Sinergy
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what can you expect form a group that defines any sex, specifically including marital sex as rape??? First off, to say that all branches of the First or Second Wave of Feminism consisted of statements that any sex is rape is rather unresearched. There WAS a branch of Feminism that espoused lesbianism as the only non-hierarchical and not-based-in-patriarchy sex on the planet, and there were some points made in their writings which made quite a bit of sense. However, this was NOT the main thrust of either of the two major Feminist movements. Second Wave Feminism for the most part was an attempt by women to reclaim their OWN sexuality, whatever that would be. I have to say that the women engaged in this during the 1960s allows us in the new millenia to have a public forum to discuss BDSM. I personally think those women should be thanked, rather than reviled, because they brought the topic out from the hidden behind closed doors attitudes of the 1950s, and into discussion in the mainstream. You may not agree with them, but BDSM was never discussed in the 1950s or was considered a mental illness. On the second topic (Presidential trivia) I personally think that Douglas Adams said it best: "Anybody who would want to wield ultimate power should never be allowed anywhere near the job. Ideally, the wielder of ultimate power should not be aware that they actually wield ultimate power." He made Zaphod Beeblebrox president of the galaxy because he could distract attention away from he who really held power, who was a person who lived in a hut on a swamp planet and wasnt sure whether he was a figment of his cat's imagination. But I digress. I dont think Bush technically lies. I think the psychology is a lot more insidious, because I believe he is a truly sociopathic individual in that he believes his own lies. Additionally, he surrounds himself with yes-men who will feed him back his beliefs so he thinks the detritus fed to him by his brain is the truth. However, I am not a professional nor have I ever laid hands on him, so I cannot authoritatively prove the validity of these beliefs. In other words, it is just me, and I could be wrong. Sinergy
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