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BlancheSplanchnik

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5. the only people who benefit, I guess would be marketers. But
Fri May 30, 2014, 09:01 PM
May 2014

Last edited Sat May 31, 2014, 08:38 AM - Edit history (1)

More than that, I think it's also got a lot to do with decay of respect. The easy route--going with base impulses.

Personally, I think that there is a connection to human overpopulation; more people than can get their needs met. Needs include the intellectual, emotional and physical.

Society becomes further debauched as more people compete among each other for gratifications which are harder to get. Superficial, immediate satisfactions, anger, greed, power struggles become the focus for larger numbers of people. .... Animalistic behavior.....when that becomes the norm, it takes focused effort by individuals determined to step out of the status quo.

...how it seems to me, anyway.


*ermagerd!* Grammatical errors! ....edited to fix. And add: the factors above are indicative of weakening character. Instant gratifications everywhere are just one of the factors that make it difficult to continually put in the effort to strengthen one's own character. Inertia--that's a law of physics. It requires Work to put an object at rest in motion. Without Work, things decay*

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This Is An Excellent Piece The Magistrate May 2014 #1
totally in agreement, Sir. or Madam. BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #4
Well worth taking a look at the whole thing, which is quite long. enough May 2014 #2
the only people who benefit, I guess would be marketers. But BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #5
Excellent analysis! freshwest May 2014 #7
thanks fresh BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #9
putting our gender before our humanity. seabeyond May 2014 #11
Excellent post. K&R Louisiana1976 May 2014 #3
Perfect onecaliberal May 2014 #6
Wow ismnotwasm May 2014 #8
I finally had a chance to read the article in full. **BRAVO** to that guy!!!!!! BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #10
you didn't say 'some' men noiretextatique May 2014 #12
lol redqueen May 2014 #13
Well said. redqueen May 2014 #14
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right! The woman who was assaulted was more than likely given a date rape drug, japple Jun 2014 #18
Please keep watch on this case. It is as significant as Steubenville. japple Jun 2014 #19
Will do ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #22
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I didn't mean to imply that this was the same as Steubenville japple Jun 2014 #24
rape. todays entertainment. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #25
Sorry, I don't understand. japple Jun 2014 #26
today, rape is no more than entertainment. nt seabeyond Jun 2014 #27
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No you're good ismnotwasm Jun 2014 #29
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