My wife and I have an agreement where I make all the major decisions and she the minor. I make the decisions like should Trump be President, If we went to war with Iran should we support it etc. She makes the minor ones like where are we going to live, what clothes am I going to wear to the wedding of her third cousin in Newark, do we get a SUV or a four door sedan, etc.
Finderskeepers, I have had the experience of someone trying to sell me something that is clearly my wife's area of expertise and the sale is lost in no uncertain terms for the disrespect shown my wife. This was quite prevalent in East Tennessee where the woman are still considered subservient in many cases.
donttread (05-20-2019)
Interesting. Is a DUI a victimless crime @Cletus? Or does it take a drink to kill someone?
I find your lack of faith...disturbing...
-Darth Vader
If a drunk gets in his car and makes it home without incident, who is harmed?
I don't even know what that means. The reason DUI is a crime is because the act of driving under the influence poses a threat to the safety of the general public. Personally, I don't think the act of driving under the influence should be a crime, but I do think if caught, it should result in the revocation of your driving privileges. If someone is injured as a result of driving under the influence, I believe that should result in criminal charges and the penalty for doing so should be severe.Or does it take a drink to kill someone?
Trying to conflate the college admissions scandal to driving under the influence is ridiculous. I would like to say I expect better from you, but the best I can muster is the hope that in the future you will at least attempt to do better.
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater
Peter1469 (05-20-2019)
I guess we have parity, then. According to the CDC, the 10 leading causes of death for women of all ages are...
1. Heart diseases
2. Cancer
3. Chronic lower respiratory diseases
4. Stroke
5. Alzheimer's Disease
6. Unintentional injuries
7. Diabetes
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
9. Kidney disease
10. Septecemia
I don't see "men" anywhere on the list.
“Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.” - Barry Goldwater
Peter1469 (05-20-2019)
I'm yo.
This my brother yo
We yo yo
You're basing your entire argument on the fact that men are physically stronger than women so women are fearful of men. Hence, women are oppressed to some extent.
But here's the thing -- while that may be true for some women -- it certainly isn't for all women. Many of us, simply, are not afraid. You might think we should be, but we are not. That doesn't mean we go looking for trouble - everyone (male and female) should take reasonable precautions not to purposefully stroll through inner city gang territory at night, not pick up rattlesnakes, not use hair dryers in the bathtub, etc.
Many things in this world can harm us, but that doesn't mean they "oppress" us. I am not oppressed. Not in the least.
I kind of think you may be giving the word "oppression" a different meaning.
""A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul" ~George Bernard Shaw