Former Democratic
President Jimmy Carter said U.S. defense policy and the use of capital
punishment could lead to the abuse of women.
“When we take war
as a legitimate way to resolve disputes, or when we excessively use violence as
a punishment for a crime, this says violence is okay. That’s another factor
that hurts women,” Carter said.
The 39th
president, who served from 1977 to 1981, made his remarks at the Carter
Center’s conference
“Mobilizing Faith for Women: Engaging the Power of Religion and Belief to
Advance Human Rights and Dignity.” The event took place on June 28 in Atlanta
and included religious leaders, religious scholars and activists from around
the world…..To Read More…..
My Take – I wonder two things regarding Jimmy. One, did he
ever read a history book? While I agree there were decisions made regarding
war’s that shouldn’t have happened, but it was his boys who made most of those
decisions; Korea, Vietnam, Bosnia, and now Libya. Iran was the other boys, but
in most of these cases it wasn’t the U.S. that started the fight. Wars take two
sides. The attackers and the defenders and usually the defenders didn’t have
thing to say about whether or not there was going to be a war. Secondly, did he
ever hear of a logical fallacy? He seems to think that every activity that he disapproves
of is abuse of women. I keep wondering why anyone asks him to speak publically. All they have to do is find a list of everything he doesn't like and publically claim it's abuse of women. That way they can save the speaking fee.
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