Say Anything Blog

If people think…  They might come to realize the truth.  An unthinking populace is what most politicians want.

“Hope is not a method.” - Common Military Saying

The above is a statement of pro activity.  If any Soldier were to tell me that he hoped what he was briefing was going to come to fruition, that would be unacceptable.  We in the Army do not have the luxury to ‘hope’ that things will end well.  Hope will get us killed.  Instead, we must plan and take action.  Hope is not a method.

As a leader I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper training.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper logistical supplies.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers will survive the next mission.  Hope is not a method; I live in the real world.

I know that most physicians do not swear by the original Hippocratic oath, but do they even study it any more?

I will neither give a deadly drug to anybody who asked for it, nor will I make a suggestion to this effect. Similarly I will not give to a woman an abortive remedy. In purity and holiness I will guard my life and my art.

Great Britain’s socialized medicine system has a role to play in this as well.  There the doctors work for the government, and thus must practice medicine the way the government tells them too.

Socialized medicine = just another brick in the wall of totalitarianism.

One of the most important talents for success in politics is the ability to make utter nonsense sound not only plausible but inspiring. Barack Obama has that talent. We will be lucky if we escape the catastrophes into which other countries have been led by leaders with that same charismatic talent.
-Thomas Sowell

The obverse would be an MD
suggesting to women
who came for prenatal care
that they consider abortion.
Dr Downes…

“I give them the facts and allow them space to think through the decision that they are making.

“It has to be the mother’s choice. I have no right to make that choice for them

Poodle whiffs it again. A doctor always has the duty to give their patients all pertinent information regarding the treatment. In the case of prenatal care, allowing women to remain pregnant (or not suggesting abortion) is not a treatment since the pregnancy will progress naturally without medical interference. Or perhaps you are suggesting that doctors should suggest unnecessary treatments for otherwise healthy patients.

Conversely, women seeking abortions are not looking for natural progression of a natural condition, but for medical intervention. All medical intervention carries some amount of risk of side effects. In the case of abortions, uncontrolled bleeding, infections, and permanent damage to the uterine lining, making a woman effectively sterile, are all possible side effects. Additionally, there are the guaranteed side effects of temporary hormonal imbalance and emotional distress.

kbiel, pregnancy also kills.

Poodle,

Uh no. Pregnancy has never killed anyone. Complications of pregnancy have killed women, but pregnancy itself is quite safe. I think a world population of 6 billion and counting has proven that.

Woof, your argument isn’t logical because you treat pregnancy as a disease, but it’s most certainly not.

“Hope is not a method.” - Common Military Saying

The above is a statement of pro activity.  If any Soldier were to tell me that he hoped what he was briefing was going to come to fruition, that would be unacceptable.  We in the Army do not have the luxury to ‘hope’ that things will end well.  Hope will get us killed.  Instead, we must plan and take action.  Hope is not a method.

As a leader I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper training.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers have the proper logistical supplies.  I can never ‘hope’ that my Soldiers will survive the next mission.  Hope is not a method; I live in the real world.

Paulie,

Excellent point!  How many times are we told, ad nauseum, that its a woman’s choice?

If its her choice, why are we paying?

“Capitalism is optimism monetized.”

In socialist regimes, life itself is a burden. It is another mouth to be fed, another body to be clothed and housed, and another burden on the limited resources.

The view of life is the fundamental difference between the left and the right. The left sees each new life as a burden. The right sees each new life as a blessing and as a potential solution to life’s problems.

Given that dichotomy, the socialist view of pro-life as “unethical” fits in with their MO.