[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', 'E')veryone other than gardeners, engineers and pleasure workers are expendable. Actually, I'm not even sure about us engineers, I will redouble my efforts at gardening..

[vision-master]

TW sounds like he's got serious issues and should be put out of harms way.

[Byron100]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'T')W sounds like he's got serious issues and should be put out of harms way.

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'T')W sounds like he's got serious issues and should be put out of harms way.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'T')W sounds like he's got serious issues and should be put out of harms way.

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', 'T')his 'parent' should have...........
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')arning! If you have ever thought "I don't want to be kept alive by machines" then you must have a "Living Will". A "Living Will" form is a written statement by you saying that you do not want your life artificially prolonged and states whether or not you want hydration or nutrition. Very likely, if something tragic happens to you and you are put on life support, you will not be able to state your desire. The only sure way to state your desire is to make a "Living Will" before something happens.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', 'y')ou have no idea how heart-wrenching it is to watch someone you love

[rangerone314]

Interestingly enough there is a counterpart to Eugenics: Dysgenics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysgenics

You either believe in people living in a natural (ie more animal-like) state where natural selection takes place, or a civilized state where you either believe in eugenics or dysgenics.

Eugenics got a bad name because Hitler was a psychotic idiot.

I do think the longer a society has to allow dysgenics to become a factor by allowing those to survive & breed that nature wouldn't allow to, that eventually the society will fall prey to a selection mechanism, collapse and be replaced by another society.

Every dog has his day.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')ou have a very unclear way of expressing these ideas, by calling these loved ones "parasites" and lumping them in with "grifters" and lazy people who don't feel like working. It's no wonder many people here can't tell what you have been trying to say.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rangerone314', 'I')nterestingly enough there is a counterpart to Eugenics: Dysgenics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysgenics

You either believe in people living in a natural (ie more animal-like) state where natural selection takes place, or a civilized state where you either believe in eugenics or dysgenics.

Eugenics got a bad name because Hitler was a psychotic idiot.

I do think the longer a society has to allow dysgenics to become a factor by allowing those to survive & breed that nature wouldn't allow to, that eventually the society will fall prey to a selection mechanism, collapse and be replaced by another society.

Every dog has his day.

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'Y')ou have a very unclear way of expressing these ideas, by calling these loved ones "parasites" and lumping them in with "grifters" and lazy people who don't feel like working. It's no wonder many people here can't tell what you have been trying to say.

Maybe developing a clearer way of expressing your ideas would help, instead of accusing people who are confused by you "disingenuous."

I still can't tell from what you say what sorts of people you would like to legally euthanize. Maybe you can clarify.

Are you talking about euthanizing terminally ill people? Anyone who is disabled? "Grifters"/petty criminals? Lazy people who don't want to work?

Please be very specific.

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TWilliam', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'Y')ou have a very unclear way of expressing these ideas, by calling these loved ones "parasites" and lumping them in with "grifters" and lazy people who don't feel like working. It's no wonder many people here can't tell what you have been trying to say.

Maybe developing a clearer way of expressing your ideas would help, instead of accusing people who are confused by you "disingenuous."

I still can't tell from what you say what sorts of people you would like to legally euthanize. Maybe you can clarify.

Are you talking about euthanizing terminally ill people? Anyone who is disabled? "Grifters"/petty criminals? Lazy people who don't want to work?

Please be very specific.

[TWilliam]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'I') will not answer your questions. YOU brought up the issue of "parasites" and legal killing of humans.

There is no reason for me to answer your questions in order for you to clarify your position.

[Ludi]

Thank you for clarifying.

[Ferretlover]

Who is a "parasite?" Well, I think that people in who are in prison with a 'Life without parole' sentence are parasites. And then, there are illegal alien "immigrants" who, for the most part, could not exist here without taxpayers' money.

[vision-master]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')William wrote:
"one who demonstrates an ongoing pattern of accepting communal welfare (of whatever kind), while also demonstrating little to no interest in becoming self-supporting or in at least contributing in some significant manner"

[davep]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', 'W')ho is a "parasite?" Well, I think that people in who are in prison with a 'Life without parole' sentence are parasites. And then, there are illegal alien "immigrants" who, for the most part, could not exist here without taxpayers' money.

[PenultimateManStanding]

We're using parasite as a metaphor of course, since humans don't attach themselves or wriggle around inside of other creatures like true parasites do. Therefor, and this is the point, it isn't possible to precisely answer the question. It is subjective. What if grand dad made millions and you clip coupons? Parasite? What about property rights?

[rangerone314]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('vision-master', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rangerone314', 'I')nterestingly enough there is a counterpart to Eugenics: Dysgenics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysgenics

You either believe in people living in a natural (ie more animal-like) state where natural selection takes place, or a civilized state where you either believe in eugenics or dysgenics.

Eugenics got a bad name because Hitler was a psychotic idiot.

I do think the longer a society has to allow dysgenics to become a factor by allowing those to survive & breed that nature wouldn't allow to, that eventually the society will fall prey to a selection mechanism, collapse and be replaced by another society.

Every dog has his day.

[Pops]

In the metaphorical sense, any "one" who takes more than they give is a parasite.

But the balance of trade as it were is open to interpretation.

Someone in prison for life arguably gives less guilt to a society than one executed.

An illegal who harvests vegetables or does construction makes food and shelter cheaper.


Both seem to me to be where the "organism" has found their role or they would not have their place.



I'm thinking we are just now coming awake to the real parasites:

"What happened to the retirement money you worked so hard for?"

"Bernie Madoff with it."