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Re: An armed society...
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Sun, 20 Jan 2002 22:18:08 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Michael Dallaston writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tore Eriksson writes:
> > ... is a society with countless tragedies!
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> > Sorry Heinlein, your sci-fi books were all fantastic, but your ideas suck.
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> Eh? Where'd this come from? Are you trying to manufacture a political debate?
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> 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?
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> Michael Dallaston
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> [1] - For a democratic society to really work, *every* citizen should be an
> amateur political scientist.
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 about Switzerland?
The quota is a correction (IMHO) of Franklin W Cain's footer:
> Franklin Cain (and please do *not* call me "Frank" ;-)
> fwcain@yahoo.com | http://fcain.tripod.com/
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> Gun Control means HITTING YOUR TARGET!! (http://www.nra.org)
> "An armed society is a polite society." -- Robert A. Heinlein
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> Death to Spammers!! (http://www.cauce.org)
I haven't checked the source, but it seems to be accurate.
http://www.quoteland.com/author.asp?AUTHOR_ID=174 (and many more hits on
Google search.)
/Tore
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| (...) According to my (admittedly rather poor) knowledge of Switzerland, it is the perfect example of an armed society, with one of the highest gun-ownership levels in the world. It also has a massive national service program. According to my SBS (...) (22 years ago, 21-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) 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 (...) (22 years ago, 19-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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