Roe vs. Wade and The Balance of All Things
In my last post, I discussed the concept of quan (completeness) in Sun Tzu where opposite but complementary forces balance
and complete each other. How does this apply to abortion? A post by
Tarantino points out that liberalized abortion laws have (probably) affected the number of liberals alive today. Those who think abortion is okay are more likely to have less children while those who have oppose abortion are more likely to have more children. Initially, the
effects of this seem unimportant, but over time, fewer children are born to
liberal parents (to say nothing of gay parents). Over time, the pro-choice
crowd breeds itself out of existence.
This all fits
beautifully into Sun Tzu’s system. One of Sun Tzu’s key factors is heaven.
Heaven stands for trends over time, the power of the divine, and all the stuff
that we cannot control. Its opposite is the ground or earth (di). We can
choose our ground (such as being pro-abortion), but the ground is intimately
connected with its complementary opposite, heaven. We have to accept the
uncontrollable climate (divine effects) that comes with the patch of ground we
choose. Choices are usually made for reasons of immediate gratification, but
in teaching about heaven, Sun Tzu wants us to consider the long-term hevenly
trends that come with that choice. Liberals, by giving themselves the selfish
luxury of terminating pregnancies, have condemned themselves to dwindling
numbers over time. This is not only an observation
about abortion. If affects all cultures that become selfish. Both Europe and
America have turned against the burden of having children. Their people are
dying out. Population growth in the first world comes from poor
immigrant populations who are not nearly so selfish. The meek shall inherent
the earth.