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Re: An armed society...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Wed, 23 Jan 2002 00:21:12 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
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> I'm sorta me-tooing, but hey, why not?
Why not indeed? Beats the heck out of butting in on a technicality while
skirting the main issue, which is what I'm doing!
> This part was written by Dave!
> > First I must require you to define "civil war," "enough," "patriots,"
> > "defend," and "liberty." After you've done that, I'll see about giving you
> > an answer.
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> Heh. And, of course, define "our" too. If you're willing to give
> up the benefits of a strong federal government, go right ahead--
> but you'll find it very hard to get Internet access in Afghanistan
> these days. If you live anywhere outside Western Europe and
> North America, and you'll very quickly realize that you're living
> in an amazingly free and libertine society by comparison.
Many who live elsewhere do regard ours as an amazingly libertine society (isn't
that one of the reasons they hate us so?). Or should I ask that in addition
you state your definition of "libertine"? :-)
Maggie C.
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| (...) Well, getting back to the main issue of this subthread... ...check out: (URL) looks like the government printing office to me, and should be reasonably authoritative. In "Miller" the court seems to be dancing around questions of what kinds of (...) (23 years ago, 23-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I'm sorta me-tooing, but hey, why not? (...) And our borders aren't 100% secure--and see what problems that wreaks? Imagine if we were fully balkanized--just look at the operation of the US under the Articles of Confederation if you want to see the (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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