angelo
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Post by angelo on Sept 2, 2017 20:29:52 GMT
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Post by Maolsheachlann on Sept 2, 2017 20:39:25 GMT
I agree with the article. I'm not persuaded of their usefulness. I've had this argument with people before.
I'm reminded of my own reaction to seeing "shocking" road safety ads. It's one of annoyance and upset. I always switch them off and I'm pretty sure it leaves a trace of resentment. In fact, I think we tend to resist anything that upsets us that much. If someone shouts something at you-- you are inclined to go against them even if you would have agreed otherwise.
It is best to appeal to people in a less confrontational manner. So yes, I completely agree with the article.
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Post by cato on Sept 3, 2017 17:08:52 GMT
I do think there is a brutalising effect of showing these horrific images in public. I agree the reality is vile but shock tactics can create distress and raw emotion. I think campaigners may be well intended but ironically can contribute to a coarsening of society.
There is the opposite problem of course of having a narrow focus on abstract principles like choice and ignoring the actual procedures that women wish to have the legal right to choose and presumably will force the tax payer to pay for.
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Post by Séamus on Sept 4, 2017 7:09:10 GMT
I have to admit finding most pro-life groups, and a lot of their members specifically, very repelling. I'm not, of course, talking about Ireland ,I can only speak for the diocese I live in. Iona institute, from their website, seem quiet level-headed and rational.
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Post by MourningIreland on Sept 7, 2017 22:34:51 GMT
I like a meme I saw today - "Prolife: The Radical Notion that Babies Should Not be Killed."
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