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Re: Why the founding fathers limited government scope (was Re: Rolling Blackouts
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 14 May 2001 16:39:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > > Indeed. One normally hopes the police are impartial. World policing is more
> > > of a protection racket.
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> > It is good to see you agreeing with the libertarians on some things.
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> Yes, but I do NOT agree with being quoted out of context.
So anytime I quote you, I must quote every utterance to ever come from your
lips? Get real.
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> > > What makes you think your country would only help the good guys? Has our
> > > countries not a history of helping the bad guys?
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> > If we were preventing missiles from impacting, regardless of the nation that
> > was being helped, we would be helping the people -- they are mostly good • guys.
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> Perhaps the bad guys can pay to protect their people against the impacting
> missiles of the US & their friends?
I would be in favor that arrangement under certain circumstances. It does seem
a bit too close to profiteering on death for normal comfort though.
Chris
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