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Originally Posted by birdgirl73
You need to read that thread again. Very slowly. Then read it again. Eventually you'll see that I simply told him I'd seen what he'd written previously and revised mine in similar fashion. I found that quite funny because, frankly, my revision was much more necessary than his. He's perfectly welcome to tell me what he thinks, as are you, and the rules of the road are a little different in politics. BA made his edit out of courtesy and respect to the debate and these boards, which was the same reason I changed my own. I happen to enjoy debating and talking with BA. We've done this since practically my first week here. I suspect he and I wouldn't keep at it with each other if we didn't get some fun out of it. Of all the people on these boards I'd like to meet and shake hands with, BA ranks up near the top.
I'm flattered, and hope we can some day. I still do not know what the "edit" was that I supposedly performed out of "courtesy". Slow's hunch was right about that one.
I'm glad you question my being a mod!! Just like you've questioned women's ability to qualify physically to fight fires:
http://boards.cannabis.com/womens-is...ml#post1323081 Or be anything other than verbal, emotional creatures who have ruined the economy and society by working outside the home. Means I've at least irritated you enough to get you looking at things differently for a brief time. And it shows, yet again, that when the going gets tough, you cry "insult!", question the most recent arguer or whoever's freely voiced an opinion on you by giving you negative reps, and try and redirect the conversation in another direction. You also sign off real quickly and read from the sidelines as a guest. I've been enjoying watching that happen, too.
I do rather think we're starting to go in circles here. Dutch Lover, since you were the brave soul who started this thread, I want you to say the word if you decide at some point you want to close it. I'm having fun, but I think some of the guys are licking their wounds, and I know that doesn't feel good. And that truly doesn't feel good for me, either. Let me know what you think!
I'm not "licking my wounds" - because I do not get any from an internet discussion. If this resulted in anything more than a mild distraction and some brief entertainment, I'd give it up.
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Not buying that. I agree with Mrs. G. Looks an awful lot like the ladies opened up a fairly big can of whoop-ass up above. I felt wounded for Slow just reading some of it. Looked like he felt wounded for you, BA. At least I think that's what he was trying to say.
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Birdgirl wrote;
You need to read that thread again. Very slowly. Then read it again. Eventually you'll see that I simply told him I'd seen what he'd written previously and revised mine in similar fashion. I found that quite funny because, frankly, my revision was much more necessary than his. He's perfectly welcome to tell me what he thinks, as are you, and the rules of the road are a little different in politics. BA made his edit out of courtesy and respect to the debate and these boards, which was the same reason I changed my own. I happen to enjoy debating and talking with BA. We've done this since practically my first week here. I suspect he and I wouldn't keep at it with each other if we didn't get some fun out of it. Of all the people on these boards I'd like to meet and shake hands with, BA ranks up near the top.
I'm glad you question my being a mod!! Just like you've questioned women's ability to qualify physically to fight fires: Feminism (male input welcomed) Or be anything other than verbal, emotional creatures who have ruined the economy and society by working outside the home. Means I've at least irritated you enough to get you looking at things differently for a brief time. And it shows, yet again, that when the going gets tough, you cry "insult!", question the most recent arguer or whoever's freely voiced an opinion on you by giving you negative reps, and try and redirect the conversation in another direction. You also sign off real quickly and read from the sidelines as a guest. I've been enjoying watching that happen, too.
I do rather think we're starting to go in circles here. Dutch Lover, since you were the brave soul who started this thread, I want you to say the word if you decide at some point you want to close it. I'm having fun, but I think some of the guys are licking their wounds, and I know that doesn't feel good. And that truly doesn't feel good for me, either. Let me know what you think!
Yes, I log on and off to make posts. This is because I use a proxy server that is very slow so I log off and surf then log on to post. thank you for making that public. Great mod!
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She is good, isn't she? She's also good-looking, a good cook, a good mother, a good wife, and hysterically funny. I'm a little biased.
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Birdgirl, I still have hope that this thread will eventually turn itself around. It began very civil, and was quite a popular thread before all this arguing began, so I will hold out for awhile before giving you the word to close it. Thanks for asking me though, because I had been considering it. I will let you know when I decide.
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Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
A true story. I hope that this shows up on YOUTUBE someday.
Shortly after the original Godfather movie came out, James Caan, who played Sonny Corleone (the oldest son of Vito), was on a daytime talk show being interviewed. It was probably the Mike Douglas Show . This was around the time of the beginning of modern "Women's Lib". One of the other guests was the female world champion arm wrestler. Somebody on the panel suggested that Jimmy Caan, even with his recent success as the ultra-macho Sonny, could not beat the female champ in a match, and the audience was yelling for him to try. He balked, and said that he couldnâ??t do it, he wasnâ??t in shape, too old, etc. After much badgering, enduring taunts and catcalls, etc., the good natured actor acquiesced and sat down with her for a match. He won. :thumbsup:
Your point? Oh wait, I get it. We win!!! whoooooo! Take that women!
And slow, yeah, I'm a guy. Polymirize, or more correctly and without artistic license: polymerization. The production of polymers. That is, multiple molecules uniting to form something stronger than the mere sum of its parts.
But you know what they say about weak links in the chain, right slow?
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Originally Posted by Polymirize
Your point? Oh wait, I get it. We win!!! whoooooo! Take that women!
No, not at all. My "point' was that it's not always a good idea to open a Pandora's box.
At that time, in the early 1970's, many "feminists" were acting the way that they imagined men "used" to act. This is still happening, and is even apparent in some places, by some people, here.
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Originally Posted by dutch.lover
Birdgirl, I still have hope that this thread will eventually turn itself around. It began very civil, and was quite a popular thread before all this arguing began,
Hey, don't look at me!
so I will hold out for awhile before giving you the word to close it.
Thanks for asking me though, because I had been considering it. I will let you know when I decide.
We await this momentous decision with baited breath.
:thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
Ethics are the key. Congratulations, few people have much in the way of those anymore.
What kind of ethics? You seem to be arguing from a justice based view. Which is basically like saying, you stay out of my way, and I'll stay out of yours. It completely ignores the factors at work in society. Also, its subject to feminist critique.
Some good feminists recognise that we can't all live according to justice ethics. If a mother was to take this approach with her child, one of "you stay out of my way and I'll stay out of yours", the child dies of starvation. So it opens the doors to feminist moral theory. Which is basically a form of care ethics.
It's not feminist derived per say. I'd say that the buddhist ideal of compassion is the same thing. ideally that is.
I've heard it said that Compassion is the highest manifestation of Justice. May have been Krishnamurti, or Gibran... not really important though.
So, in this light... why are you so threatened to allow women to push for equal standing?
Or, rather, why are you threatened to allow for anyone to strive for equal standing?
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Originally Posted by Breukelen advocaat
No, not at all. My "point' was that it's not always a good idea to open a Pandora's box.
At that time, in the early 1970's, many "feminists" were acting the way that they imagined men "used" to act. This is still happening, and is even apparent in some places, by some people, here.
ok. I'm not going to argue that women don't occasionally make complete asses out of themselves. But on the whole, I think that's a rather human flaw, and not gender biased.
In the end, my thoughts on the necessity of equality have nothing to do with how women think they should act, but everything to do with how I think a man actually should.
