Are there any companies that are actually good at this kind of thing? Is Goodwill’s work actually, you know, good? And are the companies doing this kind of shit easily identifiable so I can, um, not buy their products? I really don’t want to support this.

I’m disgusted and horrified. Here in the US, Europe is always held up by certain groups on both the right and the left as an example of such an immigrant-friendly utopia. Ha. Haha. I knew otherwise, but this really drove home just how deplorable the conditions really are. Clearly we all need to clean up our houses.

I’m not surprised if that’s the case, heck even women are socialized to think male bodies are gross, albeit to a lesser extent…personally, I feel this whole “men think each other’s naked bodies and/or junk and/or semen is totally heinous” thing stems mostly from internalized and systemic homophobia rather than a weird Schwyzer-esque Puritan notion that naked bodies are dirty and wrong (although it probably plays a part). Y’know, you can’t think a naked guy doesn’t look disgusting ‘cuz THAT MEANS UR GAAAAAAY~! Then again maybe I’m just talking out my butt.

We all know of such a thing called willful blindness. A lot of us turn a blind eye to wrong doing every day in our daily lives. A lot of us soothe our conscience by telling ourselves that someone else will take care of it. People are largely disconnected from the reality that it is precisely their apathy, their inaction, or action that affects these outcomes. We’re too willing to give the responsibility of dealing with horrible things to “The State” …as though that is not us.

I’m at a loss myself for how to help remedy this. There’s countless institutions, such as human rights groups, who advocate tirelessly for the disadvantaged. What we all see as a result of this is a sense that things never change. People never change. Why must something catastrophic occur before we listen?

There’s no part of the world in which civilization exists. Where do we even begin combating this?

I have asked several anti-abortion persons over time: “Since you are so supportive of life, what are you doing to help the womyn who don’t have abortions, and their children? What kind of programs do you support to help single mothers with childcare, and basic necessities, so their lives can be good once the baby is born?”

None can ever answer this question–not beyond things like “god will provide, and bless them for choosing life”. This tells me exactly how much ‘reverence’ they have for life. and how much they care about all the little children. Why is this–and their terrorist tactics–so hard for most to see?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/30/mandatory-ultrasound-bill-virginia-anti-abortion_n_1242627.html