tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10172887.post4806515883889881758..comments2023-11-03T03:23:38.986-07:00Comments on Free Democracy: DAVID BROOKS: The New Lone RangersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10172887.post-62705887839270624712007-10-25T17:28:00.000-07:002007-10-25T17:28:00.000-07:00The issue is more complex than either the article ...The issue is more complex than either the article or the above comment (6:43pm) suggests. True, women are reacting against hundreds and hundreds, maybe thousands of years of oppression. Yet we do still need intimacy and a feeling of socio-worth. I say socio-worth, not self-worth, because the worth I am talking about comes from being valued and validated by some larger group or community. This is a part of our shared human biological makeup. Lets move beyond dichotomies and think for ourselves.Steve Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622895104683137394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10172887.post-10146027386620166262007-07-25T18:43:00.000-07:002007-07-25T18:43:00.000-07:00Oh, Mr. Brooks. Yeah, everything was perfect when ...Oh, Mr. Brooks. Yeah, everything was perfect when there were "rules of courtship." No shotgun marriages, date rapes, double standard for sexual conduct. These conservatives can't stand for women to be independent or assertive, and they're longing for good old days that never were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com