Janet Bostwick wrote:
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> On Thu, 3 Jul 2014 11:59:59 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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> >In the long run, society reaps the benifits of not having unwanted children being born. Americans tend to be fairly short-sighted.
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> Not true. A group of Americans are short-sighted.

Yes, the short sighted and out of touch with reality occupy the 15-20%
in the "left" and "right" wings. the 60-70% majority of Americans are
solidly in the political center and much less short sighted or out of
touch.

Unfortunately the political apathy of that centrist majority has led us
to a point where the extremists have taken control of the only two
viable political parties, leaving the center to choose between two
candidates that both are terrible.