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Re: An armed society...
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 28 Jan 2002 13:13:03 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Ross Crawford writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
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> > > Who would bully and coerce if everyone carried nuclear pistols?
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> > Those who think they can draw faster?
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> I guess I was being too simplistic.
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> How about when everyone carried onboard defense-ware that would automagically
> compute threats and attacks and either alert you to them or respond with
> massive lethal destructive force? And what if that were backed up with
> overhead satelites that could rain showers of high-energy mass with fair
> precision?
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> As far as I can tell, the cold war was wildly successful. No one wanted to end
> life on earth.
If you mean no "bombs" were dropped, I agree. On every other level is was a
disaster. Its legacy lives on throughout the developing world today. Calling
it a "cold" war is a complete misnomer.
Perhaps of OBL had a few nukes, 911 would never have happened? ;)
Scott A
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> Chris
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| (...) So is "developing world." In fact, most people's conditions are becoming worse instead of better--and following a Western prescription for proper development is the crux of the problem. But I would argue that there is only a correlative (and (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I guess I was being too simplistic. How about when everyone carried onboard defense-ware that would automagically compute threats and attacks and either alert you to them or respond with massive lethal destructive force? And what if that were (...) (23 years ago, 28-Jan-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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