jho@ihu1m.UUCP (Yosi Hoshen) (10/01/85)
> Pro-lifers have frequently been referred to as a bunch of Rightists. > We are supposed to be part of a plot to suppress individual rights > in the name of the State, or Religion, or Big Business. And yet > countries governed by Leftists are not known for their concern for > the rights of the individual -- "Individualism" is a pejorative word > in these countries. So why was the Left so solicitous for individual > rights -- not those of the fetus, of course -- in the case of abortion > on demand? Ever wonder about that? I don't think there is substantial difference between the extreme religious right and the extreme communist left. Both extremists want to limit the freedom of the individual. The religionist side uses the bible to support its actions, whereas the communist side invokes Marx to justifies its repressive actions. The religionist right and religionist (Marxist) left share many common traits. Their goal is to impose their dogma on the rest of society. I propose that we are dealing in both cases with the same totlitarian mentality. -- Yosi Hoshen, AT&T Bell Laboratories Naperville, Illinois, Mail: ihnp4!ihu1m!jho