I fear it is just a minority of Americans who have not bought into liberalism's culture of death and decay. The trend may irreversible. Peter Singer's ghastly new world of human utilitarianism appears to be dawning in America.
You're right about all of this and aside from the tragedy of Terri Schiavo, the larger tragedy is that the people clamoring for Terri's death are dragging society down the road into a culture of death no less heinous than that trod by the Nazis and their infamous T-4 "euthanasia" program. For once a society decides that death is preferable to life, and begins to use that as a pretext for killing those deemed "unworthy" or "undesirable" of "inconvenient" (read expensive), then it is only a few short, slippery steps to the point of taking "the right to die" to mean "the obligation to die".
Well, to those on FR and elsewhere who are salivating and gleeful over the prospect of dancing on Terri's grave and wallowing in her innocent blood, all I can say is, be careful what you wish for, because you might get it. Today the bell tolls for Terri Schiavo, tomorrow it tolls for thee and thy loved ones. And when you feel the shroud of death descending upon you after taking the needle against your will, may your final thought not be "Why me?" so much as "What have I done?"
Excellent post, chimera. Thank you for stating so well what has been in my heart. I hope many people read it, and take it to heart.
It happens now, in a subtle way, in the medical field. Additionally, up for discussion are topics such as removing organs from those who are still alive, using PVS patients for medical experiments, and extending this dehydration death to those who are not dxed as PVS.
Amerika becomes the next utilitarian society very shortly, is my guess.