>
> The ladies need not fear mistreatment in such an arrangement:
> as in the old west, even the most inferior examples of womanhood
> would be well protected from those who would do them harm.
> Now, perhaps the guys would kill each other over the few ladies
> available. Duelling would likely be common. spike
>
Man, you are OUT of your mind. The women would be sex slaves,
bartered and sold or rented out--or stolen. You're talking the worst
convicts around. Get real.
jm
--On 28 Jan 2001, at 15:59, Spike Jones wrote:
> > GBurch1@aol.com wrote: > > > > > some have speculated, "free basics" might come with some strings attached... > > Exactly. Free basics in exchange for non-reproduction. The > free food would contain birth control medications. Everyone > wins: society could offer educational benefits, shelter, food, you > name it, and even the conservative element would gain some > enthusiasm. The medications would be non-permanent, so that > if the recipients get with it and row their own boat, then they > can after a few months bear litters of pups. What we still need > is a medication that makes the men temporarily sterile. Ive heard > such a thing exists, dont know the details. > > Actually, when you think it over, we could remake prison colonies > this way, for those who are serving life terms. Delete the death > penalty, create a prison colony where men and women can live > together in a roach-motel kinda city, difference being everyone > there is sterile. Im sure the prisoners would opt for it in a second. > The main hitch is that there are probably at least 20 to 1 men to women > doing life. That colony would be worse than the Silicon Valley. > > The ladies need not fear mistreatment in such an arrangement: > as in the old west, even the most inferior examples of womanhood > would be well protected from those who would do them harm. > Now, perhaps the guys would kill each other over the few ladies > available. Duelling would likely be common. spike >
John Marlow
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