Hi Telmo Menezes By killing the father, I meant belittling the male, but come to think of it, I don't recall seeing anything direct except in the ads and how men were treated on the screen. But it's been achieved.
And indeed, there have been many atrocities committed in God's name. But they really din't fear God-- because murder is forbidden in any religion I can think of. Religion doesn't make the USA better because most of our religion is just church-going-- social Christianity. [Roger Clough], [rclo...@verizon.net] 12/17/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Telmo Menezes Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-12-17, 09:12:39 Subject: Re: Men don't get no respect these days Hi Roger, Lakoff is correct about conservatism and the father. It is not a pathology, however, to?espect your ?arents, Agreed. ? and respect is a mixture of love and fear. For me respect is a mixture of love and admiration, which are things that have to be earned. I loved and admired my father. I never feared him. To fear him I would have to believe that he was willing to harm me, and that would probably interfere with the love/admiration part. My mother is a catholic and my father was agnostic. He agreed to put me through religious school and remain neutral on the entire thing. Up to one day when I was a little kid and couldn't sleep because I was afraid of going to hell. He told me: "don't worry, that god they are telling you about doesn't exist". It was the biggest relief in my life. Religion tried to instill fear into me, when I was a little kid and psychologically vulnerable. My father taught me how to be a decent human being, no strings attached. Guess who I still love these days? ? That's one of the ten commandments. ? And if people feared God more, incidents like the mass murders in CT would be much fewer. God should be returned to the classroom. It doesn't have to be the Christian God. Let's not even discuss the mountain of atrocities that were committed in God's name. A recent one: 9/11. The USA (a country I greatly admire for its many achievements, including its constitution) is currently the least secular country in the western world. Yet it's the only place where this stuff is happening. How come? Here in godless Europe we have the lowest levels of church attendance ever, legalised prostitution, gay marriage, decriminalised drugs and it's ok to show female breasts on TV. Yet none of that stuff is happening here. The only similar event we had was?erpetrated?y a god fearing hard-core conservative. ? ? The Women's Movement has unfortunately killed the father in their understable desire for wage equality etc. I had a great father. Many of my childhood friends did too, and then became fathers themselves, and they seem to be doing well. What do you mean exactly? ? I challenge you to find one ad on TV or radio that does not feature a man as other than a fool. ? ? And the death of the father has turned progressives into anarchists. The death of the father is the deathy of morality. It's the main problem with society today. By objective metrics measuring violence, society nowadays is the best it ever was. The likelihood of you being the victim of a violent crime is the lowest ever. Mainstream media blows things out of proportion, that's all. Best, Telmo. ? ? ? [Roger Clough], [rclo...@verizon.net] 12/17/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen ? ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Craig Weinberg Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-12-16, 01:02:40 Subject: Re: Wisdom from Calvin Cooldge On Sunday, December 16, 2012 12:15:28 AM UTC-5, Stephen Paul King wrote: On 12/15/2012 5:51 PM, Craig Weinberg wrote: Can you answer my question? Because conservatives generally speak from the perspective of the dominant culture. Hi Craig, ?? Are there some other characteristics of conservatives that identifies them? Does the particular nature of the culture matter for you? Lakoff seems to be on to something when he says that conservatives represent the view of the strict father oriented family. Which gibes with the whole 'pathology rooted in fear and aggression' diagnosis in that study I quoted.? The perspective is always - 'people who aren't like me have it easy' or 'inequality isn't important'. It's never 'yes, of course as a white male in the US, I am among the most privileged people who has ever lived, and I recognize the problems that might pose to others outside of my group and how important it is to address those problems and participate with those others as equals to the extent that I can.' ? ?? OK, being born into a class automatically places a burden on one's life or otherwise coerces a person to act in a certain way? Really? Is this an absolute fact? Care for a minority report on that? It's not about how a person acts, it's about where the person is allowed to act. What country clubs they have access to. How long they have to tour Europe after college before they get come home and apply for six figure jobs. Craig ? -- Onward! Stephen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/everything-list/-/QYV1w-m-5E8J. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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