Thank you for your thoughtful post. I doubt very much that a former pro-choice democrat like Donald Trump is going to be saving unborn babies any time soon. He is much more likely to cause the death of children who are already born by taking away their Medicaid and bankrupting their parents. However, in all fairness, we will have to wait and see.So as to not derail another thread, I am starting this one. I am Canadian so my country is very much affected by whatever goes on in the states. Our main political concern is the renegotiation of free trade and the impact that will have on our economy.
However, as a Catholic who thinks abortion is wrong, I am amazed that this would be sufficient reason to vote for Trump. He appears to be supporting racism, which IMO is just as sinful. So I really DON"T understand how the simply fact he believes abortion is wrong is justification in letting him get away with his other sins (such as using loopholes to not pay taxes which is theft)
Also, as a woman, I am floored that any women would vote for a man who jokes about sexually assaulting women. That is very concerning to me. How does saving a baby justify assaulting a woman
But from where I am sitting, the saddest part of the whole election was the only thing I ever saw was two people insult each other like immature kids. I can’t remember seeing either one of them on TV explaining their campaign on things like economic policies and providing well researched arguments on how that would benefit the future of America.
It’s like I told everyone at work. I didn’t bother watching the election because if I wanted that kind of drama I would watch the bachelor
NOTE: I don’t watch Canadian elections either
Thank you.
If someone told me because I am a woman, I don’t know what men go through, I would 100% agree.
I was making a small comment about the bigger part. Women who were sexuality assaulted suffer tremendously and this IS just as bad as killing a baby. The rude comments are what make it such that assault is not seen as a big deal.
From a practical standpoint, I can see why a woman would not want to kill a baby. Robbing banks and committing fraud might be a little less repugnant than killing a baby but… again, assaulting women is just as repugnant and crude remarks, give an impression that it is OK to degrade women
The part that is wrong is that Trump expects the Mexican’s to pay for it. If he made the US pay for it because he felt it was a necessary thing to protect America, it would be a totally issue
Expecting someone else to pay for something Trump wants is ridiculous. It is almost an attitude that he is so much better than others that he will dictate where they spend their money
Because of the content of his response to me, it was obviously very unsympathetic. Had his post been sympathetic, I would have posted ‘how nice to see a good man’
Because I read a lot of post that said ‘I voted for Trump because he is against abortion’ and that was the end of the story. If they made other valid arguments for voting for Trump, then I would have seen it as a well though out decision.
Hold up there just a second… your theology is wrong there. Since the fall all humans (except for Mary) were conceived with original sin. The truth is that we don’t know what happens to the souls of aborted children. At best we trust in God’s mercy, but you overstep the bounds of Church teaching when you say, “that baby goes straight to Heaven, so it is in some ways a blessing.”
Fine… I also voted for Trump because under Obama’s administration and most likely Hillary’s The little sisters of the poor will be bullied by The government to force them to pay for other people’s contraceptives.
Why does Canada operate border check points?
I’m so confused by your information. You think trump is racist presumably because he wants illegal imagrants out. Then, when it’s pointed out that isn’t racist your issue is the payment if that wall!? Ok. Look, if trump wants to build a wall and renegotiate a trade deal that favors the nation he leads so we make money instead of five money and call it paying for a wall, fine by me.
What if Americans went to canida under dark of night and demanded all the rights of its citizens and we invaded Canada by the millions. Then we voted in Canadian elections for the candidate most likely to be American…
As long as third party candidates do not do what is necessary to get on the ballots of all the States, Territories and DC then they are not seriously in the running and do not deserve a vote as they are not running to represent all of the citizens nor interests - in addition to not having a chance at winning.
when the moose was gone we would have to eat caribou, sheep and goats
You are avoiding the question. The question was:
There’s also the recognition that these assaults are being brought out for political reasons. E.g., cases being dropped around election day.
