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MineralMan

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18. Women bring life into the world, carrying it for 9 months,

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Thu Jul 25, 2013, 03:56 PM

Jul 2013

and then laboring mightily to give birth to it. After that, they nurture that life and help it grow.

Men play a role, but it is a small one in the process until the new life is older.

That is why. Women cherish life because they make it happen and feed it until it can do that for itself. They support life.

Men...well...they have other stuff to do...

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Why Do Women Disapprove of Drone Strikes So Much More Than Men Do? [View all] The Straight Story Jul 2013 OP

I'd be hard pressed to offer any hypothesis that didn't seem insulting to some men. hlthe2b Jul 2013 #1

My idea? Lancero Jul 2013 #22

Maybe we prefer our violence to be up close and personal Warpy Jul 2013 #28

A few possibilities... TreasonousBastard Jul 2013 #2

I like this answer. hamsterjill Jul 2013 #4

Maybe because so many are mothers and women, traditionally, aren't sinkingfeeling Jul 2013 #3

Because they are more thoughtful than we are and I admire that about them... AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #5

If I approved of war, LWolf Jul 2013 #6

Interesting question 2naSalit Jul 2013 #7

They're more averse to indiscriminate murder? burnodo Jul 2013 #8

Why are there more male serial killers? bunnies Jul 2013 #9

Maybe they're less enamored with Spirochete Jul 2013 #10

empathy. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2013 #11

Because it's a form of violence nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #12

leftover traditional gender roles treestar Jul 2013 #13

What's wrong with women? Doesn't everybody like violence? bemildred Jul 2013 #14

Awesome+1 whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #16

This contrived bullshit pisses me off. bemildred Jul 2013 #17

Yep whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #19

Because most of them don't feel the need to prove they're "tough" by applauding murder. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2013 #15

+1 forestpath Jul 2013 #23

Women bring life into the world, carrying it for 9 months, MineralMan Jul 2013 #18

Actually, I am curious of other breakdowns Xyzse Jul 2013 #20

because the drone murderers are all men? nt msongs Jul 2013 #21

I would bet women oppose war more than men do as well BainsBane Jul 2013 #24

They are smarter nt G_j Jul 2013 #25

women by nature Niceguy1 Jul 2013 #26

Men are idiots. I say this as a man. Ed Suspicious Jul 2013 #27

Because we don't have a need to look like manly masculine men. WinkyDink Jul 2013 #29

Growing up female... pipi_k Jul 2013 #30