Moloch, Baby Sacrifices, & The Democrats

Moloch, Baby Sacrifices, & The Democrats

Over at Power and Control is a surprising posting about the Democrats. It starts out with a long quote from Asia Times columnist "Spengler" (who is always a delight to read, even when I don't agree with him) about how McCain's choice of Palin is going to seal the fate of the Democrats in November. I suspect that Spengler is right about this, although I don't have quite that much confidence. But Power and Control points out a couple of aspects of where the Democratic Party is headed that I find fascinating, especially what Power and Control (who is a libertarian) calls the "fetishizing" of abortion:

It is interesting that the Democrats keep nominating successively weaker candidates. First Gore. Then Kerry. And now Obama. I think it is becoming obvious for all to see that the Democrat Party has no soul. As such it has no direction except the will to power. In fact the behavior of his base since Palin was nominated is an expression of that weakness. It would appear from their behavior that strong women frighten them. And they should be frightened.

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I think it is telling in many ways that the left's caricature of evangelical relations with women is really a projection of their own weakness. In fact Moloch is the god of the weak. You have to be strong to raise children. Not just for a day or a week but for 18 or 20 years. In fact for a whole lifetime. Which is exactly why what the left is going through now with the abortion issue and Sarah Palin and her daughter is so telling. They are attacking the mother and daughter because they are strong. And such strength only illuminates that which they would prefer to remain in darkness. Their weakness.

Does this mean I want abortion made illegal? Don't be silly. Such a law would serve no useful purpose. Botched abortions kill. They can also prevent future births when the woman and man involved find their strength. But that does not mean that we should avoid looking at it square on and seeing it for what it is. The fact that the Democrats and especially Obama have to a great degree fetishized abortion is very telling. Very telling indeed.