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What are the marks of a sick culture?
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[quote:Duncan Kunz:MV84NDM4ODNfMTMyMDI1NDhfNDc5OUVBMzQ=] [quote:astrogal50 588885] I would add control of women's reproductive ability. In the U.S. GOOD birth control should be free, legal and readily available. But the right wingers want to control when, if and where a woman reproduces, don't they? The right wing is oh so concerned about the unborn but once that baby is born they simply DO NOT CARE! This reveals the truth, it is all about control, but most of what is happening on earth is about control. Controlling YOU! [/quote] I don't think it's any of the Government's business as to whether or not woman chooses to procure an abortion or a handgun. A woman should [b]not[/b] have to have the government's, or her husband's, or her boyfriend's, or anyone else's permission if she wants to make the choice to get an abortion or a firearm. Forcing a woman to wait and take counseling before getting an abortion or a firearm is simply about control. Do you agree with that, Astrogal50? [/quote]
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"What are the marks of a sick culture?"
. . . abridged (by Bob God) from
Friday
by Robert A. Heinlein:
I took these quotes from one of my favorite Heinlein novels,
Friday
. They are all from a conversation between the main character and her "Boss." That conversation began with Friday's Boss asking her, "What are the marks of a sick culture?"
"It is a bad sign when the people of a country stop identifying themselves with the country and start identifying with a group. A racial group. Or a religion. Or a language. Anything, as long as it isn't the whole population."
"A very bad sign. Particularism. It was once considered a Spanish vice but any country can fall sick with it. Dominance of males over females seems to be one of the symptoms."
"Before a revolution can take place, the population must loose faith in both the police and the courts."
Personal rudeness.
... and the number one symptom that we're living in a Sick Culture is -
Bad manners.
That ought to narrow it down for you!
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link to www.bobgod.com
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