True....but there ARE some that should be left alone and i still say do not belong at a multicultural SEX site

I agree with Sharni. Certainly we ARE all adults here. But "here" is a SEX FORUM. It's not a political forum. It's not a religious forum. If we can prohibit discussions on bestiality and such, maybe we should consider prohibiting politics. Those are the only threads that seem to create hard feelings and dissension. Who needs that here?

Catch22,

Communication: for my money, that’s one of the best things about the net/web. How else, in any practical, reasonable sense could people in Australia, Canada, and the United States engage in a conversation? The cross-pollination that occurs here, and at countless sites like this one is an idea that I find energizing and exciting.

To the rulers of closed societies, China, Burma, and the like, this interchange of ideas is very threatening. Look what happened to the Soviet Union once Perestroika started.

I’m very romantic about this, but I’m sure that by me hearing opinions from you and Sugarsprinkles, Sharni and way22hot, I’ll be better able to work though the various problems that will come my way – whatever they may be.

As far as sex sites go this is far more interesting. I have seen other pic post sites where the chat is all about sex only. Most of the chat is as deep as 'show us your tits' or 'your wife is a dog.' I find such sites either very rude or dead boring myself.

Catch22,

That reminds me of an example of the intersection of the world wide aspect of this site and the sex aspect. A while ago, someone started a thread about/called “Camel toe”.

I had no idea of the thread’s nature. Idle curiosity caused me to click the link, and I learned about a Brit/Aussie slang term. Complete with pictures, it became immediately obvious, but I suspect that it would have been a long, long while before the association would have occurred to me.

Where else, how else will that happen?

Yes, and English does not read well anyhow. You can read things into things that have not been really said.

Catch22,

Indeed so sir.

Alas, the hour is late, and I must away ‘till the morrow.

Until then.

I DO!

My leaving this thread was quite ill timed I see. The additional time I’ve taken to compose enough to type, only added to the delay I’m sorry to say. Our joining has been LONG over due and I’m certain my answer to you will be less eloquent than you are accustom to, but I DO have some information for your condescending ass.

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You are correct Sugar. It wasn’t until March of 1965 (when I was mustering out) that we “officially” sent the 101st to Nam. The US had “ADVISORS” working in French Indochina since the days of the Office of Strategic Services when Colonel Peter Dewey died “advising” in 1940’s. We were there and more active after the French left in the 1950’s. In the early 60’s we had many “active advisors” in Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia.

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I KNOW we had “advisors” in Laos in October 1963. We were training mercenaries from Cambodia that couldn’t remember what side they were on. My “dutiful” time with the 5th Special Forces Group did NOT expose me to any heroes. Just some very young and frightened men. My sense of “duty and belief” in authority or a cause has changed considerably, but my willingness to confront BULLSHIT that I encounter, has not.

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..... It was the external statements I found engaging.

I am located in Cleveland Ohio and you have my geographical coordinates. I am now an old man with smokers emphysema, but would PERSONALLY WELCOME the opportunity to “engage” and give you the names of nine men out of twelve that did NOT become heroes, face to face.

Please do NOT feel free to PM me. Put it here!

My suggestion would be that if you wish to discuss serious controversial topics you find a site that is designed for that. It is the same very few members who consistently feel the need to squabble.

The site is not about politics and controversy. It's a place for like-minded individuals to have a place to have open, honest communication about sex.

If you notice none of our forum headings encourage world news, politics, or other such heavy topics. There is a reason why. MOST members don't want that here. That is not why they come here. That has been shown over and over again yet the same handful feel the need to start controversial threads repeatedly.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion on every topic in the world but sometimes a truly wise person knows when to keep their opinions to themselves.

I will not tell you that you can not start them but part of being a community is to be respectful to the fact that just because you can do something does not mean you should.