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Firefly
User ID: 494609 United States 03/14/2009 09:58 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The one about not urinating in public fountains. Piter De Vries: It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. |
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Mr. Predictor
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twistedfugger
(OP) User ID: 634899 United States 03/14/2009 10:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The only crimes would be those which harm other people and/or their property. That would greatly reduce the prison population and buck the anti-liberty authoritarian trend. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 108814Not quite specific enough, but I get where you are coming from. |
twistedfugger
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Mr. Predictor
Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 287257 United States 03/14/2009 10:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no single parenting by choice Quoting: twistedfuggerA little totalitarian don't ya think? nope, it's called child abuse "If there is a new fascism, it won't come from skinheads and punks; it will come from people who eat granola and think they know how the world should be." - Brian Eno |
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Mr. Predictor
Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 287257 United States 03/14/2009 10:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no single parenting by choice Quoting: Anonymous Coward 108814A little totalitarian don't ya think? nope, it's called child abuse Many single parents do a fine job. try working with some poor kid without a dad fine is not good enough "If there is a new fascism, it won't come from skinheads and punks; it will come from people who eat granola and think they know how the world should be." - Brian Eno |
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twistedfugger
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 108814 United States 03/14/2009 10:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The only crimes would be those which harm other people and/or their property. That would greatly reduce the prison population and buck the anti-liberty authoritarian trend. Quoting: twistedfuggerNot quite specific enough, but I get where you are coming from. I would legalize polygamy if the involved parties were all consenting adults. |
DaJavoo
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twistedfugger
(OP) User ID: 634899 United States 03/14/2009 10:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The only crimes would be those which harm other people and/or their property. That would greatly reduce the prison population and buck the anti-liberty authoritarian trend. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 108814Not quite specific enough, but I get where you are coming from. I would legalize polygamy if the involved parties were all consenting adults. No problems there. |
Mr. Predictor
Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 287257 United States 03/14/2009 10:09 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no single parenting by choice Quoting: twistedfuggerA little totalitarian don't ya think? nope, it's called child abuse Not even close to always, but you stated your rule and you've got every right to your own opinion. try working with a poor little boy without a dad they know something in their life is missing by someones choice "If there is a new fascism, it won't come from skinheads and punks; it will come from people who eat granola and think they know how the world should be." - Brian Eno |
twistedfugger
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 108814 United States 03/14/2009 10:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no single parenting by choice Quoting: Mr. PredictorA little totalitarian don't ya think? nope, it's called child abuse Many single parents do a fine job. try working with some poor kid without a dad fine is not good enough That's a blanket statement, and it's not the right of the authorities to interfere with families unless the children are abused and/or neglected. |
Mr. Predictor
Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 287257 United States 03/14/2009 10:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no single parenting by choice Quoting: Anonymous Coward 108814A little totalitarian don't ya think? nope, it's called child abuse Many single parents do a fine job. try working with some poor kid without a dad fine is not good enough That's a blanket statement, and it's not the right of the authorities to interfere with families unless the children are abused and/or neglected. I think a societal rule is a cultural rule - not a legal rule "If there is a new fascism, it won't come from skinheads and punks; it will come from people who eat granola and think they know how the world should be." - Brian Eno |
twistedfugger
(OP) User ID: 634899 United States 03/14/2009 10:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no single parenting by choice Quoting: Mr. PredictorA little totalitarian don't ya think? nope, it's called child abuse Not even close to always, but you stated your rule and you've got every right to your own opinion. try working with a poor little boy without a dad they know something in their life is missing by someones choice I get where you are coming from Mr P. I still wouldn't call it child abuse unless it lead to such. Lot's of good folks have come from broken homes though. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 575967 United States 03/14/2009 10:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | That's a blanket statement, and it's not the right of the authorities to interfere with families unless the children are abused and/or neglected. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 108814A child will always be neglected to a point in a single family house. Same goes for households where both parents work. The downfall of society started when women joined the workforce in droves. |
Mr. Predictor
Senior Forum Moderator User ID: 287257 United States 03/14/2009 10:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no single parenting by choice Quoting: twistedfuggerA little totalitarian don't ya think? nope, it's called child abuse Not even close to always, but you stated your rule and you've got every right to your own opinion. try working with a poor little boy without a dad they know something in their life is missing by someones choice I get where you are coming from Mr P. I still wouldn't call it child abuse unless it lead to such. Lot's of good folks have come from broken homes though. broken homes sometimes happen thats not what I am talking about I'm talking about single by choice - baby daddys "If there is a new fascism, it won't come from skinheads and punks; it will come from people who eat granola and think they know how the world should be." - Brian Eno |
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Bob Saget
User ID: 578679 United Kingdom 03/14/2009 10:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no single parenting by choice Quoting: Mr. PredictorA little totalitarian don't ya think? nope, it's called child abuse Many single parents do a fine job. try working with some poor kid without a dad fine is not good enough I'm inclined to agree with Dragon-breath The chariots of God are tens of thousands, and thousands of thousands. |
hardboiledheretic
User ID: 633751 United States 03/14/2009 10:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Can't help you out here OP because I don't believe in rules. There's always love of course, which is the ultimate default, but unfortunately most of us don't remember that rule. I'm not an anarchist or anything but I think 99 percent of people know what works for them. Unfortunately, rules have arisen because nobody understands each other, and there is no patience; there are many difficulties, our world is too big, etc. Too simplistic, sorry. I want a new world.... hbh |
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twistedfugger
(OP) User ID: 634899 United States 03/14/2009 10:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | no single parenting by choice Quoting: Mr. PredictorA little totalitarian don't ya think? nope, it's called child abuse Not even close to always, but you stated your rule and you've got every right to your own opinion. try working with a poor little boy without a dad they know something in their life is missing by someones choice I get where you are coming from Mr P. I still wouldn't call it child abuse unless it lead to such. Lot's of good folks have come from broken homes though. broken homes sometimes happen thats not what I am talking about I'm talking about single by choice - baby daddys Baby daddys usually occur from casual fucking, no? You gonna outlaw that? |
twistedfugger
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