Rape shield laws also protect a woman's sexual history from going on the stand when it doesn't relate to a trial. This is completely reasonable. Yes, I'm sure there are instances where the law has been misused but that hardly makes it unique among laws. Rape shield laws aren't bad, bad rape shield laws are bad.
I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying here except for its connection to feminism. It would be just as accurate to say that Republicans want to create a theocracy. Yes, there are some that believe these things and are very vocal about it but the majority takes a much more reasonable stance than the one you portray here.
Your presentation of feminism is in keeping with the right's portrayal of feminism - you misrepresent it to discredit it.
>>Many people do actually think you should just take the woman's word for it.
Please, show me some evidence. I don't care to take YOUR word for it.
>>If this alliance seems improbable to you, look at the constant efforts to censor pornography. There again you have an alliance between liberal feminists and conservatives to eat away at our rights.
Do you realize that there are feminist porn studios? Being pro or anti porn really has nothing to do with being a feminist or not.
>>Liberals (feminists) have long hated that you have to actually be convicted of a crime
Where the hell does that come from....and then get rated "5, Insightful"??
Please, show me a liberal or a feminist (or both! or a conservative, for fairness) that feels that accused sex offenders don't deserve due process. Without due process, there are only those accused of rape, none convicted.
How do you arrive at these broad generalizations? I'd like to pick apart your argument but your post is a simple declaration.
>>Selfishness has become par for the course in American culture. You can have it all! It's all about YOU!!!
Kids these days! Back in my day, we didn't have nytimes.com! We got our news on paper! And you knew when it arrived because you hear it hit the door! Or the bushes! Of course, women and minorities had no place in society but you didn't care because the pigeons! The pigeons! Back in my day, the pigeons believed in family...
Look, we know that many countries have better internet access than we do. However, they often have much higher population densities making it less expensive to roll out the network. Other countries often have better cell reception as well. Would anyone like to propose a solution to this?
I'm really not sure what your graphics requirements are on a laser printer as its their weak point. However, there are older laser printers that do a wonderful job and cost nearly nothing - to buy and operate. The HP 5 line is particularly known for being a solid and reliable piece of equipment. Further, they're easy to maintain and buy parts for. Apple's LaserWriter line is based on 3rd party engines that are frequently very reliable and easy to service. Find one locally so you don't have to pay ridiculous shipping fees. Many people get rid of these older machines "upgrading" to a newer, more expensive and less reliable model.
>>but until people actually see ideas from strong Democratic leaders that don't revolve around hating Bush...are you familar with Russ Feingold? Then again, if you refer to what people see on TV about politics, they're never going to be well educated.
>>mainly since I haven't seen a Democratic leader with a real, strongly articulated vision that didn't involve turning the country so sharply left it scared me as much as the Republican right does now.
I'm failing to think of anyone that is further left than Bush is right. Bill Clinton????
>>Personally, I don't really care which party this leader comes from
At this point I'm afraid that even if you got a centris like McCain you'd still have too many evangelicals in the mix.
>>There are enough values we can call American that we all can agree on; the more devisive ones can be put on the back burner until we can settle the major international problems we have today.
I like that too but I don't think it work at the polls.
>>The big scary Democrats are going to call it the "Dubay" adminstration and giggle while the world goes to crap... That's it, That's your plan?
This is a tired accusation that came straight from the mouths of Republicans. The reason why it appears that the dems don't have any ideas is because they don't have the numbers to put bills on the floor.
I'm not saying that the dems don't have their problems, but they're generally not part of this wholesale removal of civil rights.
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Rape shield laws also protect a woman's sexual history from going on the stand when it doesn't relate to a trial. This is completely reasonable. Yes, I'm sure there are instances where the law has been misused but that hardly makes it unique among laws. Rape shield laws aren't bad, bad rape shield laws are bad.
I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying here except for its connection to feminism. It would be just as accurate to say that Republicans want to create a theocracy. Yes, there are some that believe these things and are very vocal about it but the majority takes a much more reasonable stance than the one you portray here.
Your presentation of feminism is in keeping with the right's portrayal of feminism - you misrepresent it to discredit it.
>>Many people do actually think you should just take the woman's word for it.
Please, show me some evidence. I don't care to take YOUR word for it.
>>If this alliance seems improbable to you, look at the constant efforts to censor pornography. There again you have an alliance between liberal feminists and conservatives to eat away at our rights.
Do you realize that there are feminist porn studios? Being pro or anti porn really has nothing to do with being a feminist or not.
>>Is what I'm saying really that new to you?
Yeah, so back it up.
>>Liberals (feminists) have long hated that you have to actually be convicted of a crime
Where the hell does that come from....and then get rated "5, Insightful"??
Please, show me a liberal or a feminist (or both! or a conservative, for fairness) that feels that accused sex offenders don't deserve due process. Without due process, there are only those accused of rape, none convicted.
How do you arrive at these broad generalizations? I'd like to pick apart your argument but your post is a simple declaration.
>>Selfishness has become par for the course in American culture. You can have it all! It's all about YOU!!!
Kids these days! Back in my day, we didn't have nytimes.com! We got our news on paper! And you knew when it arrived because you hear it hit the door! Or the bushes! Of course, women and minorities had no place in society but you didn't care because the pigeons! The pigeons! Back in my day, the pigeons believed in family...
Look, we know that many countries have better internet access than we do. However, they often have much higher population densities making it less expensive to roll out the network. Other countries often have better cell reception as well. Would anyone like to propose a solution to this?
Free, but broken.
Just try download email from one account on more than one computer.
When will that be fixed?
>>Out of curiosity, how exactly to you define "redneck?"
How does this fit for a definition -
Someone that doesn't believe in evolution yet can (and does) elect the next president.
I believe you're suffering from Disillusionment 2.0
You value your lawn more than fibre to you home? ....who told you about this website?
No, but its much less likely to produce high pitched screams followed by the pounding of a blunt object.
they're typically given away.
why stop there?
Why not add ipod support to hypercard????
I'm really not sure what your graphics requirements are on a laser printer as its their weak point. However, there are older laser printers that do a wonderful job and cost nearly nothing - to buy and operate. The HP 5 line is particularly known for being a solid and reliable piece of equipment. Further, they're easy to maintain and buy parts for. Apple's LaserWriter line is based on 3rd party engines that are frequently very reliable and easy to service. Find one locally so you don't have to pay ridiculous shipping fees. Many people get rid of these older machines "upgrading" to a newer, more expensive and less reliable model.
Thats still money better spent on earth bound rockets!
>>but until people actually see ideas from strong Democratic leaders that don't revolve around hating Bush ...are you familar with Russ Feingold? Then again, if you refer to what people see on TV about politics, they're never going to be well educated.
>>mainly since I haven't seen a Democratic leader with a real, strongly articulated vision that didn't involve turning the country so sharply left it scared me as much as the Republican right does now.
I'm failing to think of anyone that is further left than Bush is right. Bill Clinton????
>>Personally, I don't really care which party this leader comes from
At this point I'm afraid that even if you got a centris like McCain you'd still have too many evangelicals in the mix.
>>There are enough values we can call American that we all can agree on; the more devisive ones can be put on the back burner until we can settle the major international problems we have today.
I like that too but I don't think it work at the polls.
>>Frankly... they should do something about that perception then.
Isn't that what _all_ politics is about?
>>The big scary Democrats are going to call it the "Dubay" adminstration and giggle while the world goes to crap... That's it, That's your plan?
This is a tired accusation that came straight from the mouths of Republicans. The reason why it appears that the dems don't have any ideas is because they don't have the numbers to put bills on the floor.
I'm not saying that the dems don't have their problems, but they're generally not part of this wholesale removal of civil rights.
...and when was the first hard drive crash?
Does anyone know?
How quickly we forget the great wiener trusts... ...Oscar Meyer was the Bill Gates of his day.
+1 Funny doesn't boost a poster's karma.
>>So I repeat, why is spyware not illegal?
Because you agreed to it in the license!
>>But I don't think they fit the stretched to the max, loans up the wazoo students that you'll encounter in today's universities.
Most students manage to factor the computer into students loans.
If you're going to spend $40,000 - $120,000 on an education, you're not going to sweat $900 for something as useful as a computer.
Perhaps you'd like to opt out of a healthy, educated, and well fed society.
You were vaccinated against small pox and polio, right?
exactly what i was going to say in response to that post.
Unions are traditionally strong in manufacturing jobs which have been moving overseas.
(which isn't to say that unions don't have other problems)