Letters to the Editor
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Protest and Rhetoric is sickening?
As pro-choice as I am, to read that Triaster finds legitimate protest and fair rhetoric (particularly when propononts of gay marriage use exactly the same language), "sickening," pushes me towards the Lifer's camp: if they really believe that abortion is murder - and there's no reason to think that they don't, then the language of "We shall over come" is not only appropriate, it's a mild response: in some parts of this world, those who disagree with the religious, find themselves dead or worse, and other political movements, such as the move for Purto Rican independence (led, at one time by Lolita Lebron, who partook in the 1954 shooting attack on the US Congress ) find themselves celebrated as heroes. To deny legitimate protest is sickening, Rebecca, even if we don't agree with the cause, and while some in the pro-life movement have resorted to violence, the overwhelming majority of lifers have worked within the system. That the outcome serves neither you or I may be disheartening, but you can't deny their success - and maybe, instead of feeling sick, it's time to convince your neighbors that choice is the best way to go. While your experiencing the vapors, the lifers are fighting - and fighting hard.