[TruthElixirX]

Originally Posted by GSeybold

Read my first post, I did say without the racism. No doubt there are great things about the present , and thank god were moving past all the awfulness you mentioned but overall, humans are much more angry, cynical, greedy, and of course far more materialistic than years past.

Oh, come off of it. Do you have any proof of this? There are less wars, violent crime is decreasing, and science is starting to whittle away at people's belief in gods making them relish the moment more. Every generation says the next generation is becoming more amoral and evil and will be the downfall.

Most families don't sit down for dinner anymore or talk with one another because parents are two busy working, providing a two parent income, to uphold this gluttony.

Another generalization. And why is it bad if people do not sit down for dinner?

Gotta have two cars, big house, 300 cable channels, a boat and a pool ya know-no matter what. A gluttonous world we have become. I am a great producer of this gluttony myself.

I'm still not seeing what is wrong with liking stuff if you are not taking it from someone or using force. Its not gluttony, it is being productive.

Chivalry isn't about indebtedness in the least, it's about respect. Oh god I can see the post coming now with that one. In my personal experience, men who think as you are often very angy towards woman in general and often times angry at the world as well. Not to say that you are of course, but just my experience.

I'm quite happy. I have a mother whom I like to talk to. Also, I have a girlfriend, I take her out to dinner at least once a week, open doors for her, and many other things. She doesn't expect me to though, and I don't do it out of some sense of respect for the female form, because women are weaker, I wish to get laid, or any other asinine stuff. I do it because I enjoy seeing her happy because I care about her. I also take my close friends out to lunch, give them rides in my car, etc. because I care about them. Expecting a guy to respect you because you were born with out a penis is ridiculous. I show people respect who deserve it, no one gets my respect instantly. No one is born any better than anyone else.

Bold.