Posts by dotje82

Please explain the link between the pill and vegetarianism

Thanks to others for noticing why I was offended. Anyways, forget it...I wasn't expecting a response.  Hope you all can get out and vote next week without incident (if you haven't already)!

On fb, if you don't specify it in your privacy settings, anyone can see your status, even if your profile is private.  If I remember the article correctly, he did not have his boss as a friend.

-Sorry, the article I read was translated and did not make explicit that the guy had his boss as a friend. This information just makes him seem more ignorant. If he knew his boss was a friend, then why did, he put that on facebook?? 

-edited to include new information received

Original Post by ewwxroflzz:

Original Post by dotje82:

Obama: he has monkey ears and he reminds me of hitler.

Umm, this Hitler reference is scary. Could you elaborate on why you feel this way? 

because of how charismatic he is, and how he tries to make everyone believe we should tax the wealthy and "spread around the money." not only would it make the economic situation worse but the idea of equal money amongst the people is part of socialism.

 How can spreading around the money make the economy worse?? And what does Hitler have to do with economy.  The only connection is the word socialist.  Americans throw it around like it's a dirty word without knowing anything about the ideology, or the practice.  Many European countries have thrived (yes, economically!) on socialist governments.  Look at Scandinavia, especially Sweden.  Aside from that, Obama's policy is nothing near socialism.  So I still don't get your connection with Hitler.  And I find your remarks about his ears bordering on racism.

Loved a lot of the names on here. One I've come across that I really like is Alise/Alyce.  Very soft and not as strong as Alice or Elise. And also quite original.

Gay Marriage: Fine, America should get with the times.

Abortion: Yes, the choicce should be there.

Obama: Voted already...

Mccain: Heck no, PTSD

Jesus: Belive he was a real person, but not responsible for everything ascribed to him.

Evolution : Definitely

Global Warming : Believe it is manmade

George W.: BIG MISTAKE

Sex Before Marriage: Do it

The Drinking Age: 18

Pot: it's not that bad, focus on something else, like REAL drugs or violence against women

The War: terrible, end it

Meat: it's ok, but people should respect vegetarians and vice versa

Tattoos: love em, as long as they mean something to the person

The Devil: doesn't exist

Ghosts: don't exist

Aliens: isn't any proof yet, but who knows

Censorship:books, music, movies...Let's hope it will end

Magic: don't believe in it

Love: Oh yes

Religion: Organized religion has caused most of the problems of history, including those we are embroiled in today

Thanks firebrand, I guess I shoulda worded my post differently.  I am not really lonely, it was just a way to introduce my post.  I think it's interesting to see where people end up in life, and I was curious to see how many people on here live in another country.  So do you all use the calorie counting tool and have to add in the different (foreign) products you use?

thanks all for your replies and good luck.

Jules, I understand that. When I get into discussions with pro-lifers, it has always turned into an "I'm right (pro-life) and you're wrong" kinda thing.  I don't think that a woman's choice should be taken away, especially considering cases like rape and/or incest. I am not saying I am right in my views, but have difficulty understanding SOME pro-lifers' arguments. And I don't try to push my opinion on others, which I have been confronted with too much.  I just believe the option should be there, and that McCain should be focusing on other topics.

Completely in agreement with you, Christine. The political situation right now is very scary, in my opinion.  Look forward to some other responses here.

*editing to clarify who I was agreeing with

Kate's Guitar - Greg Brown

Talking about the weather will kill a conversation.  Try to bring up something that relates to the other person, e.g., their work, hobbies, maybe the last movie they saw, etc.

I have to second the cottage cheese vote. Mmmm.

Hi Maricmather,

First off, thanks for your reply and I apologize for not responding sooner.  I just realized that there was another post here. What did you go to grad school for, if I may ask?  She's definitely had an impact on me as well with how I view the world, along with some other theorists I've read the last few years (Bersani, Benjamin, Foucault, Segwick and others).  I guess I am a bit jealous as I have never studied Butler in a classroom setting.  My adviser suggested I use Butler for my thesis, and so I've pretty much gone it alone in the world of Butler.  I did use aspects of her gender performativity theory in my thesis (literary studies), only to find out later from one of my readers that my use of her was really simplistic...  Right now I am working on my thesis for a post-grad program, and am trying to apply aspects of her theory once again to literature.  I've since gone beyond Gender Trouble and have read  Undoing Gender and Bodies That Matter and think I am grasping better her ways of thinking.  I do agree with her arguments that sex and gender are social constructions, although I do have difficulties trying to imagine a world where the sex difference was never "pointed out."  I find it a shameful that this difference caused other sexes to be wiped out because of their otherness (e.g. Native American berdache).  I agree that applying her theories to evrday life (and literature) is a challenge.  I see the perfomativity and the relationality at times.

Sorry this is such a rambling post.  Hopefully it is coherent.  Was trying to get my thoughts down quickly as I need to get back to work on my thesis.  thanks again for your thoughts and your interest in my view.

Actually, you were the one person on here who I thought might have read her.  You should definitely check her out.  (Her writing style is terrible, though, in my opinion)