Alfre Woodard reads “Ain’t I a Woman?”, a speech delivered by abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the Women’s Convention in 1851. Part of a reading from Voices of a People’s History of the United States (Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove,) February 1, 2007 at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA.

Quote: Saul Alinsky

Posted on 01.29.2012 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Saul David Alinsky, Ph.B. (January 30, 1909 – June 12, 1972)
American Community Organizer, and Writer

In this world irrationality clings to man like his shadow . . . a world of religious institutions that have, in the main, come to support and justify the status quo so that today religion is materially solvent and spiritually bankrupt. We live with a Judaeo-Christian ethic that has not only accommodated itself to but justified slavery, war, and every other ugly human exploitation of whichever status quo happened to prevail.

Why The [Anti-Choice] Position is Spurious at Best

Posted on 01.28.2012 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

If someone loves life, I would imagine that person might have a profound interest in biology or some other form of natural science. I mean, if you are truly fascinated and awe-struck by living things, then surely you should be enthralled by the prospect of studying the science of living things. . .

I can’t remember the last time I met someone who professed to be pro-life who was not an avid supporter of the war in Iraq. How can someone who claims to be so bothered by the termination of potential babies be so callous and unaffected by wars that kill so many innocent people ?

. . . Maybe the most blatant incongruity, however, is the position on capital punishment so often held by [anti-choice] advocates. How anyone can be so deluded to believe that s/he loves life and out of the other side of her/his mouth support the killing of people is beyond my ability to comprehend.

So, why then do [reactionaries] so adamantly profess to love life and maintain their [anti-choice] position?

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