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Shortage of Women in East Germany Causes Turmoil
Reuters ^ | 2/26/2003 | Erik Kirschbaum

Posted on 12/26/2003 8:06:25 AM PST by BerniesFriend

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To: sine_nomine
Could state-sponsored abortion have something to do with this?

No. It's more difficult to get an abortion in Germany than in the U.S.

21 posted on 12/26/2003 9:12:44 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: BerniesFriend
There's a woman shortage in rural Japan and South Korea, as well.
22 posted on 12/26/2003 9:23:19 AM PST by Siamese Princess
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To: Siamese Princess
There's a woman shortage in rural Japan and South Korea, as well.

Did I read that right..there are short women in rural Japan and South Korea..oh no..wait...now I understand ;)..sorry..that was a very bad joke..

23 posted on 12/26/2003 9:25:42 AM PST by BerniesFriend
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To: Lockbar
I like it!

Here's one of my dumb Hillary photos... since you guys have hijacked this thread and turned it into a Hillary bash-fest...

But I still kinda like this one.
24 posted on 12/26/2003 9:26:12 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: EggsAckley
polyandry
25 posted on 12/26/2003 9:27:17 AM PST by Quix (Particularly quite true conspiracies are rarely proven until it's too late to do anything about them)
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To: The Dude Abides
"Up next.....eveningvear....."

"Is nice.

Is next..... svimvear...."

26 posted on 12/26/2003 9:28:01 AM PST by Lazamataz (I slam, you slam, we all slam, for Islam!)
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To: SkyPilot
I think first,

that the creature has to be human.

Then, the human has to be female. Bwitches, Its, demonic gloves etc. do not qualify.

Then, presumably, the female has to act like one, sound like one and have some semblence of sweetness.

The subject of your photo seems to crash and burn on all criteria, IMHO.
27 posted on 12/26/2003 9:29:40 AM PST by Quix (Particularly quite true conspiracies are rarely proven until it's too late to do anything about them)
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To: Siamese Princess
There's a woman shortage in rural Japan and South Korea, as well.

And Laz's apartment.

Don't forget Laz's apartment.

28 posted on 12/26/2003 9:30:13 AM PST by Lazamataz (I slam, you slam, we all slam, for Islam!)
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To: Wissa
"Sounds like Herman, Minnesota..."

Where do I enlist? It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it :)
29 posted on 12/26/2003 9:30:30 AM PST by tinacart ((I STILL hate hitlery!))
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To: Egon
That's an inaccurate statistic from the activists via Kinsey.

It's more accurately 2-6% at most.
30 posted on 12/26/2003 9:31:59 AM PST by Quix (Particularly quite true conspiracies are rarely proven until it's too late to do anything about them)
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To: Siamese Princess
The Bible declares that 7 women will ask one man to marry them to take away their shame--while they will provide their own food, clothese etc.

Evidently . . . after more drama . . . in our era.
31 posted on 12/26/2003 9:33:37 AM PST by Quix (Particularly quite true conspiracies are rarely proven until it's too late to do anything about them)
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To: Wissa
Could be any rural town up here in N MN and ND - the girls graduate and leave right away.
32 posted on 12/26/2003 10:12:07 AM PST by Leeann
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To: Maigrey
Now, since the women are smart enough (just barely) to realize that they need to go where the jobs are, and are trying to better their position, why don't the guys do it also?

Oh, I'm sure they do. But as the article says, the women find getting a job easier than the men. Even if it's just a small difference, over time it will add up to a fairly large disparity.

33 posted on 12/26/2003 10:15:49 AM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: Prodigal Son
Woman have always been more socially mobile. Could it be that these men are somehow tied to their farms? (how much can you sell a small dirt farm for?)

If these men could get the opportunity they would move too.

As for the shortage of women, look for murder rates to increase.

(compare to USA: A pretty woman at mcdonalds counter will be asked out on a date. A guy working at the same job is a "loser" if roles are reverse. No offense just example.)
34 posted on 12/26/2003 10:40:20 AM PST by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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To: longtermmemmory
Why isn't the focus on encouraging these German men, stuck in a situation that isn't working "TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT"!!! No, we'll just listen to liberal think tank types wringing their hands as they discuss ramifications and half-assed 'remedies' for the problem. Again, personal responsibility has no place in these matters.
35 posted on 12/26/2003 11:12:15 AM PST by raptor29
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To: raptor29
finding that the language, mathematical and logical thinking skills of eastern men was well below the national average.

Maybe the eastern men should just become homosexuals and metrosexuals. It doesn't sound like they need to be reproducing.

36 posted on 12/26/2003 11:22:24 AM PST by FITZ
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To: FITZ
Clearly, the East German women aren't all that impressed!
37 posted on 12/26/2003 11:24:56 AM PST by raptor29
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To: BerniesFriend
I, for one, could not care less that there are now 130 men for every 100 women in some parts of former East Germany because all the women left.

What I am very interested in, is that it generally follows that somewhere in the world there is 130 women for every 100 men. As soon as they write an article about THAT problem, I will become keenly interested and do my very best to alleviate the suffering of those women.

38 posted on 12/26/2003 11:29:13 AM PST by tortoise (All these moments lost in time, like tears in the rain.)
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To: Lazamataz; Siamese Princess
Pretty feeble attempt at obtaining an Asian woman Laz!
Sounded almost whiney. ;-)

By the way there is no shortage of Siamese women in ASA Vet's house.

39 posted on 12/26/2003 11:41:29 AM PST by ASA Vet (Having achieved Nibbana, what can I do next?)
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To: raptor29
Why isn't the focus on encouraging these German men, stuck in a situation that isn't working "TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT"!!!

*** ****

So if they go to learn to read, who will plow the field? Milk the goats? feed the pigs? If you don't watch the farm every single day it will die. There are no days off, you can't skip feeding animimals.

Even so, when your farm is 10 acres how much can it be worth. You can only sell your home once. What can you get for an east german dirt farm? 1000 euros? how far will that take you when you have no skills, illiterate, and are only trained in farm labor? Do you work oppressive hours in the city as a laboror for someone else or do you work oppressive hours in the countryside on your own, however small, farm?

I believe they should "move the mountain" they should be taught updated framing and brought into the 21st century. Like the rest of europe, the farms will become consolodated and larger more productive farms will be created. (can everyone say factory farms?) None of this will happen if the only options only include 100 year old farming methods.
40 posted on 12/26/2003 11:42:57 AM PST by longtermmemmory (Vote!)
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