FEATURE ARTICLES.

DESTROYING PLANNED PARENTHOOD-  A DESPERATE ACT BY 

THOSE WHO DON'T CARE?  PART 2.

What is exactly at the Heart of this sudden Desire to Eliminate PLANNED PARENTHOOD?

CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:

-  THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

-  SAME- SEX MARRIAGE.

-  RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE.

What do They all Have in Common?

Yes, They are Deeply Divisive Issues that Cause a Great of Dissension Among

Individual Politicians, Political Parties, and the Electorate.  

In Fact, During the past few years in the U.S., You could Argue that these have been the Most Relevant Topics, when Discussing the Outcome of Recent Elections.  However, They can give us a Window into the Mindset of Certain Segments of Society, and Those who Represent Them in the Halls of Congress.

THESE THREE ISSUES ARE EXAMPLES OF GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS ATTEMPTING TO GAIN LEGAL ACCESS TO SOCIAL AND MONETARY OPPORTUNITIES, OR HEALTHCARE SAFEGUARDS, THAT OTHERS ALREADY HAVE.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT-  TO AID AMERICANS WHO ARE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE DUE TO COST, BY SUBSIDIZING OR OFFERING HEALTH CARE PLANS AT RATES THAT WOULD NOT CREATE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.  THIS WOULD BRING THEM IN LINE WITH MILLIONS OF OTHER AMERICANS WHO DO RECEIVE MEDICAL SUBSIDIES EITHER THROUGH EMPLOYMENT, DISABILITY, LOW INCOME, OR AGE.

SAME- SEX MARRIAGE-  COUPLES WHO CAN NOW ENTER INTO A LEGAL CIVIL MARRIAGE, WHICH NOW GRANTS THEM EQUAL STATUS BEFORE THE LAW.  THIS ENTITLES THEM TO BE TREATED IN THE SAME MANNER AS THEIR HETEROSEXUAL COUNTERPARTS.

RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE-  A MOVEMENT TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE ACROSS THE NATION, WHICH WOULD ALLEVIATE SYMPTOMS OF POVERTY BY BRINGING FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT PAY SCALES IN LINE WITH THE COST OF LIVING INDEX.  MANY UNION AND CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES ALREADY HAVE MANDATORY INCREASES IN PAY, SO THIS IS NOT A UNIQUE GOAL.

So what do the Above Issues have in common with PLANNED PARENTHOOD?

PLANNED PARENTHOOD-  IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE AFFILIATES OPERATE HEALTH CENTERS THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

THEY ARE RUN, PRIMARILY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUNG AMERICANS AND/OR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS, SO THEY CAN RECEIVE PROPER REPRODUCTIVE MEDICAL CARE.

THIS INCLUDES:

-  CONTRACEPTIVES, BIRTH CONTROL, AND

   ABORTION SERVICES.

-  PREGNANCY AND PRENATAL CARE.

-  STD TESTING AND TREATMENT.

-  CANCER RELATED SCREENINGS

   AND DIAGNOSIS.

...AMONG OTHER PATIENT SERVICES.

SO WHAT DO...

-  PLANNED PARENTHOOD.

-  THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.

-  SAME- SEX MARRIAGE.

-  RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE.

ALL HAVE IN COMMON?

THEIR EXISTENCE IS AN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY OR CREATE PROGRAMS

ADDRESSING FINANCIAL, MEDICAL, AND SOCIAL  INADEQUACIES AND/OR INEQUALITIES IN THE U.S., ALLOWING ALL AMERICANS AN OPPORTUNITY

TO;

1)  WORK FULL TIME, AND RECEIVE WAGES THAT TAKE THEM OUT OF POVERTY.

2)  THE ABILITY TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE MEDICAL CARE, WITHOUT BEING

SUBJECT TO ECONOMIC CRIPPLING COSTS IN MEDICAL INSURANCE PREMIUMS, OR THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE AFFORDABLE AND PRIVATE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

3)  A LAW RECOGNIZING THAT ALL MENTALLY COMPETENT CONSENTING ADULTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE LEGALLY MARRIED TO THE PERSON OF THEIR CHOICE.

THE ABOVE ARE NOT EXAMPLES OF CREATING SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FOR

A CHOSEN SEGMENT OF SOCIETY, BUT RECOGNIZING THAT CERTAIN BASIC SAFEGUARDS AND OPPORTUNITIES ARE SOMETHING THAT ALL AMERICANS SHOULD EXPECT, THAT WILL ALLOW EVERYONE A CHANCE TO LIVE A HAPPY AND PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

Yet, Time and Time Again, the TEA PARTY ACTIVISTS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, (AMONG OTHERS), HAVE TRIED TO DISMANTLE, DESTROY, OR PREVENT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH PROGRAMS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PUSHING FOR TAX CUTS THAT BENEFIT THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS. THIS IS DONE, WHILE DEMANDING THAT ALL AMERICANS ACCEPT SPECIFIC RELIGIOUS GUIDELINES IN OUR LEGAL SYSTEM.

IT SEEMS THEY ARE SET ON KEEPING THE UNITED STATES A COUNTRY OF THE "HAVES AND HAVE NOTS", OR THE "PRIVILEGED CLASS VS THE FACELESS MASSES."

Yeah, THEIR LOOKING OUT FOR ALL OF US...

Date-  9/29/2016.

FEATURE ARTICLES. DESTROYING PLANNED PARENTHOOD- A DESPERATE ACT BY THOSE WHO DON'T CARE? PART 1.

Why is it so difficult to Understand the Motivations that Drive some of the Decisions Made 

by Certain Public Officials?  Sometimes it Appears that Opinions on Particular Issues:

-  ARE COMPLETELY MOTIVATED BY SELF -INTEREST.

-  REFLECT IRRATIONAL PREJUDICES AND HATREDS.

-  WANT TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A RELIGIOUS OR

THEOCRATIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT, BINDING ON ALL

AMERICANS.

THE CONTROVERSY OVER THE ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE

PLANNED PARENTHOOD IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE TO TEST

THE REAL MOTIVATIONS BEHIND THOSE WHO EITHER SUPPORT

THE PROGRAM, OR WISH TO END IT. 

PART 1.- A PRACTICAL APPROACH.

Here is a RATIONAL STEP-BY-STEP WAY TO EVALUATE PLANNED

PARENTHOOD, AS IT IS ADMINISTERED BY GOVERNMENT.

Examine and Analyze the Mission Statement.

Why was it Created?

What was the Reasoning that led to it Being

Started?

What Problems was it Meant to Address?

Was it a Moral Decision, Practical Decision, or Both,

that led to it becoming a Government Program?

Administrating the Program.

What are it's Goals or Objectives?

Do They Mirror its Mission Statement?

Are These Goals Best Served by 

a Government Program?

How does the Funding Accomplish 

These Goals?

Continuing the Program.

Has it been Effective in Accomplishing ALL, SOME,

OR NONE of its Objectives?

Should the Budget be Increased, Decreased or the

Program Eliminated Altogether?  Under what Set of

Guidelines should we consider ALL OR PART OF

THE PROGRAM A SUCCESS?

What are the Consequences of Keeping or Eliminating

all or part of the Program?

THESE POINTS MUST ALSO BE CONSIDERED.

-  If the GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM 

ARE CONSIDERED MORALLY "GOOD", HOW WOULD THEY 

BE ACHIEVED WITHOUT THE PROGRAMS EXISTENCE?

-  IS DESTROYING A PROGRAM IN ITS ENTIRETY, 

THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH ANY PROBLEMS 

IT HAS IN BEING ADMINISTERED?

IN ADDITION,

IF THERE ARE ACCUSATIONS BEING LEVELED AGAINST 

THOSE RUNNING THE PROGRAM FOR VIOLATIONS OF

CRIMINAL OR CIVIL LAW, WHY SHOULD ANY NEGATIVE 

ACTION BE TAKEN UNTIL THE TRUTH OF THESE ASSERTIONS

IS PROPERLY INVESTIGATED?

...TO BE CONTINUED.

Date-  9/26/2015.

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FEATURE ARTICLES. WHEN YOU RELY ON HATE.

The Resignation of John Boehner as SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, AND THE DIFFICULTY IN FINDING A WILLING AND "ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE",

TELLS YOU ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE STATE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

The, "I MAY BE REPUBLICAN, BUT AT LEAST I'M NOT AS CRAZY AS DONALD TRUMP" CAMPAIGN STRATEGY HAS SLOWED A LITTLE, BUT STILL PULLS IN DECENT NUMBERS AT THE POLLS.

A New Problem is that a Second Extremist Candidate, DR. BEN CARSON, appears to be pulling in similar numbers, further indicating that the REPUBLICAN PARTY CANNOT, OR WILL NOT, GET BEHIND A MODERATE CONSERVATIVE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.  Instead, continuing to be led by the TEA PARTY EXTREMISTS, WHO WANT A GOVERNMENT THAT FAVORS THE POLICIES OF PREJUDICE, JUSTICE FOR A FEW, AND AN ECONOMY THAT CARES LITTLE FOR THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC.

To the TEA PARTY STRATEGISTS, THINGS THAT HAVE CREATED DURING 

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION, LIKE...

-  UNIVERSAL HEALTH INSURANCE.

-  SAME- SEX MARRIAGE.

-  NUCLEAR TREATY WITH IRAN.

-  ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS.

-  POLICIES THAT INCREASE WAGES,

   AND LOWER UNEMPLOYMENT.

...ARE UNACCEPTABLE.

WHY?  IS IT BECAUSE SOME OF THE ABOVE REPRESENT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANCES FOR TRADITIONALLY WEAK MINORITY GROUPS, (POLITICALLY SPEAKING), WHO BY COMING TOGETHER WITH OTHER PROGRESSIVE GROUPS ARE EVENING UP THE ELECTORAL PLAYING FIELD?

MAYBE ITS THE REALIZATION THAT INEQUALITY AND INJUSTICE, AS TERMS THAT APPLY TO SELECT GROUPS, WHO CAN BE IGNORED BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE CARE,

                          IS NOW BECOMING A THING OF THE PAST.

LOGIC. THE FALLACY OF PROVING A NEGATIVE. PT 5.

Answering another example of THE FALLACY OF PROVING A NEGATIVE.

#2-  "So I GUESS THAT ALL THOSE PEOPLE SAW A MIRAGE, OR DON'T KNOW WHAT AN AIRPLANE LOOKS LIKE.  HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WASN'T A U.F.O FROM ANOTHER PLANET."

ANSWER-  "IN ORDER FOR SOMEONE TO DISPROVE THE EXISTENCE OF ANYTHING, THERE MUST BE SUFFICIENT REASON TO CONCLUDE THAT THE SUBJECT  MAY ACTUALLY BE A REALITY.  VALID CONCLUSIONS, BASED UPON PREMISES THAT CAN BE TESTED, EXAMINED, FALSIFIED, AND ARE BACKED UP BY QUALITY EVIDENCE, MUST BE PRESENT FOR THERE TO EVEN BE A REASON TO DEBATE ITS EXISTENCE. EXTRATERRESTRIAL VEHICLES FROM OTHER WORLDS DO NOT MEET ANY OF THE ABOVE CRITERIA."

-  "THEN WHAT DID THEY SEE? THEY ALL SAW THE SAME THING.  ARE YOU SAYING THE WITNESSES ARE JUST DELUDED, CRAZY, OR JUST PLAIN LIARS?"

ANSWER-  "I HAVE NEITHER SAID, NOR IMPLIED ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

JUDGING DISTANCES AND SHAPES CAN BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY SINCE WEATHER AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS CAN DISTORT IMAGES.  ALSO, THE HUMAN MIND IS A COMPLEX MECHANISM.  PAREIDOLIA IS A PROCESS BY WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL TRIES TO MAKE ORDER, OR COMPREHEND RANDOM PIECES OF INFORMATION IT PERCEIVES AND MAKE SENSE OF THEM.  THIS CAN HAPPEN BY SIGHT OR SOUND.  THIS IS WHY SOME OF US SEE FACES IN CLOUDS, THE MAN IN THE MOON, OR GHOSTLY APPARITIONS."

"YOU ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER, THAT AS A MEMBER OF A GROUP, THERE IS OFTEN A TENDENCY TO SEE WHAT YOU EXPECT THE GROUP WANTS YOU TO SEE.  IF A NUMBER OF PEOPLE TELL TO LOOK UP IN THE SKY TO SEE A FLYING SAUCER PASS BY, THERE IS OFTEN AN UNCONSCIOUS DESIRE TO FRAME WHAT YOU SEE IN TERMS OF WHAT YOU ARE TOLD BEFOREHAND.  THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE WHEN IT COMES TO RECALLING AN EVENT.  IF THE INFLUENCE AMONG FELLOW WITNESSES IS STRONG AND INSISTENT THAT YOU AGREE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MAJORITY, OR A STRONG AUTHORITY FIGURE, YOUR INITIAL IMPRESSIONS MAY BE PUSHED ASIDE FOR FEAR OF CONFLICT, AND A DESIRE TO BELONG."

"HOWEVER, PERHAPS THE GREATEST INFLUENCE IS CULTURAL BIAS..."