Posted by alexandra_k on November 17, 2005, at 17:58:55
In reply to Re: US Bill of Non-Rights (an email I rec'd) » alexandra_k, posted by AuntieMel on November 17, 2005, at 13:17:03
> But - humans being what they are, not all the same, I do believe that there *are* people who would happily not work as long as they can get around it. And it's those people who I don't believe my hard work should support.
I agree. Some people would happily stay at home and look after their children. Some people would happily spend their time working for charities rather than companies. Some people... Don't believe they can do anything worthwhile.
But I think all of these people deserve their basic needs met. And the latter... Need a little help figuring out what they might be able to do that they would no doubt find a whole heap more satisfying than sitting at home watching the box (which tends to be something that people revert to when they are suffering from depression, for example).
> But, all that aside, CT posted something she thought was funny and light hearted. I thought bits of it were pretty funny myself.
> I think sometimes things should just be left at face value.I did over-react.
But...
I also have a tendancy to over-react to jokes about
black people
blonde people
r*dneck people
etc
etc
i guess that because of the very real discrimination that is out there... people are sensitised to that... and tend to perceive 'more of the same' even when that is not intended.but that being said...
i over-reacted, yup.
and i am sorry that crazyt got blocked :-(
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