Drea

LOL Jerry, don't get mad. I did say we live beside the nicest criminal on the planet. I did say that living beside them is better than living beside the other criminals on the planet. I've lived near a Hell's Angels clubhouse. They were really nice, very "neighbourly". Bad-asses to everyone else, but nice to those who lived on "their block." Yes, the USA is the "nicest" criminal on the planet. Would you not agree? Would you say they are the worst criminals on the planet?

No debate of the findings, just flat-out refusal to look at anything that may not agree with the "official story". and and from sharkman... who disagrees but is able to refrain from reactionary comments. No, there isn't enough information being let out to the public. How indeed, does one single passport (belonging to the bad guy no less) survive when the entire steel structure of the building melted and people's dna has yet to be found? Surely you must have some questions regarding the official story.

So you are saying... All men are strong, athletic and stalwart? All women are weak, weepy and fragile? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Oh young one... I really feel sorry for you -- you are going to have a tough time in life if you keep up this attitude as you grow up.

How have we dealt with it for the past 100,000 or so years? With a pad or tampon. Periods don't come unexpectedly. If I were on the battle ground and knew it was almost time for my monthlies, I would certainly be already wearing protection so I would not have to dig through my pack in the middle of the fray to find a pad. Take a tylenol or advil. Deal with it. PMS has never stopped anyone from doing anything. Unless your a wimp, and I don't think women who join the armed forces could be considered "wimps". Squat. Just like men do when they gotta poo. I can't imagine being in the middle of a gunfight and being worried about a male soldier seeing my pussy. Who cares!

Uh, During WWII, Black American troops were treated worse than German POWs. When a black regiment (I forget the name of it) went to Britain, the British could not believe how badly the Americans treated the black soldiers. Blacks were equal in Britain long before they gained equality in the USA. "Only in America"

The safest place to live is right beside a Hell's Angels clubhouse. So what if they're the baddest asses on the planet? Hey, they're our friends 'cause if we didn't call them our friends they would commit all their bad-ass crimes on us! I guess it is better than living beside a Vietnamese gang house or a Indo-Canadian gang house so hey, we should be happy that we live next to the "nicest" criminal on the planet.

If this were the case, then rightwingers would not be against the legalization of marijuana (gov't intrusion); they would not be against a women's right to choose abortion (gov't intrusion); they would not be against couples of the same sex being married (gov't intrusion). IMO -- the right in Canada would like to see MORE gov't intervention in personal matters.

Many species eat their young - what's your point. And you hit on my point: for women raising the young is often not a burden, but an instinct and purpose. Men are hard wired to procreate with MANY partners then leave. Women are hard wired to procreate and bond with a long term partner for protection and provision for the young. That is a difference and the crux of the discussion. Recall the original topic is the financial burden of raising of child and acception resposibility commensurate with the ultimate freedom of choice. As it stand women hold freedom of choice without ultimate resposibility for that choice. Some have suggested the "burden" of raising childeren is enough resposibility and I have correctly pointed out that for most women this is not a burden but an instinct and a pleasure. And women on this post have ardently agreed with me on this point. While I agree with the "is not a burden" I don't agree with "but an instinct". Wanting children is certainly not built-in. I never wanted children at all. I had no "motherly" instinct at all! Going through my pregnancy, my biggest worry was that I wouldn't love the baby as I'd never liked other people's children. I was wrong -- whether you are a mom or a dad, when you see that tiny face, and know it's your genetic offspring, you can't help feeling an incredible bond with the little person. My brother has a fierce love of his son. If anything ever happened to that boy, my bro would be utterly devastated. Men love their children too! Back in our caveman days I suppose this would've rang true that women needed one partner for care of the kiddies and men tried to pass as many of their genes on as possible through mulitple partners. Men do bond with women though. Men fall in love with and stay in love with women. Not all of them, but certainly the majority. (It might even happen to you someday Jer!).

Sure, but it won't make your dick bigger (though it may turn you into a giant prick). LOL - take some of that granola money and buy yourself a sense of humor. and you wonder why lefties are the laughing stock of the party....SMILE once in awhile Some rightwingers are just like schoolyard bullies -- they say something really nasty -- "but I was just jokin' -- where's your sense of ha ha?" "Gee honey I could park a Kenworth in your butt crack, hee hee hee." Wife gets mad Redneck hubby: "But I was just jokin' why are you mad?" Slapstick and/or hurtful humour is only funny to those with very low IQs. What's funny to a centrist like me? That Gain laundry detergent commercial where the lady gets caught sniffing the underwear -- funny! Not hurtful, just really friggin funny.

Maybe he's high

I can. We're laughed at worldwide for our sickening patriotism. Our military wants to help out in afghanistan but needs to hitch a ride from the USA. Our national animal is the beaver. We actually believe we are cooler than americans because our beer has an extra 0.5% alcohol, and our prime minister, when addressing the UN gets the PRIME spot between azerbajan and uruguay. You have absolutely no link, no evidence whatsoever to back up the statement that Canada is "a global joke". Just your rightwing attitude and nothing more. Nothing substantive, nothing quantitative, nothing period. Canada -- LOVE it or LEAVE it!

And when I say I'm stoned all the time, it's in extremely moderate amounts--granules even. It literally would take me a week to smoke a joint. But in that amount I can function wonderfully and focus on boring things without getting bored. But given that weed in large quantities barely even makes you sick and never causes an OD, is it possible for it to even be abused? That's the thing.... one can literally die from drinking too much. My bro and I, way back in about 1980, smoked a whole friggin ounce just to see what would happen. We giggled, then we ate, then we went to sleep, got up the next day as usual. At about the same time of my life, I had a girlfriend over for a sleepover. My big bro thought he'd have fun with us and encouraged us to have a "drinking contest". Vodka, straight out of the bottle... Well, my god, I was puking sick for days -- my friend thought I was going to die from alcohol poisoning (I'm damn lucky I didn't IMO)

No matter how much "thinking" you have done -- you lack life experience simply due to your age. 1/3 of US households? Got a link to support that statistic? Where are the fathers? Why are they not staying with these girls after they get pregnant? Why are they not supporting the children they played a part in procreating? Off screwing some other chick I expect. Probably because young men are stupid enough to dip their wicks into anything that has 2 legs. Just like young women are stupid enough to let them! The "girls" you speak of also are young and have no life experience, therefore they are bound to make mistakes (and do stupid things like throw themselves at cute boys), as are you.

LOL America is like Ginger, a once beautiful, but now old and faded whore who still thinks that she's "the" best. Canada is like Maryanne, all fresh and young and pretty without all the makeup. (For those who've ever watched the old Gilligan's Island series) Someone told me that analogy the other day and it really made me laugh. I for one, am certainly not "jealous" of America or it's citizens. Whether or not "everything is cheaper" is totally irrelevant. Are we getting poorer and poorer? 15 million people on welfare? Our ecomony is doing better than ever. (Compared to OUR past performance, not compared to any other country). Why are you "mad as hell" at our govt? Didn't you vote them in? Scriblet wrote: Umm, pretty sure there was election back in January -- we no longer have a Liberal govt by the way- the Conservatives won. America (and yes it's citizens) have been and still are, touting their intellectual and cultural superiority all over the earth. Why is it such a problem when "Maryanne" starts coming of age? IMO its the "old faded whore" whose jealous. I'm not "feigning" anti-Americanism, trust me, it's real. As I don't plan on ever having to go there so no big deal. I'll just smuggly sit up here and critisize all I want. Boo.

We all end up defining our lives by our own individual experiences. You, Jer are a confirmed bachelor because of your own life experiences. IMO the more you experience of life, the better you are in decision making. "Experience can taint judgement" only applies if you don't "get back on the horse" so-to-speak. If you have one bad relationship you gotta get right back on that relationsip horse and try again -- or, as you say, your one relationship experience will taint your judgement about all relationships. My first job really sucked. Now, I could have said "that's it, I hate working" but I got right back on that "job experience horse" and tried again, and again and again until I found a job I liked. Works the same with relationships. IMO the more you experience the more well-rounded a person you become.

What do you mean "must" get high? I don't know anyone addicted to marijuana. I know plenty of people addicted to alcohol, and yes, they have to get drunk. A person comes home from work, drinks a glass of scotch to take the edge off the day. A person comes home from work, smokes a joint to take the edge off the day. Please explain the difference.

This time They are protesting a change in the labour laws. The French govt has just changed the law so anyone under 26 yo can be fired from a job without just cause. A piss off, sure but reason to burn buildings? No. Apparently France has some very "socialist" labour laws (much more so than Canada) which discourage businesses from opening in their country. France's govt is desperately trying to "woo" new business and changing the labour laws is their way of doing so.

I think some men tend to forget that sex is enjoyable for women too. Some think that it's only the man who wants to have sex for the sake of sex. Both genders have a sex drive, not a "procreation" drive. August -- sorry for jumpin' on you in the other post, my bad.

Of course young people are gullible and indecisive. You certainly are. On one hand you say women are taking over society and on the other hand you say women are indecisive. Which is it? You seem like the indecisive one pierce. As you are just a youngin' you can be forgiven for your ignorance. Instead of jumping in here with your "they are so indecisive and gullible" crap, why not go grow up for a while, come back after you've fallen in love, got a broken heart, found a better relationship, left that one for greener pastures, fallen in love again, out of love again and gained some life experience.

Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher and Golda Meir were all mothers. What's your point? 3 powerful (gasp!) women were mothers. So what? The point was NOT to say there are NO "bad" women. Silly. The point was to say that if men were to experience love like a mother does maybe there would be LESS strife in the world. Not that it had anything whatsoever to do with the conversation I was having with Jerry, but hey, if yah wanna jump in with "Some women are bad!", you go right on ahead.

You nailed it perfectly nocrap!

He didn't mean his life was hollow -- the sex, though it was fun for him, he felt it was hollow (superficial). Then along comes little pierce... Many of us women, pierce DO end up having our cake and eating it too. Life is great! Many of us have awesome careers and children too. The whole idea that you can't have both is antiquated. Biblical time is maybe 4000 years old. Sorry to be nitpicky but if your a Christian then what are you doing talking about "billions" of years ago? In Christianity we only got here a few thousand years ago. I don't think the women's adgenda includes "taking over society" (as though we're like, aliens or something coming to take over!) You can read about the sufferagettes, they were active in the beginning of the 20th century. They got us women the vote. Of course having children is valuable in our society (ie real work) but in today's economic climate a family needs two income earners. Needs two people who are able to share the workload equally. This does not mean that women want to stop having children. Having children is a woman's choice, but, thankfully for feminists, it's no longer our ONLY choice. Rented Pride and Prejudice last night -- I said to my husband "I'm so glad it's 2006." Those young woman, in the movie, HAD to find a mate or be a burden on their parents for life. How horrible it must have been to be so dependent! Once again, I thank the feminists of the 20th century.

Trouble is SOMEONE had to "pose" the child in order to take the picture, no? So there is no "innocent" fantasy when it involves children. You wanna look at kiddie porn -- make it up in your own head.

Really good friend of mine. Travelled the world throughout his youth. He's now 44 and looking for a mate for life. He realizes he doesn't want to be alone forever and would like to have some children too. He just went to Mexico, had fun with a little Chickita, but he said it was pretty hollow.

I feel like I've gone back in time and am talking to my young self. You sound exactly like I did when I was about 25. Until I experienced it first hand (at age 28) of course.