[extropy-chat] Euphamism and reality.

[Dirk Bruere]

Samantha Atkins wrote:

> It was not a reasonable usage when you include the context and  
> recognize the usage prejudices the mind toward seeing abortion as  
> murder.   

Since when is calling abortion murder a 'prejudice'?
It seems like most people have made a judgement on the matter, not a 
pre-judgement.
Unless, of course, you would not correct me if I said you had a 
prejudice against mass shootings of people into ditches as part of a 
law'n'order campaign.
'Prejudice' assumes that the person against whom the charge is made has 
not examined the facts and that when they do they must inevitably come 
to the same conclusion as you on emotive issues.
It ain't so.

-- 
Dirk

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