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Re: An armed society...
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Sat, 19 Jan 2002 05:10:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tore Eriksson writes:
... is a society with countless tragedies!

Sorry Heinlein, your sci-fi books were all fantastic, but your ideas suck.

Eh?  Where'd this come from?  Are you trying to manufacture a political debate?

Anyway, as a strictly amateur political scientist[1] I would never make such
a blatant generalization.  It depends on the culture, the state of mind of
the society in question.  Ever heard of Switzerland?

Michael Dallaston

[1] - For a democratic society to really work, *every* citizen should be an
amateur political scientist.



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(...) Yes, I've heard about Switzerland, I even passed though it once. Their knifes and watches are famous and their bank system is a paradise for tax refugees. Also Americans always confuse Sweden and Switzerland, so I sure have about it. What (...) (22 years ago, 20-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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... is a society with countless tragedies! Sorry Heinlein, your sci-fi books were all fantastic, but your ideas suck. (22 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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