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Go ahead and blame Clinton

Will Y — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 14:53:59 +0000

In reply to The Corporate Cure For Middle Class Malaise

Go ahead and blame Clinton for nafta and forget it got started with Bush 1. Thats the problem with America much liike the bailouts of today. You hear all the blame going to Obama on the bailouts but people forget a lot of the bailouts got started under Bush two. Not that I am defending Clinton or Obama but many times problems are created by differnet people. People forget a lot of these laws are touched by many. And instead of demanding they be fine tuned for maximum benefits for the country as a whole we fuss and throw blame. If Nafta isn't working out, do away with it somehow or make it work. Corporate America has learned how to control and DC and make it better forr themselves why not the rest of us.

I'd suggest not overthinking

AmericanDreamer — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:25:10 +0000

In reply to AD and AA (and anyone else

I'd suggest not overthinking it but just posting something when you feel you're ready to. (after the election, of course. :<)) Please consider sending a private email to a few other women you get on well with at dag if you're not seeing them chime in after you do post. Please send me a private email if I don't appear to be aware that you've posted. Even though I'm not sure what, if anything, I could add to such a thread, I am most interested in reading what others have to say.

AD and AA (and anyone else

wws — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:58:30 +0000

In reply to Thanks, art. Hope you will

AD and AA (and anyone else interested) I'd already started putting research materials together for just such a blog. How might we collaborate on it? The sum almost always being better than its parts?

Thanks, art. Hope you will

AmericanDreamer — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:48:34 +0000

In reply to Haven't read Collins' book so

Thanks, art. Hope you will initiate or comment on a future thread where you and others can say more on this topic.

Haven't read Collins' book so

artappraiser — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:38:31 +0000

In reply to Wendy and other female

Haven't read Collins' book so not commenting on it. But mho, there is danger in underestimating the revolutionary changes for women that occurred in my lifetime, not to mention that doing so is unappreciative of the work and successes of the feminist movement of which I am very proud. For chrissakes there are so many things big and small...my mother's generation couldn't wear pants in a lot of public situations not to mention they weren't in full control of their own reproductive systems....and they were too weak after a stint as Rosie the riveter to be taking men's construction jobs...and mostly too ditzy to be doctors and lawyers and such...and either whores or madonnas....with bodies not made for professional level sports competitiveness unless they were a freak of nature (remember Bobbie Riggs vs. Billie Jean King?)...,..and when Anita Hill testified that millions of husbands and brothers all of of sudden found out how other men had been treating their wives and sisters for decades, oh my how their consciousness needed raising.... etc.

Wendy and other female

AmericanDreamer — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:42:55 +0000

In reply to Hey Chuck -- you might enjoy

Wendy and other female dagblogians who wish to comment: Re the Collins book, titled Everything Has Changed, of course not everything has changed. What are, say, 2 changes for you as a woman and perhaps other women you know, that you are most struck by as you look back over your years? What are, say, 2 things which you see as not having changed much, if at all?

Maybe a topic for a separate, later (after the election, of course :<)) thread? I'd be interested in hearing thoughts and observations from you and other women who write here.

I was wondering the same

AmericanDreamer — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:50:25 +0000

In reply to Not your doing -- that intro,

I was wondering the same thing.

Not your doing -- that intro,

wws — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:44:36 +0000

In reply to wws...In my defense, I have

Not your doing -- that intro, in any way. I was only pondering why the sons, and/or daughters of today would regard your topic -- or more to the point, your primary link/reference -- as constituting "Man Stuff." Never mind.

wws...In my defense, I have

chucktrotter — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:39:28 +0000

In reply to Revisting the main page and

wws...

In my defense, I have no idea why my name is even included on the header! The comments following my post were better than what I posted. I viewed every video included in the responses. I do have a theme wws - - It's called "The Golden Rule" and I, truly, try to adhere to it!

Revisting the main page and

wws — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 21:55:22 +0000

In reply to The Corporate Cure For Middle Class Malaise

Revisting the main page and the headlines, may I point out that the headline intro to your post, CT, is: "Man Stuff"?......

Really? Is your theme "Man Stuff"? Or is it "People Stuff"? "Humankind Stuff"? Or -- just stuff we all need to consider to do, collectively, the next right thing?