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- From: richarde@baseball.mentorg.com (Richard Ellermeier)
- Subject: Re: Slavery analogy
- Originator: richarde@baseball
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.163352.3027@news.mentorg.com>
- Sender: richarde@baseball (Richard Ellermeier)
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 16:33:52 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.163240.15733@csrd.uiuc.edu>, skinner@sp94.csrd.uiuc.edu (Gregg Skinner) writes:
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- I will come out from behind the lurker screen to address this from a point
- no one has addressed it before.
-
- This analogy is falls apart as indicated.
-
- --deletia--
- |>
- |> I disagree that the analogy is bad. Though imperfect (as any analogy
- |> must be), slavery is perhaps one of the best analogies I have seen. I
- |> will note some strong similarities.
- |>
- |>
- |> Fetus Slave
- |> ----- -----
- |> Considered by some to be the Considered by some to be the
- |> property of the woman. property of the slave owner.
- |>
- |> Denied personhood by some. Denied personhood by some.**
- |>
- |> Abortion abolitionists say Slavery abolitionists say
- |> person. person.
-
- Fetus is a financial and Slave is a financial positive
- physical drain on the woman. with NO physical consequences
- to the slave owner.
-
- It should also be noted that at any time the slave owner decided he could
- sell or otherwise dispose of a slave he did not want. Hmmmmmmmmmm. Very
- Interesting.
-
- |>
- |> (** Historical evidence bears this out. I have seen drawings from the
- |> slave era of slaves with the facial features exaggerated to yield a
- |> beast-like appearance. One drawing I recall in particular included
- |> labels specifically comparing the head of a slave to the head of a
- |> boar.)
- |>
- |> To be sure, there are differences.
-
- --deletia--
-
- |>
- |> Gregg Skinner
-
- And now---back from whence I came with followups and flames directed to "Ye
- Olde Bit Bucket"
-
- --rich
-
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