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From: The Culture Vulture Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 12:02 PMTo: julie@...Subject: [sPAM] [New post] A special post for Mike A special post for Mike The Vulture | July 15, 2011 at 5:00 am | Tags: Whangarei man leading Down syndrome case | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/p1rzNS-rm Today's blog post is a special encouragement to Mike Sullivan, someone whose courage and dedication to truth I admire greatly.For those who don't know Mike, he's the man who has been leading the charge, and working hard to bring various individuals and groups together in order to fight the unjust practice of eugenic abortion of persons with Down syndrome here in NZ.His tireless efforts have not only brought this important issue to the fore in NZ, but they are also attracting attention in other parts of the world where people are now even suggesting that his efforts should be imitated and implemented in those places as well.Mike, you're a legend and an inspiration.From the various communications I have had from you I know that you have found it tough of late, especially with some of the opposition you have encountered in the public forum.But rest assured brother, you are a man ahead of your times.This opposition may be strong, and even venomous at times, but ultimately it all boils down to one simple fact, this opposition is coming from people who haven't yet caught up with reality like you have.You are a man ahead of your era precisely because you have already seen a profound and important truth that many in our society haven't yet seen - that it is a grave injustice to destroy the life of a human being because of their genetic traits.To many this might seem like progress, but as the line from the movie Gattaca goes: 'we now have discrimination down to a science'.Mike, some might consider you a cultural outsider, but this is purely because you are a man ahead of the cultural curve, you are already well in front of the rest of us, leading us somewhere that we need to go if we wishe to continue to be a culture of equality, justice and enlightenment.Sure, people might be taking aim at you today, but future generations of New Zealanders will look back on this era and they will admire your courage and dedication, and your unfailing opposition to one of the major social injustices of our time.Never forget the maxim of Orwell: 'in times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act', and in our current culture your call for us to throw off the shackles of eugenic discrimination and destruction of human life is a truly revolutionary act.But ultimately it is a revolution that is desperately needed, for it is a revolution of love that sees beyond the genetics to the profoundly unique and unrepeatable human person who possesses those genetics.Thanks for all you are doing for the lest among us Mike, you are an inspirational leader who is doing something important and great for this culture.Stay the course brother!Add a comment to this post WordPress.com | Thanks for flying with WordPress!Manage Subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Express yourself. Start a blog. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://subscribe.wordpress.com