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<p>I actually am a witch so...</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/3/18 1:18 PM, Jeff Chapin wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">I guess I was objecting to the rediculous,
outdated, and sexist advice. Wives or women doesn't seem to
matter when the problem is the idea that females (wives or not)
are magical sources of problems -- unless, of course, they mean
that more witchcraft is better than less.
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<div dir="auto">When I see advice (sexist or not) regarding
witchcraft or other made up topics, I tend to also wonder what
other basic facts they had wrong. It's quiet hard to take
advice that seems to think fairy tales are real too seriously.
What's next? Tips to improve the chances of an application to
Hogwarts?</div>
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<div dir="auto">There are definitely cases where more is better
than less -- for most people things like access to healthy
food, midern medical treatments, and modern education, and
access exercise equal rights, more is better.</div>
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<div dir="auto">I have a feeling that most would like to keep
the list free form religion and politics, but I would be
willing to have a polite dialogue off list if you really would
like to continue these topics.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sep 3, 2018 12:22 PM, "Brian Wood"
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>> Point 8 also says 'the more women, the more
witchcraft', so perhaps a grain<br>
>> or two of salt is applicable when dealing
with outdated 'wisdom'<br>
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<div>This is often translated as "the more wives, the
more witchcraft."</div>
<div>I should have linked to a different site.</div>
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> Point 8 starts with: "He used to say." (Gotta
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<div>I'm not sure what you are getting at.</div>
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<div>> This one, and probably all other points,
come with a wheelbarrow full of salt.</div>
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<div>Point 3 is:<br>
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<div>"Be careful in your relations with the government;
for they draw no man close to themselves except for
their own interests. They appear as friends when it is
to their advantage, but they do not stand by a man in
his time of stress."</div>
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<div>If we had stuck with "Ask not what your country can
do for</div>
<div>you, but what you can do for your country." we
would be<br>
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<div>better off. Instead we are umpteen trillion in
debt and want <br>
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<div>to spend a lot more?!<br>
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