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It is with surprise \u2013 and a vague disappointment, even \u2013 that, while I certainly find an enemy in the pro-abortion movement, their most striking characteristic turns out to be not frightfulness, but snobbery.<\/p>\n

The pro-abortion movement represents an aristocracy far before they represent any coherent ideology. They\u2019ve devolved into such a desperate spiral of inside jokes, memes, slogans and bitter rants that the average human being is immediately excluded from their ranks. The current tactic of Planned Parenthood and Co. is not to fight the culture wars, but to remain so out of touch with humanity that their opponents are embarrassed into submission. It is not a battle plan, it is a pose.<\/p>\n

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