Comments on: Saturday Walk http://www.amystevensonline.com/blog/2007/01/14/saturday-walk/ a virtual sewer pipe to channel the random thoughts that pour out of my brain Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:54:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LL http://www.amystevensonline.com/blog/2007/01/14/saturday-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-13432 LL Fri, 19 Jan 2007 23:11:31 +0000 http://www.amystevensonline.com/blog/2007/01/14/saturday-walk/#comment-13432 I really liked your blog! I know the two women whom you met. You are correct, they are remarkable women who work in their daily life for the cause of women and peace. What I found most interesting is your willingness to ACTUALLY TALK to two women who disagree with you on the difficult subject of abortion. Too often many (women and men) shut down completely and will not even take the time to know a person if they are aware of their view on abortion. Trust me, I know. There are so many beautiful interests, hobbies, goals and experiences that we share as human beings, as women. It seems a shame that civility and reaching out in friendship is thrown to the wind. Again, I enjoyed reading your blog and wish you good health and happiness during this year. LL PS- I also agree with you on another point you made: I too think the Feminist Foremothers would be proud. I really liked your blog!

I know the two women whom you met. You are correct, they are remarkable women who work in their daily life for the cause of women and peace.

What I found most interesting is your willingness to ACTUALLY TALK to two women who disagree with you on the difficult subject of abortion. Too often many (women and men) shut down completely and will not even take the time to know a person if they are aware of their view on abortion. Trust me, I know.

There are so many beautiful interests, hobbies, goals and experiences that we share as human beings, as women. It seems a shame that civility and reaching out in friendship is thrown to the wind.

Again, I enjoyed reading your blog and wish you good health and happiness during this year.

LL

PS- I also agree with you on another point you made: I too think the Feminist Foremothers would be proud.

]]> By: Carol http://www.amystevensonline.com/blog/2007/01/14/saturday-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-13413 Carol Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:03:04 +0000 http://www.amystevensonline.com/blog/2007/01/14/saturday-walk/#comment-13413 I understand what you mean by divisions within the women's movement. They are over many things, but the issue of abortion rights spills over into the broader society and is a relection of the larger struggle about violent solutions vs. nonviolence. Hence making it 'one of the most divisive issues of our day', to quote a recent poll by Pew Research. EMILY's List which funds pro-choice women candidates raised $42 million this last election cycle, more money than any labor union, more money than any corporation PAC, and more PAC money than any other social interest group in America, whether it is the environment, jobs creation, or anti-war. That is how divisive abortion is. Yes, if money and energy could go toward alleviating the need women have to chose this 'evil necessity', this would indeed be pro-woman. Susan B Anthony said, "Sweeter even than to have had the joy of caring for children of my own has been to me to help bring about a better state of things for mothers generally, so their unborn little ones could not be willed away from them." What if we spent only half of the military budget on diplomacy and peace instead of the 'evil necessity' of war? I understand what you mean by divisions within the women’s movement. They
are over many things, but the issue of abortion rights spills over into the
broader society and is a relection of the larger struggle about violent
solutions vs. nonviolence. Hence making it ‘one of the most divisive issues
of our day’, to quote a recent poll by Pew Research. EMILY’s List which
funds pro-choice women candidates raised $42 million this last election
cycle, more money than any labor union, more money than any corporation PAC,
and more PAC money than any other social interest group in America, whether
it is the environment, jobs creation, or anti-war. That is how divisive
abortion is.

Yes, if money and energy could go toward alleviating the need women have to
chose this ‘evil necessity’, this would indeed be pro-woman. Susan B
Anthony said, “Sweeter even than to have had the joy of caring for children
of my own has been to me to help bring about a better state of things for
mothers generally, so their unborn little ones could not be willed away from
them.”

What if we spent only half of the military budget on diplomacy and peace
instead of the ‘evil necessity’ of war?

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