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Re: Former Iraqi General
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Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:30:11 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Mike Petrucelli writes:

Well, maybe it's time for me to be a little foolish maybe.  I think as long
as they know we could revolt, there is likely to never be the actual need to
do so -- rather like the concept of mutually assured destruction.

Isn't that the real reason behind the "gun control is good" lobby?  "Support
gun control and give up your fundamental rights today."

That may be *one* of the reasons, but it's no more insidious than the
NRA's big-business pro-gun lobby, which has much less to do with personal
freedoms than it has to do with lining the pockets of the gun industry.
That's not to say that the right isn't fundamental; I just don't think
it's useful to paint all of its objectors with a single brush, any more than
it's accurate to claim that all gun-rights activists are zealots on the
verge of a killing spree.

   Dave!

Well as my original post was *meant* to convey, (of which the line was
snipped,) was that what I assume is that most people who support gun control,
actually believe it is for the overall good. I doubt most gun control advocates
even think of the power they would be giving to the government as a result.

As for the NRA, yeah they are just another puppet.

As for the original (sort of) topic of this thread, well just flipping
wonderful. So how long till all diplomatic options are 'exhausted.'

-Mike Petrucelli



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  Re: Former Iraqi General
 
(...) Or are they one of the puppet-masters? (...) You'll know when there are no other options available. Seriously tough, if you look at the Declaration of Independence, ( (URL) ) you can see some startling similarities between the state that they (...) (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Former Iraqi General
 
(...) That may be *one* of the reasons, but it's no more insidious than the NRA's big-business pro-gun lobby, which has much less to do with personal freedoms than it has to do with lining the pockets of the gun industry. That's not to say that the (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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