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Well, I think the soup is not consumed as hot as it is served, we say in the Netherlands. There is a middle field and there are the extremes. Somehow the world seems to divide in conservative vs progressive ways of thinking and acting. Cutting off a young woman's breasts or castrating boys and girls chemically is bad and should be firmly opposed, but the real evil is in the misconception about reality, on both sides.

You do not need God nor religion to know that abortion is bad, as is permanently damaging healthy bodies. That should be objective facts. These things must be dealt with rationally. That is the only way to win.

I saw the videos of public rallies and heard the disturbing noise of protesters. We have to make us listen to our self, not divide society. There needs to be a unifying rhetoric that most of the normal people can identify with. Extremes are just not sexy.

I saw Matt Walsh movie, heard Jordan Peterson talk to Chloe Cole, and so many other conversations and confrontations. Of course that is how these things play out in the media, but for our common sense, we need a neutral narrative that simply puts things together in a logical way. That is what we need as parents in order to be able to talk about these things with our kids around the dinner table. Where are our bounderies? Why is no no?

Yes, I can live with roleplaying, but no, I don't like killing sentient beings for food. Still, I allow my family to eat some meat when they really want to, because I can only teach by example, less force. So you have to know where you are from and where you are going to. I would never want a mutilation of my genitals just so that they look like something else. That feels like Frankenstein's monster to me. I tend to feel natural is better and yet, I can understand and respect women who miscarry or have an early abortion. Why am I not an absolutist, I don't know exactly, but intuitively I know that life is struggle and we humans animals with a wee bit of mind so we can prevent our instincts from destroying life.

I am a lazy activist. I type on my phone. How do I keep the Voldemorts of this world away? Please comment.

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