[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Actually, the mother was a mother, rather than a ‘birthing unit’, as many have become. She put the child’s safety ahead of her own, not something our ‘entitlement’ society often does.

[familyop]

"Actually, the mother was a mother, rather than a ‘birthing unit’, as many have become. She put the child’s safety ahead of her own, not something our ‘entitlement’ society often does."

That's the nicest reply and very true. I stirred the pot, though. ;-)

But I have lived in some of the more libertine, "progressive" states, including western states where many of the libertine left tend to gather. I've also lived in some of the more socially conservative states. The contrast between the two cultures is stark and great. Apathy and misanthropy run more long, deep and wide in the more libertine left states.