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"Pilgrims threaten jihad against American forces" (URL) go, you read, you find out that Iraqis may have a different opinion about good government than does GWB. Your sons and daughters will fight for GWB's side of it regardless. How many people must (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Patriotism or Mass Hysteria?
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(...) That's not a settled point, so I'd wish you wouldn't assert it as if it were. (...) Nor is that settled. But larger-ly, what's the bearing? Do you disagree that a just government (whether you think a non libertarian government is just or not) (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I disagree. There should be no grey area here: you either have the right of unfettered assembly or you do not. The government has no right to infiltrate a group on the mere suspicion that they will act violently. Please see: (URL) not quite (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I am not clear on the particulars, but I think broadcasters do have to give air time to those with opposing views. I think it works that way at the local level, or at least it used to. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that the FCC has backed (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, it must be remembered that the government, then using force in accordance with written law, is exercising contract enforcement, which is 100% approved by Libertarian philosophy. Maybe I don't like it, maybe you don't like it, but (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) To put it another way: What's great about that particular case is that it's show that (partial) deregulation will be abused when possible and (even temporarily) profitable. Dave! (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: La belle province
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(...) Actually I've never seen an English road sign in Quebec, but then again, I haven't been looking for one. (...) Like a woman, we're a mystery. (...) It means that, for most, you think a little harder before you hop in a car and drive to (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Call it as it is.
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(...) great articles. Mr. Williams is a favorite of mine. (...) Ah, Molly. She's a piece of work. But she's on to something with this one. See, (public funding of sports arenas aside) Michael Jordan is getting his cash directly from people who want (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Agreed. Equal protection under the law means that the government (which has the force initiation monopoly, remember) has to take all unlawful actions seriously. These people making threats need to be found and prosecuted, in my view. (...) I'm (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: La belle province
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(...) Ya, I was wondering about that myself. Why is it that in all the other provinces, signs are in two languages but in (at least in some parts of) Quebec, they're only in one (french). I'm not talking about shop signs and suchlike, I'm talking (...) (21 years ago, 25-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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