I’m so sorry that happened to you. That is a scary, awful situation to be in and no one deserves to have it made worse by non-medically necessary restrictions on options. Women are so demonized by the extremists who say things about termination later in pregnancy, and they ignore the fact that so many women in those…

To your point about the process being led by inhabitants—it also seems like Westerners (myself included) just don’t understand the (probably centuries-old if not more) Middle Eastern division of societies by tribes, etc. Trying to impose this Western idea of democracy just seems to be trying to fit a square peg in a…

I appreciate you using facts to back up your comment (not snarking). But as the other commenter pointed out I was referring to illegal immigration, I didn’t word that clearly.

Damn, doing my work for me. With sources and everything. I owe you a drink. Hope a Kinja star will do for now...

Facts tend to have a liberal bias as well.

Adding some favorite examples: They feel like “illegals” are “taking over this country” and overrunning the boarder. Fact: net immigration is zero.

This analogy is beautiful and I’d give anything to see this parody cartoon brought to fruition.

Red states already get money from all of us because they take in more federal dollars than they contribute. But the big bad gubernment is gonna get cha. Oh yes indeedy.

I think that should be the GOP (especially Donald Trump)‘s slogan. “Stringing words together and seeing what happens... Trump 2016!”

I think the “turn Iraq into 3 countries” argument is compelling, but I don’t know enough to be strongly supportive of it, I’d like to hear more pros/cons.

I completely agree with what you’ve said and you’re clearly very knowledgable about it... I was referring to the modicum of support that is allowing the U.S. to use Turkish air bases... Which isn’t really actually doing much, especially when they are actively doing so much harm.

Trolls gonna troll

I agree that too few countries are doing too little, but I don’t think the U.S. can do it, especially not alone. It’s not a great situation but the Obama administration’s strategy is the only tenable role we can play IMO. Turkey especially needs to pull their shit together (seems like they finally are, but there is…

The last line. About her birthday. That got me.

Rape-y comments like that are never okay.

That last bit is so fantastically amazing. I’m not sure what kind of wedding thing I might do one day, if someone comes along, but if the circumstances are right (ie not a 5 person wedding on a beach or date at the courthouse...) I’d love to do something like that! I love the idea of feeding the people picking up the…

“Needless to say”?? I wouldn’t think that’s the obvious outcome, for them not to speak to you! Obviously you’re better off, but people are awful! Clearly they’re more selfish than kind and understanding so screw that nonsense.

*bows down*

I read a bunch of the comments before I watched the whole thing, and of course, no one should ever be made to feel like their reaction to a miscarriage is “right” or “wrong”... but this has a very strong whiff of pro-life-y messaging. I think it’s fine to have conversations on miscarriages and public grief and I don’t…