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Re: I think I'm going to puke....
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 9 Jun 2005 19:48:02 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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I think that one could make the argument that we are more uncivil and immoral
than we were 40 years ago. Certainly many books have addressed this topic.
Technology, it seems to me, is accelerating that process.
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40 years ago would be 1965. Are you saying the decade of free love, rock ‘n’
roll, and rampant drug use is more moral than today. In the 1940’s, America had
invented a weapon that could kill 100,000 people in one blast, while perfecting
existing technology that destroyed the cities of Dresden and Tokyo, each killing
thousands upon thousands of people.
Men have been wife swapping and dressing as women for the past two centuries
easily. Haven’t you ever heard of a fop or a dandy?
But what bothers me most about your post is the association of a few nutjob
fashionistas to the entire Leftist “culture.” - That feels more like cultural
war than anything else. You are picking a fight with us, rather than defending
yourself from an attack. Peace doesn’t mean a monolithic culture than mandates
gender roles, peace is about ‘live and let be.’
-Lenny
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| (...) Time flies;-) Let's say 45 years. (...) That's one way to look at it. Another way is that it saved 10,000s of lives as well. (...) Yes, but that was in an effort to defend our country. Yeah, war is hell-- so don't start one (speaking to (...) (19 years ago, 10-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) FOUL!!! This has everything to do with this nonsensical, idiotic term! That is what I'm talking about! (...) Perhaps we could discuss a specific example of an industrialized culture? (...) I would take issue with your pejorative "regressive", (...) (19 years ago, 9-Jun-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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