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The European Union serves three main functions. It gives the French the illusion of power, the Germans a possibility of being something other than German and the political class of all European countries the hope of eternal life, or at least of power beyond the normal natural life of a democratic politician. It is a giant pension fund for European politicians.

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Sounds great. Don't be a bachelor. Get married, work longer hours, take promotions you don't enjoy, earn more money for others to spend. Also, you spend less time with friends and more time in top down authoritarian religious cults. You'll feel like you can't quit your job unless you have another lined up and your employer will like this about you as it means you are virtually enslaved to you job.

On the upside, after decades of this, you'll either die early or your wife will leave you for someone who doesn't work all the time, take your kids and accuse you of vile things so she can take more of the things your money earned.

Their are advantages and disadvantages to being married, but that article offered little on why it is good for the man to marry. They did use the old "be a man" manipulation ploy. I got over that trick many years ago when a woman used it to manipulate me into unwanted sex after getting me drunk. Or as it is known today, if I were not a man, I was raped.

#1 JK Brown on 2015-04-04 08:33 (Reply)

Many condolences.

#1.1 BillH on 2015-04-04 10:14 (Reply)

It's a challenge, but worked out ok for me.

#1.1.1 Bird Dog on 2015-04-04 10:20 (Reply)

In my first serious relationship, I got my heart ripped out. That made it tough for me to have a relationship with anyone else later. Fortunately, I eventually met my wife, and I knew from the start she was the one because I could trust her. I don't know how I knew, I just knew. We have had our ups and downs, but that is the core reason why I am still attracted to her after 30 years of marriage. I consider myself blessed to have found her.

#1.1.1.1 JIm on 2015-04-06 04:37 (Reply)

Like many things in life, marriage is a lot of work. Especially when you are young and full of yourself. Starting well is the first thing, the right girl for the right reason. Listen to her, talk to her. Then it will just keep getting better.

Friends get you through life and you will have no better friend than your wife. (Ok, maybe the dog but dogs don't live long)

#1.2 John the River (Link) on 2015-04-04 10:44 (Reply)

Trick is in finding a woman who actually wants to be a wife and honor the vows she makes!

Men now have to be very lucky or do a heck of a lot of vetting in this crazy feminist-created "You-go-Grrrl-you-can-have-it-all" world, in which women are encouraged to waste their most prodcuctive wifely period in favor of grad school, riding the CC and inhabiting that lovely cubicle, hoping for a huge break that will never come.

Too many wife-types now end up as whiny, entitled sluts.

#1.2.1 Earl T on 2015-04-04 14:48 (Reply)

think about the one commonality in all your failed relationships with women.

#1.2.1.1 The Poetry of Violence on 2015-04-05 02:42 (Reply)

a girl did all that to you?

what cheese goes with that?

#1.3 The Poetry of Violence on 2015-04-04 15:15 (Reply)

On the Right to choose work and why Jews are liberal:

Boys you haven't lived until you work 12 years building up a business on the promise that when it is working you will be rewarded, only to be removed from your leadership role to be replaced by a jewish female liberal. When 90% of company (33 +/-) people protest by leaving the company--you the original white male you get blacklisted for refusing to "stay on in any capacity and make them (the Jewish liberals) look good"!
Not free to leave your place of employment should also fit into this discussion about job freedom--don't ya think?

#2 faculty wife on 2015-04-04 11:28 (Reply)

Is the fact that she's Jewish germane to your comment? You mentioned Jews twice -- do you have a problem with Jews?

#2.1 The Poetry of Violence on 2015-04-04 11:51 (Reply)

re minimum wage.

the true minimum wage is $0.00/hr.

#3 The Poetry of Violence on 2015-04-04 11:34 (Reply)

Re: LGBT students force sexual integrity student group's event off campus

QUOTE:

... allowing SAS to hold its conference at previously contracted facilities at the Medical School “will certainly make our LGBT students feel threatened on their own campus.”

Who's threatening who? Forcing an organization off campus wouldn't make them feel threatened?

#4 mudbug on 2015-04-04 11:42 (Reply)

I matured a lot after marriage. I really wasn't ready, and my wife put up with a lot of crap (mostly self-centeredness) for years. While many men are mature before marriage, far too many aren't. As I joked with a friend this morning, while rehearsing for tonight's sacraments....perhaps wedding vows should be: Groom: "I do, what I'm told" and Bride: "I do, the telling." Far more than I'd like to admit, while I have the degrees, she has the common sense and wisdom.

#5 Joe on 2015-04-04 13:37 (Reply)

The old "McCarthyites" were heroes who endured abuse to warn America about communist infiltration. The lie about how mean they were lives on and on and on.

The "new" McCarthyites are just garden variety liberals who despise free speech and free people.

#6 Col. Bunny (Link) on 2015-04-04 15:49 (Reply)

On marriage - I'm failing to see which of the supposed benefits are actually benefits for the men.
1. After marrying, men assume a new identity.
Which presupposed that there's something wrong with the current one.

2. Married men are motivated to maximize their income.
Sure, more money is the ultimate goal of life right?

3. Married men benefit from the advice and encouragement of their wives.
True - and the other side as well.

4. Employers like married men with children.
Yes because the fear of not being able to provide for them locks you into that soul sucking job. I'd like to see the source on marriage vs pay. I'm skeptical.

5. Family
Given a divorce rate somewhere in excess of 50% and that the kids go with mom 80% of the time.

So, I've got this investment opportunity - It has a 50% chance of failure wherein you'll lose at least 1/2 of your investment and then continue to pay a significant part of your income for years to come. You'll have a shorter life, work harder and have less free time. The free time you have will be directed by someone else -- Can I sign you up?

#7 Vince on 2015-04-05 15:10 (Reply)

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