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Wednesday, July 22, 2009 02:58 PM

Greeneyedkzin

Still no logical argument I see. Look a knecht comments a couple post below yours for how to actually have an adult discussion. I disagree with her and she with me but you see she actually is having an adult conversation brining up actually points about her argument and trying to have a back and forth conversation.

Have you never heard of expansion?

I have but I have a feeling you really do not understand what it really is and how it works and more importantly how it relates to the discussion the grownups are having. In case you are not aware the world economy has dramatically shrunk in the last 18 months and for the 5 years before that the increase in world wealth has been based on nothing more than credit and has not expanded on a global basis for a decade or so and has shown only localized expansion. Next, this expansion has not I repeat has not increased the number of researchers available in fact the number of researchers is in a deficit that is only growing, in other words there is not enough researchers to go around. NIH grants have not kept up pace either.

I swear, you want to be aggrieved and self-pitying.

Get off your butt rather than complain other people are stealing what is rightfully yours.

Lord, what a spoiled brat.

This is what is being discussed dumb ass. But every response you have had in this thread has been to insult men that are actually trying to do something like mocking dads trying to bring press to their issues. But than I guess its ok if we do something about issues that effect men along as we shut up and stay quit.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 01:36 PM

Greeneyedkzin

You're describing a zero sum game: dollars spent on breast cancer research (although men can get breast cancer) are dollars taken from prostate cancer.

You know, that's a lousy way to live.

Its called reality genius. There is only so many dollars, researchers and labs to go around and choices have to be made. This is not fantasy island where you can buy your new 1800 sq ft loft and new prius while selling your books to seal press and running your totally awesome third wave blog.

Is what you're saying that the women (and men) working to help people in surviving and trying to find a cure for breast cancer should immediately stop and devote all attention to prostate cancer?

No genius I was using the two types of cancer as an example. I made no statement at all on what the funding levels should be. The only thing I said was that when a dollar is spent on x that is a dollar not being spent on y. So when supporters of x receive a dollar supporters of y are being directly screwed by the other group.

If you want the mommies to do it for you, though, while you sit on your butt and grouse, forget it.

What a shock a feminist breaking out the mommy card. Is there a single feminist that is capable of using logic oh wait that is evil man stuff and math is hard.

Get off your butt and onto Google and start doing some people some good, rather than begrudging money that is not yours and that is not spent the way you want it.

It is my money being spent genius along with other mens money. Don't you know its men that pay the most in taxes and yet we receive less in benefits. The stimulus bill for example despite the economy mostly effecting men and their jobs goes disproportionately to women.

What an awful way to think. It's a mental tantrum.

Have you tried holding your breath and turning blue, too?

Get back to me when you can actually use some logic in your arguments, some examples would also be nice. But, than I really don't expect anything better from you except half ass insults and questioning my dick size.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:44 PM

bookgrrrrl

i sometimes wonder what happened to any of you that causes you to be so virulently hateful and blind to your own hypocrisy - your mommies? a wife/gf who wasn't really into being with a guy who hates women? whatever it was, i'm pretty sad that you're all so f'ed up.

Why would anyone every accuse feminist of misandry I will never know. It could not be because some feminist will came around and either question the size of a mans dick or accuse them of having mommy issues if they state there opinion instead of I don't know actually looking at there grievances and if you disagree coming up with a logical argument in reply.

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 12:39 PM

knecht

The elite who rule are served well by the fact that we continue to blame each other for all the problems of the world, so that we don't notice what is really going on, or do anything to change it.

Well this is nice and all it ignores reality where there are definitive zero sum games. There is only x amount of dollars and educational resources out there so every time a program is created that targets girls it is hurting boys who are behind. Every time a dollar is spent on breast cancer research that is a dollar that is not being spent on prostate cancer that kills a similar number each year when breast cancer already has an over 7 to 1 funding advantage. Child custody is a perfect example of this, 50/50 is the best that can be accomplished yet the ratio is more like 85/15 in favor of mothers. So to a divorced father he is getting most screwed by family court and his ex not by the "elites".

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