re: #147 I Stand With Planned Parenthood

the problem is that the GOP seems to think that that is how it should be done. Government has no role in such things. Perhaps in times past, but our Global world demands the oversight and administration of services that only a government can provide.

Indeed, which is why the situation in Europe is so bad. There was no preparation or immediate joint response to the refugee influx. Each nation handled the problem on its own, so we’ve got Hungary shutting people out, and hindering those people from getting to nations that will help them.

And even those national governments have little in place to deal with the people they accept. It’s local people who are taking up the slack. I’m not saying that’s a good thing, but it does show that regular people can do the right thing while their governments are paralyzed with bureaucratic red tape.

Sadly, regular people can also do the wrong thing, which we’ve seen plenty of all over the place lately.