[muir_redwoods]

I've got an argument that the leftist feminists can't beat. Women don't belong in combat because;

"Human Beings have somehow managed to keep the female half of humanity out of the direct effects of war throughout our history. All efforts should be directed toward getting the male half out of combat instead of getting the female half in."

I've tried this argument and they absolutely cannot respond. It's fun

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

I think everybody misses the point. The point, it seems to me, of putting women in combat roles is to make everyone queasy about ever putting the military into combat. Of course necessity overcomes naivete every time.

[Paleo Conservative]

I've got an argument that the leftist feminists can't beat. Women don't belong in combat because;

"Human Beings have somehow managed to keep the female half of humanity out of the direct effects of war throughout our history.

That's not really provable, but it could be argued that societies that protected women from war out reproduced those that did not. Slight differences in reproductive success compounded over millenia can result in large differences in population sizes.

[Chad Fairbanks]

Quit frankly, no one belongs in combat - but, sometimes it's necesary. Maybe I'm not enlightened, or progressive enough, but I think that it's always been the duty of Men to protect the women and children, keeping society safe so that all may prosper... maybe I'm just old fashioned that way - I don't have a problem with women in the military, but I do NOT like the idea of seeing ever-increasing numbers of women coming home in body bags... oh well. What can ya do?

[Beck_isright]

"Human Beings have somehow managed to keep the female half of humanity out of the direct effects of war throughout our history. All efforts should be directed toward getting the male half out of combat instead of getting the female half in."

Actually that is not totally true. I would suggest you start learning the history of Soviet women in combat in WWII. You would be quite suprised as to what you will find.

I used to have the same attitude as I was in the military during the 80's when this began. But my attitude changed. There are women that can handle combat, some better than some of the men I served with. You never know who will do what until you get into the s***. Until you've been there, done that with a soldier at your side, male or female, you never know how they will react.

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