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To: Solon who wrote (1048)	12/13/2012 12:04:09 AM
From: Greg or e	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2133

"Your user name is that of a Pedophile Pervert" "Keep saying that Socrates, Solon, and all the other male Greeks were pedophiles and perverts!" I simply pointed out that Solon wrote poems extolling the pleasures of Pederasty and that he formed Laws that endorsed and presented Pederasty as a noble and dignified thing. You're the one claiming "THEY ALL DID IT!" Well alright then, have it your way. ............................................................. "Well, he did write poems extolling the pleasures of Pederasty and he did form laws to elevate the practice..." <You're the one claiming "THEY ALL DID IT!> "So we see that PEDERASTY was ubiquitous in Greek culture." Like I said: you're the one claiming they were all Pederasts and then you call me names for agreeing with you. LOL! "So one suspects that not only did all (or almost all) the poets, playwrights, philosophers, etc. act as mentors to youth--but clearly in their own youth they were initiated into adulthood by an older male. Hard to consider the ugly Socrates being coy and flirting but there you have it!" No doubt you are correct that they were also abused as children by older predatory Pederasts, but you're characterization of the boys as " coy and flirting" is classic abuser mentality. The boys were after all, asking for it? Right....