;Posted on 01/08/2014 5:02:12 AM PST by TruthShallSetYouFree
Word For The Day, Wednesday, January 8, 2014-- demimonde
;In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".
demimonde [dem-ee-mond, French: duh-mee-mawnd]
noun
1. (esp in the 19th century) those women considered to be outside respectable society, esp on account of sexual promiscuity
2. any social group considered to be not wholly respectable.
3. prostitutes or courtesans in general.
4. a group whose activities are ethically or legally questionable: a demimonde of investigative journalists writing for the sensationalist tabloids.
5. a group characterized by lack of success or status: the literary demimonde.
Origin:
[C19: from French, literally: half-world]
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You are not going to convince me of anything bc we fundamentally disagree. I don’t read the pros and cons and am nit interested in convincing you of anything. It will be legalized bc everyone is on Obamas CHOOM train, and I think it bodes ill for the country which is already circling the bowl.
It is 7 years-please don’t add more-it is hard on my ego...I think the place and people I hung with is something, too-I went to that particular university to be a social worker/Pollyanna sunshine, and so I was hanging with some pretty strange people who lived in lalaland, including some profs. That changed when I married my first husband, who was in the military, but he’d been a part of that crowd too-a crowd that included Nemesis-since HS and before he enlisted, so the change wasn’t drastic.
So you don't care if your policy is effective or not, just that you feel good about it?
That's how the war on poverty and other do-gooder things like the minimum wage are supported.
I am not trying to convince you of a thing.
I am asking you for an answer to a simple question.
Health issue, or Crime(gov’t dictates conscience) issue?
Even self abuse-that is indeed extreme.
Yes-I do remember the satanist neighbors and the parties-never thought of them as individuals, though-more like book characters.
Which of your arguments against marijuana would be changed if this was 1930 and we were discussing legalizing alcohol?
Any of them?
She’s always looked like that! And, no, I didn’t see them. I can’t stand any of the three — Matalin, Carvile, or O’Reilly.
I’m on my way to CA to see my 100 year old mom and to attend my cousin’s funeral (63). So, I’m not at the computer much — just wrapping up last minute details.
I think they can tax the dividends only. (Life Insurance)
And there will bill stone, cold sober folks who are injured by dopers driving high.
One of the most difficult things for me to do is afford those I disagree with the right to their opinion, just as I demand that right from them. I’m not always successful, but at least now when I say I don’t agree with someone’s opinion, but I’ll support their right to it to the bitter end, I do mean it-when I was young, it just meant I shut my mouth to be polite...
great, guess I have to cancel Cinemax now....
False argument.
Impaired Driving is already a crime.as it should be.
Isn’t Demi Monde up for an Oscar this year?
What I disagree with is affording the right of the Government, to dictate vis-a-vis victimless crimes, by using actual crimes as an excuse. They do it every time some nut opens fire with a gun as well.
Rape,Robbery,DWI,Murder and other...”arguments” are already crimes.
The right of people to be left the hell alone, in certain matters is sacrosanct.
I’m not a policy maker I’m an individual citizen with an opinion that drug legalization will be a bad thing. It’s not like I’m the only intelligent person with this opinion, it’s been argued ad infinitum, for years. And as t5 stated, I believe I’m entitled to hold a contrary opinion and you’re free to think me as misguided as I think you, señor CHOOM.
You are a voter, so..you are a policy maker.
In fact the most important one in the chain.
I am not denying your right to have a contrary opinion. I am only inviting you to examine the consequences of your opinion and its effectiveness.
But it is not usually caught until after the fact — after the accident, after the death or injury of the innocent party. Therefore, it is imperative to reduce the opportunities for impaired driving if at all possible.
No it has not been argued ad infinitum
The CSA was signed by Nixon. And even the Chairman of his committe argued that
“[T]he criminal law is too harsh a tool to apply to personal possession even in the effort to discourage use. It implies an overwhelming indictment of the behavior which we believe is not appropriate. The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify intrusion by the criminal law into private behavior, a step which our society takes only with the greatest reluctance.”
Dave, I’ve asked Chevy or Ford 3 times now...we’ll have to settle for the Dodge... ;-)
We all understand the well placed moral objection, So, you prefer the status quo ante, without addressing the philosophical role of the Government, in This question, yes?
Agreed-I think of it as the chicken little reaction-or over-reaction-and the nannies just use it to blow smoke up the collective ass of the other chickens.
I’ve said I believe that murder, assault, robbery are crimes while substance use/abuse or any other personal habit that harms no one but oneself is not until I just get exasperated.
I don’t see how anyone can allow themselves to be be obese, or stuff their faces with packaged processed food, McDonalds crap and sugary drinks and desserts, but that is only my opinion, and I don’t have the right-or desire-to fine someone, or forbid their having that stuff-let us all name our poison, and let others do the same.
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