Everybody Back Off. I Have A Child and I'm Not Afraid to Use It
An Australian MP brings a screaming toddler onto the floor of Parliament during a debate and is shocked when she is asked to take her kid out. She demands a more family-friendly workplace (there is some suggestion it was all a manufactured stunt). The story is guaranteed to further piss off single people who already feel that they have to work extra to cover for their co-workers with kids. I have two kids but have never expected the world to defer to me. When I had my first kid, I had a job at McKinsey & Company that really wasn't compatible with how I wanted to raise my new child. Rather than storm around about family friendly work places, I quit and found a job that did fit. After all, having the kid was my choice, not theirs.
Sabril--
"And I would prefer it if my wife told me she wants to have a threesome with me and another woman. Which is a lot more likely to happen than the society you envision."
We try to have an intelligent discourse and you would interject sarcasm. I will allow you to have the last word(for this will be my last post on this matter) Probability of the occurence of events is irrelevant to this discussion. In attempting to engage in civil discourse with you, I was trying to relate how my opinion is shaped in this matter. Allow me to at least engage you in your sarcastic nature.......Ghandi would be having that threesome with your wife.
"Ok, then please tell me by what year Switzerland will fall."
..and to further sink into Na! Na! Nah! and answer your "price of tea in China" question....
2112.
"We try to have an intelligent discourse and you would interject sarcasm."
No, I'm simply demonstrating how absurd your position is. The idea of a "society that doesn’t use coercion to consistantly structure itself, thereby validating itself everyday by the peacefull interaction of those who choose to call itself members" is a ridiculous fantasy. What does it matter if you "prefer" such a society? I would prefer it too. But so what?
Fundamentally, you are no different from the economist overhearing a debate about how to survive on a desert island who jumps in to the debate and says "let's assume we have a supply of fresh water and food."
"and to further sink into Na! Na! Nah! and answer your 'price of tea in China' question….
2112."
No need to get snippy about it. Just admit that Switzerland is a country which is well positioned to last well into the forseeable future. Unlike our hypothetical society of 85+ year olds.
By pretending that the two situations are essentially the same, you only make yourself look obstinate and willfully ignorant.
"I will allow you to have the last word"
Bye.