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( metaphorically speaking) Trials by Fire..... Yay or Nay?

Posted - April 17, 2017
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  • Yay.   Give 'em hell  to weed them out.
      April 17, 2017 3:38 PM MDT
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  • 6124
    I vote, Yea.  It's been that way since the dawn of mankind.  Why change now?  


    Oh yeah.  I forgot.  We need to be careful about hurting da poor wittle sensitive peoples' feelings.  Speaking of feelings, here's a little ditty that I know you secretly play when you are alone in your basement/dungeon.

     



      April 17, 2017 4:30 PM MDT
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  • WRONG!

      April 17, 2017 5:24 PM MDT
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  • Being all serious for a moment ... Sorry folks .. but yes.
    To the best of my knowledge all sites at one point had a manhood type ceremony ... It marked the distinction between boy and man ... It carried great weight and no doubt fear .. it stressed the importance of what you were about to earn .. the right to participate as an adult ... These days it appears there is more thought on the rights than the responsibility ... Just my thoughts
      April 17, 2017 4:37 PM MDT
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  • 6124
    Are you still at that bar?  You need another drink. ;-)
      April 17, 2017 4:45 PM MDT
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  • I think you're right
      April 17, 2017 5:41 PM MDT
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  • What rights?    Sorry but you lost me here.
      April 17, 2017 5:23 PM MDT
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  • The rights to be part of the decision making process
      April 17, 2017 5:40 PM MDT
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  • Someone has a right to be a part of the decision to be accepted as part of a group or for a  job?   What kind of absurdness is that?


    ( Are we talking about the same thing here?)
      April 17, 2017 5:59 PM MDT
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  • What I'm saying is in the past, thinking of Athens here, citizenship had to be earnt, it wasn't granted automatically ... As such it was valued ... Only citizens could vote as part of policy decisions
      April 17, 2017 6:02 PM MDT
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  • Ahh  I gotcha.   We are definitely talking about totally different things.

    Thanks for the input.  ;)
      April 17, 2017 6:04 PM MDT
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  • Np
      April 17, 2017 6:40 PM MDT
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  • Dear Glis,
    idk...I'm not sure life gives anyone much of a choice...if you arrive at the age of twenty maybe thirty REALLY stretching it... those metaphoric fires virtually unavoidable...
      April 17, 2017 8:02 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    nay
      April 19, 2017 9:55 AM MDT
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