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Originally Posted by LessinSF
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That's some weak-ass shit. His first two examples of being "on both sides of the issue" are:
"Is abortion a "sad, and even tragic choice" that should be "rare" or should nothing stand in the way of a woman's "right to choose"? Do we need to lock up repeat offenders for life, or do #BlackLivesMatter?"
There is no contradiction between saying that abortion is a sad and tragic choice, that should be rare, and that it is a choice that a woman should be entirely free to make. The first is a personal feeling, the second is a policy position, there is no contradiction between the two, and it precisely reflects my views. On abortion, and on suicide, as well. (Also on things like being a member of the Tea Party.)
Nor is there a contradiction between the policies of locking repeat offenders up for life and supporting the BlackLivesMatter movement. Perhaps the author thinks that all black people are repeat offenders; that's about the only thing that would explain his professed confusion. This leaves aside that, while Clinton has certainly softened a bit on the three-strikes-type position, she is hardly alone in this country for having done so.
There are a number of other examples I could point to. Certainly she was in favor of the Iraq war, and now admits that was a mistake -- but admitting a mistake is a bit different than being on both sides of an issue.
