Comicist

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[comicist]

Obama's war on terrorism ... the standard U.S. approach to terrorism with blind confidence based on assumption built from knowing one's self, rather than truly knowing one's adversary.   

[comicist]

Interesting dilemma for those who'd say they're "Pro-Life."  While I do find absurdities at claiming human life at one stage should somehow be protected while another stage discarded ... based on made up rights ... I do also find difficulty with the opposite side.  Let's say that hypothetically those who're pro-life get what they want - and abortion becomes illegal - then that would mean forced pregnancies, perhaps even locking someone away during the duration of their pregnancy who'd attempted an abortion?

[comicist]

Bad news - I just learned a bit about myself.  Informed by gangstanancysinatra.tumblr.com.  I appreciate the blunt honesty, this sort of thing is good to know about oneself if one happens to be oblivious to it.

See HERE for the referenced post.

[comicist]

I've had a few good responses recently that I liked.  Very openly direct.  Some were quite enjoyable, even in their simplicity.  

Here's a drawing about one of my first favorites from lolatprolife.tumblr.com.  See HERE for the referenced post. 

[comicist]

This only targets those who argue for abortions based on a hypothetical future of non-stable foster homes and overcrowded orphanages ... as if anyone can know anything for certain other than are we making the choice right now that will enable it to have a future, or are we making a choice to end a human life?

[comicist]

A call to terminate the senile old people who have no prospect of a future, who don't contribute anything to society, who're only a drain on society and their own children, and especially those with Alzheimer's, Dementia, those in a coma, or anything where they're basically not sentient and aware anymore.  Of course I'm not a monster, let's be sure to use anesthetics, because killing a human is OK ... so long as they don't feel pain (at least that's an argument I've heard somewhere before).

When it's OK to kill humans: 1. Not aware that they're being killed 2. Can't feel pain 3. They're living at someone else's expense

Of course a fetus and an old, comatose person aren't the same.  It's an analogy pulling forth common reasons given for the acceptability of killing human lives.  What makes it especially OK to kill fetuses is that they depend solely on only ONE person, where as an old, comatose person can be taken care of by SEVERAL people.  Therein lies the reason that escaped me previously, how foolish of me.  That makes so much sense too.

[comicist]

2013 Personal Favorites - I liked these.  A few more not related to the pro-life/choice argument I also liked, but these were still better I thought.

[comicist]

2013 In Review - After putting up a handful of graphics illustrating the pro-choice & pro-life stance, this has to be the most prolific (pun intended).  Why not?  It does illustrate that a fetus doesn't feel pain before maybe about 20 weeks or more, it can't sustain its own life until about 21 weeks, brain activity is measurable at about 12 weeks, it's recognizable as a human by 8 weeks, it can't talk until about 1 year, it can't raid the fridge on its own until about 2 years ... really just a lot of stages of development of a human life (ahem, parasite) that can legally be torn limb from limb up until the 22-24 week stage, depending on location.

[comicist]

A comic about abortion.  There are a lot of double standards on both sides and nonsense paradoxes (is there a paradox that makes sense?).  But how can the same person who's 'heart' might break at seeing an animal killed so easily make a choice to end a human life?

I know, I know, the choice, even the pro-choice, is never easy ... but that at least should tell you something else.

Also, why aren't those stick figures wearing pants, what's that about?

[comicist]

If you haven't heard what's going on in North Korea ... look it up on the news.  They're bosting some of their own pride by holding hostage an 85-year old man, Merrill Newman, holding him responsible for his actions as a soldier 60 years ago, and supposedly on charges of contacting spies during his last visit there.  Not sure what Kim Jong-un's issue is, but he could probably be a truly great leader if he'd lead his people out of despair and starvation.  He should embrace the rest of the world and the world economy.  Look at how remarkable Germany, Japan & China have become.  

I know, Mr. Newman wasn't smart to go to North Korea in the first place.  But it's not his fault that he was wrongfully detained.  He went on an approved tourist visa as part of an approved tour with a tour guide, perhaps to see the country he fought in six decades ago once more before he died.  

[comicist]

Hey, pro-lifers … would appreciate it if you’d use the correct definitions here.  A fetus is not a baby.  True, a fetus *might* become a baby, just as a baby *might* become an adult … but each term describes a different stage of development.  So, don’t go around accusing people who’re getting abortions of killing a baby.  Would you go around and accuse someone who killed a baby or child of killing an adult?  Of course NOT!  Except for in some metaphorical or poetic sense, or during transition, someone can’t be in two different stages of development at exactly the same time.

[cultureshift]

Silly, isn’t it? Yes, a pre-born child can be called many scientific names such as zygote, blastocyst, embryo, and fetus, among many others. Those who desire to continue their slaughter refuse to use the common lexicon of child. Somehow referring to our young by scientific names makes the killing easier on their conscience. I guess killing an ‘adolescent’ is easier than killing a ‘child’. Then again, maybe not.

[threebirdsofafeather]

What about the people who wait 5 months before getting an abortion? Is it still an inhuman clump of cells then?

[comicist]

It's no more or less human at any point after the human life has begun, biologically speaking.  Of course legally speaking, the law can say whatever it wants to say depending on the sway of people behind it.  So currently, the law says that some levels of human development aren't "persons" and thus aren't afforded the same rights to life.  However, there's additionally the vague area that while some human lives aren't persons, they're still afforded the right to life.

[comicist]

Hey, pro-lifers … would appreciate it if you’d use the correct definitions here.  A fetus is not a baby.  True, a fetus *might* become a baby, just as a baby *might* become an adult … but each term describes a different stage of development.  So, don’t go around accusing people who’re getting abortions of killing a baby.  Would you go around and accuse someone who killed a baby or child of killing an adult?  Of course NOT!  Except for in some metaphorical or poetic sense, or during transition, someone can’t be in two different stages of development at exactly the same time.

[cultureshift]

Silly, isn’t it? Yes, a pre-born child can be called many scientific names such as zygote, blastocyst, embryo, and fetus, among many others. Those who desire to continue their slaughter refuse to use the common lexicon of child. Somehow referring to our young by scientific names makes the killing easier on their conscience. I guess killing an ‘adolescent’ is easier than killing a ‘child’. Then again, maybe not.

[foritisbygrace1]

Okay, so a fetus and a baby are both humans in different stages of development.

I don’t see how that means killing a fetus is okay.

The original poster says that killing a baby isn’t the same as killing an adult, but I think we can all agree that both are wrong. So how does saying a baby and fetus aren’t the same thing apply to the abortion issue?

If anything, this would be an argument against abortion, because  it sounds like they’re acknowledging that fetuses are humans. 

[comicist]

I'd say you got my intent well at this illogical argument often placed.  Indeed I do agree that this would be an "argument against abortion".

[comicist]

U.S. Constitution .... as good and groundbreaking it might have been, it's NOT PERFECT.  It's not some sort of holy scripture, to be revered .... frustrating to see it held that way.

[comicist]

Image taken from this blog posting, or rather, re-blogged to HERE.

So, I drew where the line may or may not be.  I think this accurately represents the hard and fast line that pro-choice advocates will clearly advocate for.

[adam4d]

Judicially-correct shower

[comicist]

Fetus shower.  Embryo shower.  Baby-to-be shower.  Yeah, I guess those are all correct usages.

[thenonprophet]

Spot the Differences!

[thenonprophet]

Look Down! #GOP

[comicist]

Oh the funny stubbornness