tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post1328759985778500232..comments2024-03-25T19:48:24.624+11:00Comments on Oz Conservative: A generation of women living blind to the futureUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-36613190073553367492020-02-13T00:17:45.494+11:002020-02-13T00:17:45.494+11:00I love being a 'cat lady'. I was in a comm...I love being a 'cat lady'. I was in a committed relationship in my 30s that sadly ended when I was 39. We had planned to have a child. I was terribly ill in my 40's and was not partying or climbing the career ladder ( not that there is anything wrong with either of those for anyone..). So now Im 54, single, with wonderful friends, freedom, travel loads have a hot lover who's 33. Ahem... <br />Does my grief about not having children still affect me... not as much... as it did. It was crippling and almost destroyed me- not any more. Please don't judge us. There are hundreds of reasons why women and men are 'childless by circumtance'. I urge you to read 'Rocking the Life Unexpected' by Jody Day - then you may get a better understanding. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-28471093158808753842012-09-17T07:13:37.440+10:002012-09-17T07:13:37.440+10:00Probably its a man fault too...
long life to the r...Probably its a man fault too...<br />long life to the rationalization hamster...sapopularhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09962446943016152677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-32718308941673769012010-06-28T00:14:09.347+10:002010-06-28T00:14:09.347+10:00Trust me, if you look carefully, the regular-not-f...Trust me, if you look carefully, the regular-not-filthy-rich older men dating the younger women have usually left the places where the women of their age cohort came from. This is because these women know they have no chance with the good men who have their eyes open, so they'll try to poison the younger women by speaking lies about the older man (David Buus has it right). Further, the situation where rape and sex harassment allegations can be made so easily and in cases, falsely, poisons the well even further.<br />You go girl... into a cattery!P Raynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-3385586468307821262010-06-23T20:29:24.624+10:002010-06-23T20:29:24.624+10:00Bartholmew,
Thanks mate.Bartholmew,<br /><br />Thanks mate.Jesse_7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08732509086253241748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-36934234203947992022010-06-23T12:23:26.621+10:002010-06-23T12:23:26.621+10:00Hey Jesse,
Thanks for playing the devil's adv...Hey Jesse,<br /><br />Thanks for playing the devil's advocate.<br /><br />You know, we should all do that more often, when leftists are lacking. It's good to know <b>exactly</b> why you think and believe what you do. <br /><br />It's keeps us all sharper for the real thing.Bartholomewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-21789721592966791352010-06-23T12:20:25.536+10:002010-06-23T12:20:25.536+10:00Anon,
"If you genuinely care about someone b...Anon,<br /><br /><i>"If you genuinely care about someone be it a wife or fellow soldiers then they'll know that. Take the focus off yourself and focus on the other."</i><br /><br />Excellent advice. It's another way of putting 1 Corinthians 13: In the end, these three remain, faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these three is love.Bartholomewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-11850979964600793852010-06-23T07:27:24.221+10:002010-06-23T07:27:24.221+10:00Thanks Novaseeker - this doesn't bear any rese...Thanks Novaseeker - this doesn't bear any resemblance to my domestic life, if anything I'm the more 'naggy' one (something I have to watch out for). <br /><br />If I was going to do a weekend list of chores I'd expect my wife to be doing a similar list. In reality we talk about what needs doing and if we get around to doing it at all, it's usually done together. Friction only comes if one of us feels the other isn't pulling his/her weight.Simon in UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-3003346212025764372010-06-23T01:10:57.768+10:002010-06-23T01:10:57.768+10:00If you look at the character played by Elizabeth T...If you look at the character played by Elizabeth Taylor in "Who's afraid of Virginia Wolfe?", she's so aggressive and so berating its hard to imagine she could ever be happy with any man. Elizabeth's complaint is that the man isn't strong enough, or at least not strong enough for her. But rather than leave she makes his life utter hell. Did Elizabeth Taylor ever remain successfully married by the way?Jesse_7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08732509086253241748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-79675320660059995712010-06-22T23:17:50.840+10:002010-06-22T23:17:50.840+10:00Some women also take control by simply disregardin...Some women also take control by simply disregarding their husband's wishes and preferences.<br /><br />If he likes long hair, she cuts it short. If he likes her in dresses, she wears pants. If he likes to eat meat, she cooks vegetarian. If he likes her thin, she stuffs her face with food. If he wants her to be thrifty, she spends $300 on a pair of shoes. Etc. It's a passive aggressive act and a blatant show of complete contempt. You only have contempt for someone you consider "beneath you", so such a display is a declaration of dominance. With these actions she's saying, "I don't care what you want because you are not important to me."<br /><br />In fact, she'll actually start looking around for things to disagree with (as Novaseeker said). If he sets the table and puts the knife to the left of the fork, she'll move it to the right side and berate him for his "mistake". If she respected him, she'd just see the misplacement and shrug. She's making a big deal out of it in order to express her true feelings; to give voice to her disappointment and frustration. She's picking a fight to see if he'll "man up", or just keep putting up with it.<br /><br />Or she'll spend 30 minutes nagging him about something. It doesn't really matter what. Nagging isn't about the specific topic, it's a chance for her to display her contempt for him. The reason why nagging, complaining, and disregard are described as "contemptuous" (even by women) is because women have a natural urge to be submissive. If she's not being submissive, it's because she thinks he's not worth submitting to. She's refusing submission to make a point about what a chump he is.<br /><br />Most of the married women I know do this sometimes, often without premeditation; tests of her husband's dominance. If he lets her get away with it, her contempt merely grows, and she increasingly despairs at the schmuck she married. It's a vicious cycle. She may not divorce him, but she'll "stop loving him", dread going to bed with him, and constantly moan about her lot in life.<br /><br />Most women don't mind working hard, or even suffering, for a man they admire. They're part of the team, following their captain, doing their duty. It's what brings them the greatest happiness in life, and it drives their reproductive urges.<br /><br />But lifting a single pinky-finger for a schmuck is pure torture. Most women would rather be alone, than saddled with such a man. That's why most women who divorce are happier afterward, even if they are subsequently alone and poorer than before. Rather alone with cats than living with a schmuck. That is why the women in this article don't marry, you know. They'd rather be alone than stuck lying under a schmuck. The very thought of that makes their skin crawl. Eggs are precious. If they do marry such a man, they keep him on a short leash and try to limit sex as much as possible.<br /><br />I know that Christianity teaches that a woman should be respectful and obedient regardless of whether or not her husband is a chump. But even Christian wives struggle with this, because it goes against our instincts. A Christian man can make his wife's life much easier if he doesn't act like a chump. Why torture her unnecessarily?<br /><br />Some of these men say "She should love me anyway, despite my lack of leadership." This is true. Just as you should love her even if she weighs 300 lbs and spends all day watching soap operas and eating cupcakes. But it would be a heck of a lot easier to love her if she lost some weight, wouldn't it? A willingness to improve oneself for the other's benefit is a show of love, in itself.Altehttp://www.traditionalmarriage.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-46597942521974620952010-06-22T22:42:28.863+10:002010-06-22T22:42:28.863+10:00I'm wondering how houses where the wife in con...<i>I'm wondering how houses where the wife in control work - does the wife do everything without consulting the husband, or does she give orders and the husband carries them out?</i><br /><br />It mostly happens in more subtle ways, at least at first.<br /><br />The very common (in the US) "Honey Do" list is one form of it -- simply a list of tasks compiled by the wife that are to take up her husband's time on the weekend. It's not formulated in the form of a governmental decree, but it's an exercise of power all the same. And the interesting thing about "Honey Do" lists is that they are not collaboratively drawn up, typically -- they are unilaterally drawn up by the wife, to be completed by the husband to her satisfaction.<br /><br />Other times it's the implied right of the woman to comment upon her husband's performance in domestic matters and "correct" him. This is similar to how a supervisor "corrects" a member of her staff, and is similarly an exercise in power. This can be over the dishes, or how the baby is being washed (or held), the "right way" to do homework with the children and on and on. Again, it isn't the passage of a law, but it's clearly an exercise of power over "her" domain.<br /><br />What happens if the guy bucks this? Enforcement, of course. That comes in various forms, including verbal berating, increased criticism, taking tasks away (suggesting incompetence), withholding of affection, comparison to husbands of friends and so on -- mostly psychological means of encouraging compliance with her domestic regime.knightblasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042581488365314771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-62112477000862980232010-06-22T18:06:34.804+10:002010-06-22T18:06:34.804+10:00Novaseeker:
"Essentially it's maintaining...Novaseeker:<br />"Essentially it's maintaining the power and control over decision making pertaining to children and home life. Not actually changing the diapers, but making the decisions about the children, about the home and so on"<br /><br />OK - I don't think my wife does this, but maybe she's not a very typical woman (she maybe has a rather laid-back 'male' attitude to housekeeping). Nothing other than her gardening gets done without mutual agreement.<br /><br />I'm wondering how houses where the wife in control work - does the wife do everything without consulting the husband, or does she give orders and the husband carries them out?Simon in UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-61351318905850368312010-06-21T21:23:02.651+10:002010-06-21T21:23:02.651+10:00What does control over the domestic sphere involve...<i>What does control over the domestic sphere involve? Can you give me some examples? Thanks.</i><br /><br />Essentially it's maintaining the power and control over decision making pertaining to children and home life. Not actually changing the diapers, but making the decisions about the children, about the home and so on. In almost all marriages, regardless of whether Mom is "career Mom" or not, she leads in these areas. She may lead with his input, or she may simply not solicit or value his input, but the number of marriages where the man is the leader in these kinds of decisions is small. Most men go along with this, because they also think that their wives are "better at" or "more engaged in" these aspects of family life, again regardless of career roles outside the home. However, when that happens, and the rest of the marriage is the negotiated 50/50, she ends up having most of the power de facto, in the marriage overall. That becomes glaringly obvious when a divorce happens, for example.knightblasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042581488365314771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-23339768830368146092010-06-21T16:46:32.113+10:002010-06-21T16:46:32.113+10:00I have one thing to add Jesse!
I think you should...I have one thing to add Jesse!<br /><br />I think you shouldn't worry too much about the power thing.<br /><br />If you genuinely care about someone be it a wife or fellow soldiers then they'll know that. Take the focus off yourself and focus on the other. <br /><br />So for Alte's red dress example...telling your wife 'wear the red dress' isn't a command the subtext is 'I think you look good in this one' it's actually a complement. Or in a soldier setting 'We should do it this way' subtext being 'Because these are our strengths as a group and we won't get killed :)" See there's no power there it's about genuinely caring about the other person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-1069866510008631062010-06-21T16:17:50.986+10:002010-06-21T16:17:50.986+10:00Alte and Bartholomew,
Thanks for the replies.
I ...Alte and Bartholomew,<br /><br />Thanks for the replies.<br /><br />I will admit there is a bit of difference between the genders here. Women may like being told what to do in certain circumstances, I am generally less comfortable being told what to do by a women. However, men to a degree also like being told what to do. The ego is a powerful master and its so much easier sometimes to let that go and follow direction. Contrary to common perception in the Army most people and some of the strongest soldiers don't actually seek promotion and have to be placed in it or encouraged to take it on. That is because there is psychic pleasure in having fewer responsibilities and psychic stress in being responsible for others and being subject to greater accountability. Obviously there is the counter of people straining if they have too little power and simultaneously enjoying positions of responsibility.<br /><br />Thanks for your comments everyone.Jesse_7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08732509086253241748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-32210243521677052312010-06-21T12:35:54.056+10:002010-06-21T12:35:54.056+10:00ironic--so traditional sex roles are the new fodde...<em>ironic--so traditional sex roles are the new fodder for obscene jokes</em><br /><br />That's because they've been reduced to sexual roles, rather than complete marital roles. It's all about tying each other up and things now. Traditional sex roles are about sexual polarity in all things, leading to Complementarianism.<br /><br />The truth is that people who are not asexual or homosexual tend to be attracted to the <em>differences</em> present in the opposite sex. Once the differences in the day-to-day life, appearance, and behavior of each spouse are rooted out, what is left? Only the differences in the bedroom, of course. So those become the focus.<br /><br />But the differences are meant to be spread throughout the entire marriage, not just in the bedroom. Although they are based upon sexual differences (and often start there, during the courting and honeymoon phases), they should not be limited to them.<br /><br />And -- yes -- very nearly all women are turned on by that. Non-traditional women will focus more on the polarity in the bedroom (which is the explanation for the rapid and astonishing advancement of anal sex, choking, polygamy, rape fantasies, and other extreme forms of submission), while traditional women like it spread around a bit more (if your husband completely rules your home, it feels exciting to do it missionary-style). But they all like it.<br /><br />Women come in one basic model, that way. Women's need to submit has been suppressed dramatically since the rise of neo-feminism, and women's increasingly bizarre and depraved sexual appetites are the result. If sex is the only outlet, more and more will be required from it.Altehttp://www.traditionalmarriage.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-21326371434004707182010-06-21T11:26:42.659+10:002010-06-21T11:26:42.659+10:00Thanks Anon. I thought this comment of yours was v...Thanks Anon. I thought this comment of yours was very insightful:<br /><br /><i>"The point is that there is not enough TIME in the day to have a career and a successful marriage and raise 3-5 children."</i><br /><br />That's right: We all have limits. Feminism is about pretending we don't. <br /><br />Alte wrote,<br /><br /><i>"Women only mind submitting to psychos and chumps, otherwise it turns them on. Really. Actually, some women are turned by psychos, too. The reaction is instinctive."</i><br /><br />Huh. Really? Are you talking about all women in general or traditional women? I can believe that traditional women get turned on by a manly husband--that just makes sense. But modern women too? <br /><br />Haha, you know, when I was growing up (90's and early 2000's) the domination and submission idea was always treated like a dirty joke (ironic--so traditional sex roles are the new fodder for obscene jokes. Just like "parenthood" is in Huxley's Brave New World...). You joked as if women wanted to be dominated. But you knew that they really wouldn't go for submission and all that.Bartholomewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-14173399013256078842010-06-21T11:01:42.335+10:002010-06-21T11:01:42.335+10:00Jesse wrote,
"If you've been told that o...Jesse wrote,<br /><br /><i>"If you've been told that one way or the other is right and proper you may not realise that [power is] at play. So you need some awareness I think as a starting point before you operate in it."</i><br /><br />OK, do you mean that Person A is influencing the behavior or beliefs of Person B? <br /><br />Well, yeah, that's the idea of human cooperation and society. If you reject that, you reject the idea of a society or civilization completely. <br /><br />But maybe you don't want to end civilization ;), haha. You just want Person B to know what Person A is up to, right?<br /><br />Maybe Person B ought to be suspicious of Person A, because A is up to no good. But then, why should B have anything to do with A in the first place?<br /><br />I think that's what Alte was getting at: if you need to be "aware" of another person's power over you, it's because that person is abusing it. And if that person is abusing their power, you need to be more than just "aware" of it. You probably ought to just separate yourself from the person or get outside help.<br /><br />Ah, and there's the rub, isn't it? That "outside help" these days is also known as the Left, and its members are always perfectly happy to pretend they aren't imperfect people like you but higher, more enlightened fairy godmothers that can make the meanies do what you want.<br /><br />But, then, that's quite a bit of power too, right? The leftist State swoops down whenever it wants and forces you to, say, pay your cheating ex-wife $2000 a month in alimony...just because? Or they pry kids away from their parents because those parents are nasty racists or religious fanatics or whatever and the children "need" a "broader" (read leftist) view. <br /><br />Yeah, that's a lot of power, too. And, anyway, if me and mine decide we want to separate from the Left, where do we apply?Bartholomewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-13837266445702463092010-06-21T10:37:34.903+10:002010-06-21T10:37:34.903+10:00Power over another has the potential to open up al...<em>Power over another has the potential to open up all kinds of sinful and self justifying actions, indeed authority is one of the most taxing of challenges for the holder of it.</em><br /><br />Yeah. That's why it's not good to trust parents to dominate their children. They get up to all sorts of things and it's best to regulate all of that so that the children can be independent and self-actualizing. Our children are so much better off, now that they no longer live in submission to their fathers.<br /><br />To be honest, Jesse, you are doing some major projection. Quit thinking that women will feel the same way about things as you do. They are women, not men, and are therefore inherently different in their thinking, because they are different in their needs, wants, and desires.<br /><br />Women only mind submitting to psychos and chumps, otherwise it turns them on. Really. Actually, some women are turned by psychos, too. The reaction is instinctive.<br /><br />Even having my husband order dinner for me, tell me which dress he prefers I wear, or make the final decision on the glass for our new door provides a thrill. We discuss most decision together, but he does have the final say. That is sexy, because it makes him look more powerful in my own eyes, and makes me feel safe in his protection. If I'm making most of the decisions, I feel like I'm ordering him about, and that turns me off. I want a strong man, not a servant or helper.<br /><br />Domination = Attention<br /><br />and women love attention. If a man can't even be bothered to decide where we are going out to eat, then I would think, "Why should I bother going out to eat with him?" If he -- on the other hand -- says, "We're going out to dinner tonight. I've already organized a babysitter. Put on that pretty red dress, and let's go eat Italian!", then I'm excited. I didn't even realize that I wanted Italian, but I'm all eager to go now. I'm eager to follow him. I'd be just as excited if he said Japanese or French. Doesn't really matter.<br /><br />Women who don't live in submission to their husbands, tend to see their husbands as "just another child". That is why career women have the highest divorce rate, and the divorce rate sinks along with the number of hours worked. The more a woman is independent of her husband, the less she values him. <br /><br />Women like to follow. Get over it, and stop trying to remake women in your own image. There's nothing wrong with our inner desires that needs to be fixed. God made us this way and He said it was good. He made us this way for a purpose. The purpose is marriage. There cannot be equal partners in a marriage. There is no tie-breaking vote in a partnership. Someone has to be designated leader, or there is bickering with every decision, or a string of compromises that make everyone miserable.<br /><br />Someone has to lead, and the other to submit.Altehttp://www.traditionalmarriage.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-54648383433192971762010-06-21T10:07:45.322+10:002010-06-21T10:07:45.322+10:00You also mentioned the possibility of leaving an u...<em>You also mentioned the possibility of leaving an unloving husband, I'm not sure if this is justified under many religious traditions.</em><br /><br />In the Catholic tradition, the woman is allowed to leave, but she is not allowed to divorce (and therefore, remarry). Remarriage (without an annulment) is considered adultery. But separation in order to protect herself or her children from abuse or severe neglect is absolutely allowed. In that case, the failure is the husbands, not the wife's.Altehttp://www.traditionalmarriage.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-47481419188781881452010-06-21T08:46:27.801+10:002010-06-21T08:46:27.801+10:00Novaseeker:
"marriage where the woman retains...Novaseeker:<br />"marriage where the woman retains control over the domestic sphere"<br /><br />What does control over the domestic sphere involve? Can you give me some examples? Thanks.Simon in UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-3618565492350220702010-06-21T08:37:00.340+10:002010-06-21T08:37:00.340+10:00Basing a life on power relations is, from the Chri...Basing a life on power relations is, from the Christian perspective, a quick road to hell. Of course, probably don't believe in "hell", but that's irrelevant. Because the kind of cynical paranoia that this worldview breeds is, in itself, a hall of its own creation.knightblasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03042581488365314771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-20948973646331165162010-06-21T07:47:23.558+10:002010-06-21T07:47:23.558+10:00Bartholomew,
I agree in the modern or "postm...Bartholomew,<br /><br />I agree in the modern or "postmodern" age we are more skeptical and aware of self justifying claims. This certainly has the potential to be paralyzing and can open the door to the princess and the pea phenomenon, everything isn't perfect so I can't sleep.<br /><br />The alternative, however, of self justifying action can be obscene. "Seperate but equal" claims for maintaining segregation in the South, when equality is clearly not the intention. The "Dictatorship of the proletariat" belief when only dictatorship is meant. The potential for abuse of legitimate or other claims is almost endless and can only be prevented by reflection, clear headedness, a moral compass and knowledge that the human desire for power is endless.<br /><br />One thing about power though is people may not realise its at issue. If you've been told that one way or the other is right and proper you may not realise that its at play. So you need some awareness I think as a starting point before you operate in it.Jesse_7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08732509086253241748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-59773668642617668672010-06-21T07:36:19.920+10:002010-06-21T07:36:19.920+10:00Good post Bartholemew!
What is our definition o...Good post Bartholemew! <br /><br />What is our definition of 'career woman'? <br /><br />Imagine trying to have a marriage with 3 kids, your wife commuting and working 8 hours a day, business trips, then you both coming home....where's the sex? do you guys work out or get fat? if the wife gets fat there's no sex..no sex means no marriage yada yada yada....<br /><br />I dunnos mate....goodluck! The only career woman I know is that plastic surgeon from Perth. 6 kids and she specializes in burns. BUT she admitted that she had full time nannies for her children. So if you are comfortable with maids and nannies (which here in california is how we got the mexican problem and was kinda how the south africans got into trouble) then hey go for it! <br /><br />Like for the record I consider a 'career woman' to be the Miranda type on Sex in the City--defense lawyer, full time doctor, corporate accountant etc etc. I think a school teacher or self-employed wedding planner (what a great job!) aren't quite the same as a 'corporate careerist.' So that's where I'm coming from. <br />I think women should choose jobs to fit how they want children to be raised. Part time nurse doesn't count to me as a 'careerist.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-13825479182953148172010-06-21T07:23:00.861+10:002010-06-21T07:23:00.861+10:00Hi,
I don't think its enough to say what I as...Hi,<br /><br />I don't think its enough to say what I as one person would like. I'd probably like to marry a career woman and have 2-3 kids. If its just a matter of choice that's fine, people should have the choice in this matter. The issue is I think feminists like to say there is only one legitimate choice and vice versa.<br /><br />On the issue of time I agree it can be hectic. My mum was of the opinion that only one person can chase a full blown career. We'll see I suppose. It certainly does mean that taking care of sick relatives is no longer an achievable option.Jesse_7https://www.blogger.com/profile/08732509086253241748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832901.post-78834772669433359982010-06-21T07:16:12.980+10:002010-06-21T07:16:12.980+10:00Jesse wrote,
"Power over another has the pot...Jesse wrote,<br /><br /><i>"Power over another has the potential to open up all kinds of sinful and self justifying actions, indeed authority is one of the most taxing of challenges for the holder of it."</i><br /><br />Thanks for getting to the heart of this discussion. <br /><br />But let me ask you, what good thing <i>can't</i> be twisted into something evil? Should we ban good just to avoid evil?<br /><br />Consider:<br /><br />-Being masculine could make you <b>sexist</b> => no men?<br />-Being devout could make you <b>bigoted</b> => no believers?<br />-Valuing your people could make you <b>racist</b> => no peoples?<br />-Being a father could make you a <b>patriarch</b> => no fathers?<br />(just parents*, thanks).<br />-Valuing the work it takes to make a buck could make you <b>greedy</b> => no profits?<br /><br />and the list of verboten good things goes on an on.<br /><br />Ever heard of the saying, "Guns don't kill people; people kill people"? Over here in the U.S., we coined that phrase as an answer to leftist busybodies who want our guns. They basically think about guns what you think about power: the little people can't be trusted with them. <br /><br />There's a problem with their reasoning and yours, actually. If we little men can't be trusted with guns, with masculinity, with tradition, with a people, in short, if we can't be trusted with <b>power</b>, who exactly can be? Because, in the end, someone must have power. We can choose to keep it diffused, local and household oriented, and let individual families figure it out as they always have or we can invest it all in the hands of a few very powerful and usually, ironically, ueber masculine, men at the top.<br /><br />So for fear of the abuse of power by little men, you're willing to invest it all in the hands of a few big men.<br /><br />Huh. <br /><br />Hahaha, well hey Jesse, it <b><i>has</i></b> been a while since we last sparred with a leftist on this board. Thanks for filling in ;)<br /><br />*That's one thing I love about the German language: there's no all-purpose word for "parent". Germans usually say mother or father, depending on which they mean, or use the word for "parents" when they mean both. But their language doesn't really let them pretend that one parent is interchangeable with the other. <br /><br />How much of our problem really is dialectical?Bartholomewnoreply@blogger.com