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calimary

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26. Thank you. It's amazing to me how much re-education is desperately needed in our society.
Mon Aug 4, 2014, 12:15 PM
Aug 2014

And NOT JUST IN THIS CASE!!! But this certainly IS one case.

It's just staggering - a DAUNTING task ahead when one considers the work that still needs to be done.

We have to re-educate the public about climate change.

We have to re-educate the public on the value of - AND NECESSITY OF - government.

We have to re-educate the public about the value of public education.

We have to re-educate the public about the critical importance of keeping church and state SEPARATE.

We have to re-educate the public about the value, importance, and vital public NEED - of the paying of taxes.

We have to re-educate the public about the value and necessity of simple compassion and empathy, which since bush/cheney have been objects of derision and scorn.

We have to re-educate the public about the very message of Jesus Christ our Lord. HE'S NOT THE ONE WHO SAID "If you don't work, you don't eat." HE'S THE ONE WHO SAID "feed my lambs, feed my sheep"; "look at the lilies of the field who neither toil nor spin yet not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these"; "the birds in the air do not work yet your Heavenly Father feeds them - are you not worth more than these"; and "whatever you do to the least of these, you do to Me..." You know, all that loving, tolerant, accepting, caring, compassionate bunk.

And yes, we have to continue to re-educate the public about the entire notion of the woman, the female. We're here on earth to do, accomplish, and produce more than just baby-making. I suppose it would be the same as to think that the only thing all men were good for or valued for - was how measurably hard or long they could get, or how many women they could satisfy at one sitting.

It's the objectifying. To paraphrase the "it's the economy, stupid" slogan from James Carville, once upon a time, "it's the objectifying, stupid." (Not saying you're stupid, oberliner.)

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That is sexual harrassment? oberliner Aug 2014 #1
OMG I know right? redqueen Aug 2014 #2
I am just asking if that is sexual harrassment oberliner Aug 2014 #3
You Would Have To Ask Her, Sir.... The Magistrate Aug 2014 #4
OK oberliner Aug 2014 #9
Hmm ... Laelth Aug 2014 #11
No, Sir, In This Context I Do Not Agree The Magistrate Aug 2014 #15
Correct me if I'm wrong oberliner Aug 2014 #17
I Would Consider The Reaction Of The Person Addressed The Most Important Factor, Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #19
The content of what is actually said is not the most important factor? oberliner Aug 2014 #27
The Term You Are Looking For, Sir, Is 'Situational Awareness' The Magistrate Aug 2014 #29
We are in dangerous territory here. Laelth Aug 2014 #18
Only If One Is Trying To Be Deliberately Obtuse And 'Stir The Shit', Sir The Magistrate Aug 2014 #21
I agree with your description(s). Laelth Aug 2014 #31
Well, let's consider the "Minnesota chicks are hot" comment on its face. calimary Aug 2014 #14
Thanks for the response oberliner Aug 2014 #16
Thank you. It's amazing to me how much re-education is desperately needed in our society. calimary Aug 2014 #26
That YouTube site has many similar videos oberliner Aug 2014 #28
"I'm just asking..." chervilant Aug 2014 #7
It's depressing, in these discussions, redqueen Aug 2014 #34
Seriously?!? chervilant Aug 2014 #5
OK, sorry oberliner Aug 2014 #8
If you're asking in good faith, chervilant Aug 2014 #12
I consider myself a feminist oberliner Aug 2014 #13
The rules of the work environment apparently apply to everyone, everywhere, at all times. Dreamer Tatum Aug 2014 #20
I can see already chervilant Aug 2014 #6
No offense meant oberliner Aug 2014 #10
A gentle question back to you - calimary Aug 2014 #22
I get where you are coming from oberliner Aug 2014 #23
Good post. laundry_queen Aug 2014 #41
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This message was self-deleted by its author Courtesy Flush Aug 2014 #25
Are you a woman? Have you ever walked down the street and just *knew* that if you Sheldon Cooper Aug 2014 #30
My cell phone has video capability. I thought most of them do, at this point. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2014 #32
Unfortunate. And true. And DAMN TIRESOME. calimary Aug 2014 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author Courtesy Flush Aug 2014 #35
The fuck are you going on about, Courtesy Flush? Sheldon Cooper Aug 2014 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Courtesy Flush Aug 2014 #37
lol! Sheldon Cooper Aug 2014 #38
This message was self-deleted by its author Courtesy Flush Aug 2014 #39
I wish she had these idiots on video and posted it on you tube! nt Logical Aug 2014 #40
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