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maelorin at 03:25pm on 25/07/2005 under politics, power struggle, religion, right to life, rule of law, shaivo, usa
maelorin at 03:25pm on 25/07/2005 under politics, power struggle, religion, right to life, rule of law, shaivo, usahaving dragged my sorry ass through some recent commentary regarding "the shiavo case", including:
as freeland puts it "we want your soul" :
- www.discourse.net: the_politics_of_the_schiavo_bill
- ideoblog: ideoblog schiavo_the_rig
- www.professorbainbridge.com: emroper_v_simmo
my take on it all comes down to this: there is a continuing power struggle going on - and that is what this case is really about: who has the power.
if the 'right to life' mobs win, things will become very difficult, very quickly, for a lot of people living in america. and by proxy, elsewhere that the usa can extend its influence.
[i have no illusions that the 'right to life' movements are a single, coherent group - any more that those who oppose them are coherent and coordinated.]
as freeland puts it "we want your soul" :
your cellphone your wallet your time your ideas
no barcode no party no iodine no beers
your bankcard, your license, your thoughts, your fears
no simcard, no disco, no photo, not here
your blood, your sweat, your passions, your regrets
your office, your timeoff, your fashions,your sex your goatse your grass your tits, your ass your laughs your highs, we write it allWe want your soulYour Cash, Your House, Your Phone, Your Life, Your Cash, Your House, Your Life
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
Tell us Your Habits, Your Facts, Your Fears
Give us your address, your shoe size, your years
your digits, your plans, your number, your eyes
your skedule, your desktop, your details, your life.
Show us your children, your photos, your home.
Here, take credit, take insurance, take a loan.
Get a job, get a pension, get a haircut, get a suit.
Play the lottery, play football, play the field, sports on two
well show you things well show you swings
we'll buy you things,llamas,big yard birds
well sell you crap well charge you fat
were gonna find big guns & a drunk in your kitchenWe want your soulYour Cash, Your House, Your Phone, Your Life, Your Cash, Your House, Your Life
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
Your thoughts
Your emotions
Your loves
Your dreams
Your checkbook
Your essecnse
Your sweat
Your screams
Your security
Your soberiety
Your innocence innocence society your self
Your place
Your distance
Your space
go back to bed america your government is in control again here watch this shut up...you are free to do as we tell you.....you are free to do as we tell you
We want your soul
Here's boy bands here's matters, here's Britney, here's Cola
Here's pizza, here's TV, here's some rock and some plur
Watch commercials, more commercials, watch Jerry, not Oprah
Buy a better life from the comfort of your sofa
Here's popcorn, here's magazines, here's milkshake, here's blue jeans
here's padded bras, here's long cars, here's football shirts, here's baseball caps
here's live talk shows, here's video games, here's cola lite, here's Timberlake
here's fingertips, here's colegen, here's all night bars, here's plastic hipsWe want your soulYour Cash, Your House, Your Phone, Your Life, Your Cash, Your House, Your Life
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
go back to bed america your government is in control again
here heres amerikan gladiators watch this shut up...
go back to bed america
heres amerikan gladiators
here is 56 channels of it,
watch these picturary retards bang their ****in skulls together & congratualte you on living in the land of freedom
here you go america
you are free to do as we tell you.....you are free to do as we tell youWe want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soulWe want your soulYour Cash, Your House, Your Phone, Your Life, Your Cash, Your House, Your Life
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
We want your soul
no cookies
no stray
no drop-outs
no gays
no leftys
no no lunnies
no opinions
no way
no bankers
no teachers
no facts
no freaks
no skaters
no tweekers
no truth
nostalgic
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But did you read the perspective of people that are actually being talked *about* in this debate, given both sides appear to ignore that we might have an opinion? Here are a couple, offhand:
http://www.notdeadyet.org/
http://www.ragged-edge-mag.com/extra/wokeup.html
The overwhelming majority of those with exceptionally severe disabilities (quadraplegia, for example) ranging down to those of us with merely 'severe' ones (like most of my vital organs needing serious assistance to function) don't want to die. There are a few that, because of how we are treated by others, develop suicidal depression. Usually, if they are given the painkillers, tools, home/community accommodations, and other things they need to participate as an adult, and are not regarded negatively by others, they come to terms with the change and the depression goes away. (Most newly-disabled people go through a grief process, but afterwards become OK with it.)
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i'm not advocating either position, though i do strongly disagree with the idea that a bunch of fundamentalist anythings should have control over anything in anyone's public arena.
that said, thanks for the comment and the links :) i might well refer to them the next time i decide to rant about diability issues.
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i live a few minutes away from 'paradise community church' ... one of the three largest happy-clappy centres in aussie - and the home of the 'family first' party ...