative around the edges.
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" If you are Young and Conservative you have no heart....

If you are Old and Liberal you have no brain. "
 
j-mac said:
Wow....Isn't the infestation of progressive radicals in positions of education wonderful? And we as parents PAY THEM to infect our kids minds like this.
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You're actually using anecdotal evidence as your support for this claim and you want to be taken seriously? Really?
 
TheNextEra said:
You're actually using anecdotal evidence as your support for this claim and you want to be taken seriously? Really?
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j-Mac has always had a forte for posting extremely questionable links.

He once used conservapedia in a thread to support his positions.

But this one takes the cake.

The idea that "anecdotal evidence" supports the notion that progressives are lining up to kill 5 year olds is so outrageous it disqualifies him from any and all intelligent debate in the future.
 
I have never heard of this in my entire life. I have been active in pro-choice circles for 10 years, and I was recently in college.

But that's not surprising, given that the "source" is empty anecdote by a bunch of foaming anti-choicers famous for lying about everything.

Statistically, abortion opinions have changed very little in recent decades. Since most people aren't even ok with abortion after 20 weeks, it makes absolutely no sense that they'd be ok with child killing at 5 years old. That is just completely divorced from reality.
 
As someone that is socially liberal, I remember with our son we were thinking the first 5 years were obviously a trial basis and if it didn't work out we would just take a mulligan and try again.

We adopted our daughters at age 4 and 9, so with the 9 year old we were pretty much stuck with her regardless, but the 4 year old we still had a 1 year trial basis.... You know because that's how us social liberals think. Human life means nothing to us anymore... at least up until age 5.....:roll:
 
Luftwaffe said:
No, it's just the old not accepting change because it scares them, whether that change may be good or bad ;P

+2 to slyfox, well said on those posts.
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Ahhh the "wisdom" of youth.:lol: "Those stupid old scardy cats":lol:
 
SmokeAndMirrors said:
I have never heard of this in my entire life. I have been active in pro-choice circles for 10 years, and I was recently in college.

But that's not surprising, given that the "source" is empty anecdote by a bunch of foaming anti-choicers famous for lying about everything.

Statistically, abortion opinions have changed very little in recent decades. Since most people aren't even ok with abortion after 20 weeks, it makes absolutely no sense that they'd be ok with child killing at 5 years old. That is just completely divorced from reality.
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You do know your pres supports so called late term abortion don't you? A needle through the brain, it works every time.
 
Luftwaffe said:
No, it's just the old not accepting change because it scares them, whether that change may be good or bad ;P

+2 to slyfox, well said on those posts.
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LOL !!

Yes, because young people are known for their " wisdom ".
 
Luftwaffe said:
No, it's just the old not accepting change because it scares them, whether that change may be good or bad ;P

+2 to slyfox, well said on those posts.
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No this: You will not believe what you just wrote in 10 years.

Wisdom is acquired over time and there is no fast track. You will learn this as most have.

Never trust an old person with the ideology of an 18 year old.
 
Fenton said:
LOL !!

Yes, because young people are known for their " wisdom ".
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Just like older people never suffer from diminished intelligence.
jmotivator said:
Wisdom is acquired over time and there is no fast track. You will learn this as most have.

Never trust an old person with the ideology of an 18 year old.
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I disagree with your intended meaning. Once one reaches 18, age has very little effect on wisdom. Experience/learning is what affects wisdom, not age. And yes, obviously, an older person is much more likely to have gained life experiences, but it is not a certainty. A theoretical person who is insulated from the world would have less wisdom at the age of 40 than an 18 year old who has spent the last 6 years having to live on the street, provide for themselves, etc.

My point is that age does not grant wisdom. The only thing age guarantees is another step closer to dying.
 
I don't know how long many of you have been away from College....

However, I clearly remember times when the over zealous "Constitution Party" at my campus was setting up shop in the student center and harassing every passer by while having pictures of dead fetus's all over the place.

I remember that, in general, most students treated the group with mockery at best and disdain at worst largely due to their tactics, attitude, and the fact people were more concerned with going to grab some food in one of the mess halls or chat about the latest movie or video game in the Student Center rather than having politics shoved down their throats.

There's not a doubt in my mind that if pro-life groups were being irritated ****s to other college students on campus that you'd have a large number of students purposefully and intentionally just ****ing with them by saying outrageous things they know would annoy or piss those people off.

Forgive me if I'm not buying the anecdotal evidence collected by a bunch of college pro-life groups...none of which I've ever ran into that hasn't been amazingly obnoxious...trying to portray the things said to them by a bunch of other college students as some kind of legitimate feeling on behalf of those students and not just the equivilent to trolling.
 
Slyfox696 said:
Just like older people never suffer from diminished intelligence.
I disagree with your intended meaning. Once one reaches 18, age has very little effect on wisdom. Experience/learning is what affects wisdom, not age. And yes, obviously, an older person is much more likely to have gained life experiences, but it is not a certainty. A theoretical person who is insulated from the world would have less wisdom at the age of 40 than an 18 year old who has spent the last 6 years having to live on the street, provide for themselves, etc.

My point is that age does not grant wisdom. The only thing age guarantees is another step closer to dying.
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You sound young.
 
jmotivator said:
You sound young.
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I'm not (trust me, right now I wish I was...two days of basketball have left me quite sore). I just sound intelligent. Perhaps you're old and have forgotten the difference? ;)

(Yes, it was a joke)
 
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cpwill said:
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anecdote < statistical evidence: Hispanics, Women, and Young People Most Likely to Support a 20-Week Limit on Abortion
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Most Hispanic women understand that the move from 24 weeks to 20 weeks is just a Republican ploy to look like their legislation is effecting abortions.

Of course you and most Hispanic women know that the vast majority of women who decided to terminate their pregnancy do so before 20 weeks.

Of course you know, like most Hispanic women, that if a woman's life or health is in question the 20 week limit is not valid.

Of course you know like most Hispanic women that in the case of rape or incest the 20 week limit is not valid.

Boy you and Hispanic women know a lot.
 
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