MSimon wrote:Hey. I'm a libertine skank myself.
I guess that proves I'm not to be trusted.
Typical of Republicans with a scientific bent no doubt. I remember Ronald Reagan. Diddling his girlfriend while still married to his first wife.
You mean when he was a Democrat?
MSimon wrote:
And who was that friend of his who died in bed with his mistress (what a way to go!)? Bloomberg or something.
And what about that Feynman guy who was notorious for frequenting strip clubs and massage parlors. A lousy physicist no doubt.
Did I mention Einstein? Yes I did.
And we can go all the way back to King David who arranged for his rival to be killed in battle so he could snag the wife.
Did you happen to notice something about the people you listed? They are all men. A Sexually promiscuous male is called a "Stud", which is considered complimentary. A Sexually promiscuous female is called a "Slut" which is derogatory. You just mentioned a bunch of studs, Now I want you to name a known promiscuous female that was highly thought of and admired.
Why the double standard? It's evolutionary and has to deal with the security of the male's bloodline. There is nothing further against the nature of a man than to force him (through guile) to support another male's offspring. It is evolutionary suicide for the male's genes, and it rightfully provokes anger and outrage.
MSimon wrote:
Which is to say that how a person conducts their private life may or may not have anything to do with the quality of their work.
I don't worry too much about skirt chasing politicians. It is the ones chasing power and control that worry me more.
We can stand the politician who steals for himself. What we can't stand is one who steals "for the people" in the name of the "greater good". Why do I say that? Well my grandpappy Max taught me one great lesson, "They are all crooks". So I vote for the crook with the more limited ambition. In so far as I'm able to determine that.
It is the nature of man to want sex with women. It is to the benefit of civilization that people suppress some of their basic instincts for the long term benefit of themselves, their families, and their communities. I personally prefer leaders who can control themselves because they can demonstrate by example "self control."
In times past, knocked up sluts served a beneficial purpose in society. Their destitution and misery served as a negative example for other girls contemplating the same behavior. Now that the Government has taken away the stigma, they have destroyed the benefit such negative examples provided.