Since it seems that people value my opinion, I am compelled to gently weigh in on two controversial subjects that are framed to hinder us politically. We are encouraged to identify with one of two mutually exclusive positions for almost every problem in order to prevent us from solving them and putting the "culture war" demagogues out of business. From a perspective informed by an affection for humankind and old-fashioned existential wisdom, all of our problems have common sense solutions.
First, it is necessary to consider that for a fully developed civilization, laws are practically obsolete. That is to say that they are no longer needed. For such a civilization, individual enlightenment is a matter of course.
Abortion
From a moral perspective, the "pro-life" faction has a more compelling moniker. From the point of view of civilization, abortion is a failure of information. Having a developing human being removed from its mother and disposed of is not "reproductive choice," it is a costly, dehumanized solution to a problem that is usually the result of an elementary mistake. Birth control is reproductive choice.
That said, in order to prevent improvised disasters initiated in desperation, abortion should be available as a medical procedure with humane restrictions that favor the developing life. Folks who object to abortion on religious grounds would be wise to champion sex education and birth control, unless they are prepared to accept the "mistakes" of their children with open arms, which they should on principle anyway.
I remember being young with too much sex drive and not enough information. Regrettably, because of that, I am partially responsible for three abortions with two women. That is what irreparably injured my manhood. Fortunately, I also had a woman inside.
If humankind acts wisely, abortion, and the laws that control it, will eventually be obsolete.
Keeping and Bearing Arms
Guns are not implements of civilization, but they exist, and keeping them is not necessarily incompatible with civilization. A civilized person should be able to keep anything, as long as it can be kept and secured responsibly. In our time, it makes sense to require a renewable permit that includes training in using and securing firearms.
Gun crime is a failure of information on many levels, from the curated "gangsta" culture of the "hood," to the "viral challenge" aspect of mass shootings. If the American people did not have access to guns, they would be goaded into bludgeoning and knifing each other to death, like in England.
Be aware that the mere presence of guns in your life is an invitation for the unforeseen, even despite the strictest discipline. For the sake of your fellow travelers, please be mindful to keep it safe.
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There really isn't much to any of our problems, but it's profitable to keep people permanently at loggerheads with each other. Consider all of the money that is raised and the attention, time, and effort that is wasted; and then there's the deadly abundance of ill will that is generated. Unfortunately, many people have been conditioned to evaluate the world strictly in terms of personal profit. That is the actual challenge.
By the way, the developing showdown in American politics between capitalism and "socialism" is all for show. If you have doubts about the representative class being able to get things done, consider how quickly, (and without input from the people), they cooked up this straw man ruse to "run train on the progressive agenda." In "AOC" and the risible "Green New Deal," the voodoo circus has symbols to vex and thwart the people's ism-less common sense aspirations. In this crude and ill-natured representation, she is playing the part of yours truly. The ritualized invocation of the public will through effigies is a remnant of primitive religion.
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