Re: Women Never Earned The Right To Vote

On Jul 8, 12:06 pm, John Larkin
<jjlar...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 11:51:39 -0700, Grizzlie Antagonist





<lloydsofhanf...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
That doesn't mean that they'll necessarily change their lifestyles and
it certainly doesn't mean that they're willing to tie themselves down
to the mother (whom they may be restrained against seeing anyway) --
but their paternal affection -- to my surprise -- is definitely real.

It doesn't surprise me. There's no stronger force in nature than the
desire to have and assure the well-being of one's own offspring. It's
something that most species are willing to die for, and that some
species are guaranteed to die for.

A salmon leaves the ocean, fights her way upriver, lays eggs, and
dies. A male Mantis mates, knowing he'll probably be lunch for the
female, too. There's a spider that lays her eggs and then allows her
hatchlings to eat her alive.

John

Are you sure that there isn't a young child out there that you'd be
willing to commit suicide for?

Suicide isn't appealing. But I'd certainly die to save my wife, or
either of my daughters it that were the only choice.



Don't toy with me. Are you or are you not willing to immolate
yourself?

.

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