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Editor:
Hey, Adam! Your naivete is still overwhelming you ("Government intervention and abortion don't mix," Sept. 23)!
You use the bumper-sticker argument, "Against abortion? Then don't have one." It seems almost criminal to attack something so weak and helpless, but here goes:
Let's translate that to the pro-slavery argument of the previous century: "The simple fact is that slavery is legal. If you think slavery is wrong, don't buy a slave. It's your choice."
Or let's try a more modern translation, say, fifty years back: "The simple fact is that discrimination is legal. If you don't want to hire a minority, just toss her resume' out. It's your choice."
And here is a nifty and especially tasteless rendering that Hitler may have used: "The simple fact is that killing Jews is legal. If you think killing Jews is wrong, don't kill one. It's your choice."
Yes, it's crude and callous, but we aren't exactly talking about picking daisies here, are we? Have you done any investigative reporting on this, Adam? Have you seen the freedom you are promoting?
And you say the government shouldn't be telling women what to do with their bodies because that role rightly belongs to their doctors. That sounds good and economical to me; let's get rid of that manipulative bureaucracy called the FDA and let people write their own damn prescriptions for whatever drugs they want in whatever quantities. And let's toss out the American Medical Association while were at it; it's just another source of rules and regulations trampling our liberty and raising the cost of medical care.
And since the government is at war with itself over the issue, let's get rid of any laws pertaining to it, since no one can really decide the right answer. It is just too difficult. In fact, the government is at war with itself over guns and gun control; let's dump all those restrictive gun laws. And what about all those wars between the White House and the Congress over taxation? Contradictions like this only serve to illustrate how unclear our government is about the entire taxation issue. The only answer is to eliminate tax laws and let the people decide how much to pay. The issue is just too difficult for government or us as a society to handle, except on an individual basis.
Does the journalism department require its majors to take any logic or philosophy courses? I'm taking a philosophy course now, and it's great. Maybe you'd sharpen some of your debating skills by looking into some of what they offer in that department. Otherwise, there are a thousand and one columnists in the real world who are ready to chew you up and spit you out, journalistically speaking. You'll be working for the Arizona Daily Star before you knew what hit you. Now there's a thought that's scarier than brain-sucking men in white suits!
Dewaine R. McBride
accounting senior
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