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As we spent our time yesterday being thankful for the air we breathe, our family, friends and freedom, The Nation published a piece on how women are thankful for abortions.
The essay, entitled, “We Are Thankful for Our Abortions“, was penned by Nikiya Natale and it starts off something like this:
This holiday is founded on the unforgivable genocide of Native Americans, and my commitment to justice for all people makes it difficult for me to celebrate things I am thankful for. And the harsh reality is that the utter disregard for all Indigenous people in the 1800s fuels the same systems of white supremacy that dehumanize all of us today. Black lives are taken by the police and the prison-industrial complex, any sense of LGBTQ+ peace and tranquility has been obliterated by gun violence and hate, and, ultimately, the small promise of abortion access guaranteed by Roe v. Wade was stripped away by an illegitimate Supreme Court.”-Nikiya Natale
Unforgivable genocide and white supremacy and the prison-industrial complex and LGBT peace and tranquility and violence and those bigoted, racist, nazi big, bad, racist bigots. They all sound like toddlers when they start their name-calling. Take that, Diaper-Face!
So much to unpack in this paragraph of bananas and we will do so for sure. Isn’t it ironic Natale’s last name translates to Christmas? What do we celebrate on Christmas? A birth.
Natalie is a J.D. (an important lawyer and she wants you to know) and, in case you’re wondering, identifies with she/her pronouns, and is the deputy director at We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions. She claims in the essay that she was hard-pressed to find anything to be thankful for in this terrible, horrible country that we live in because of racism and bigotry and access to abortions being taken away because Roe v. Wade was stripped away by an “illegitimate” Supreme Court.
…That is, until she reflects that she is thankful for both of her abortions. Yep. Not one, but two “oopsies.”
But I am thankful for both of my abortions. I am thankful that I didn’t want to be a parent then, so I didn’t have to be a parent then. The blessing to plan a pregnancy and have a child when I wanted to have a child is something I have immense gratitude for. I really am thankful for it, particularly in this political climate and moment.”-Nikiya Natale
Natale has one young son. He’s the special one. He was planned. The other two? Meh. Unplanned. Insignificant. She wasn’t feeling the parenting vibe back then. Abortions are a blessing!
Nikiya Natalie went on to chat with other women who have had multiple abortions. Their reasons for having not one, but two (or more, in some cases) range from, not being ready to be a parent, being in a toxic relationship, needing to finish college and not having a job or a car.
I am thankful for the freedom of self. Some people may call this selfish, but I don’t think it is. I am able to care for myself and live free from anxiety and parts of my life that I have needed to leave behind. I have deep gratitude that I was able to make a decision that was good for me. I felt compelled to have my abortions, not because of what I thought other people might think of me, but because it was what I needed to do. I am grateful for the bravery I showed myself.”-Savannah Williams
Freedom of self? No, Ms. Williams. Your abortions were out of selfish motivation. You did not want the anxiety or responsibility of having another PERSON completely dependent on YOU for food, clothing and shelter. But you go girl, you did what you needed to do. Pat yourself on the back because you’re sooooo brave. But who am I to judge? I know. I am just a person who lacks grace and empathy.
I hope more people will open their hearts for people who are going through unintended pregnancies and abortions and realize, ‘yeah, that shit happens.'”-Savannah Williams
Wowzers. Here we go reducing pregnancy with a HUMAN to “shit”. Shit happens. But we’re the ones who lack empathy? You know, there are ways of preventing that. “shit”, right? I have empathy for the girl who is in a toxic relationship. I have been that girl several times in my 20s yet managed to not find myself pregnant until I was married and very much wanted to be at 34 years-old. While at university, I had identified as a liberal, so I was not some far-religious-right member of some cult saving myself until marriage. I just did not believe in abortion as birth control. Still don’t. But these people do and they call anyone who doesn’t a whole slew of names in many languages:
And, just in case you cannot understand this or simply could not get through this crap, here are some lyrics to this masterpiece:
Who you think you’re talking to?
It’s about me not you
Why you still squawking boo?
We aint got the time for you
It’s about my body
Get yourself out of me-Thank God for Abortion
Worshiping at the altar of abortions.
“Get yourself out of me,” should have been what you told that loser you slept with before you ended up at Planned Parenthood. Too harsh? Too vulgar? This is the ghoulish, disgusting left we are talking about here so I think not. But it’s all about the self and self-love. And it’s all about taking care of “shit happening”, man. But these women still find themselves to reign supreme and thus, think like-minded readers want to hear their reflections of gratitude for their multiple abortions:
In my not-so-humble opinion, every one of the above examples, including that of Nikiya Natale, was about me, me, me, and completely devoid of taking personal responsibility for getting pregnant in the first place — most of them, multiple times. Then, ending the lives of their ‘mistakes,’ for which they made choices that led to the conception of those ‘mistakes,’ was easy: abortion on demand.”-Mike Miller, Red State
These women, hashtag-blessed by abortions, have only reflected upon themselves and clearly don’t know the first thing about unforgivable genocide, utter disregard, lives taken, peace and tranquility, and violence and hate. To not recognize a fetal heartbeat as a blessing and a miraculous thing takes a special level of cognitive dissonance.
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Cameron says: She has a whole lot of 10 dollar words to announce that it’s all about her.
NTSOG says: Natale: “But I am thankful for both of my abortions. I am thankful that I didn’t want to be a parent then,…”
Aside from not making much sense didn’t she consider using contraception before she started shagging? Then we read:
“The blessing to plan a pregnancy and have a child when I wanted to have a child is something I have immense gratitude for.”
In other words she considers abortion to be contraception. Abortion allows her to live the life-style she desires and produce a child when it suits her – instead of using contraception. To me she regards having, i.e. producing, a child as much like buying a new fancy car that meets her lifestyle. In short a child to her is a commodity that is to exist for her satisfaction and convenience.
GWB says: Yes, NTSOG, it’s a combination of hedonism and children being more “fashion accessory” and less progeny. The first part is a pillar of Progresivism. The second is the result of nihilism (leaving progeny requires a care for the future), which is another pillar of Progressivism.
Scott says: There’s a special place in hell for “people” like that
Cameron says: And for her own sake, I hope she repents before it’s too late.
GWB says: This holiday is founded on the unforgivable genocide of Native Americans
No, it’s not. That’s an utter lie and a major fallacy to boot. And that’s before we get to the wonderful take-down of the “peaceful, loving, nature-hugging primitives” that No Pasaran published.
my commitment to justice for all people makes it difficult for me to celebrate
No, honey, the fact you’re an ill-humored, fundamentalist progressive is why it’s difficult for you to celebrate. And you’re exactly who needs Thanksgiving most.
any sense of LGBTQ+ peace and tranquility has been obliterated by gun violence and hate
Actually, any sense of peace is taken from them by the fact they’re denying God’s creation. They aren’t being killed by those of us who deny them their self-aggrandizement, but by other people who also deny God’s creation and redemption, typically.
the small promise of abortion access
Oh yes, we just had this piddling little bit of hope that by killing our unborn children – the fruits of our hedonism, which our Progressivism tells us should not have consequences – we could achieve some peace and tranquility….
Natale’s last name translates to Christmas?
Actually, it translates to “birth”. The Christmas association goes the other way around.
Natalie is a J.D. (an important lawyer and she wants you to know)
She is credentialed and that means you should give she/her absolute moral authority. She is an EXPERT. Though evidently not very bright or rational.
is the deputy director at We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions
Oh, so she has a very clear self-interest in promoting abortion. I wonder how many readers even twigged to that. “Please have more abortions because I represent a group that makes its money by representing people who have abortions.”
I am thankful that I didn’t want to be a parent then, so I didn’t have to be a parent then.
So, you’re thankful for the ability to be selfish.
Also, you didn’t have to be a parent then, anyway. What you’re really thankful for is that you got to practice your hedonism without fear of natural consequences of said hedonism.
He’s the special one. He was planned.
I wonder what that does to his heart and mind to know that his mother viewed him as nothing until the time was right.
Their reasons for having … range from,
Basically all of those go back to “I’m not ready to be a parent.” Just some are more specific than others.
And, I would argues that you really still aren’t ready to be a parent if you don’t grieve over that decision.
I am thankful for the freedom of self.
You’re thankful for the freedom of hedonism. Your notion of “freedom” has nothing to do with “ordered liberty” or the freedom found in redemption. It has everything to do with libertinism. Yes, it IS selfish, because that freedom is centered on you and your pleasure and to hell with everyone else. Heck, you’d kill to keep it. (But then deny me the same ability to do so with a gun.)
I am grateful for the bravery I showed myself.
Bulls**t. You did NOT show yourself to be brave. You showed yourself to be so self-centered that you killed another for your own convenience. That’s cowardice. Bravery would be standing up and facing the consequences your own actions brought on you and another person.
I hope more people will open their hearts
Oh, honey, I’ve opened my heart to more people than you can imagine. I’ve actually helped people, too – not just “opened my heart to them.” I’ve opened my wallet and my home. I’ve provided comfort and stern guidance when necessary.
‘yeah, that shit happens.’
You mean pregnancy? Yeah, that stuff happens when you’re committing an act that is either designed or evolved solely for the purpose of making a baby. Sex without making a baby is an UNintended consequence. All you really have to do to avoid that “shit” happening is … not take off your knickers and spread your legs. You evidently – like all good Progressives – can’t do that.
It’s about me not you
Yep. Selfish.
But it’s all about the self and self-love.
A little “self-love” would have prevented that pregnancy. Just saying.
To not recognize a fetal heartbeat as a blessing and miraculous takes a special level of cognitive dissonance.
No, Lisa, it just takes having been mired in and indoctrinated in – through school, culture, and media – the Progressive religion. When you make yourself God, all of this sort of selfishness follows.
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