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Re: Ya wanna talk about legislating morality?
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Thu, 5 May 2005 18:44:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal wrote:
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But don’t you see-- there is no definitive line! The line is where ever
the sensibilities of a society is at any given point in time. Right now the
current sensibilities of our society are being offended by certain
individuals and society is exerting its right (or as “might” as it was put by
Dave!) to curtail it. I see nothing wrong with this. There is a culture war
going on. I honestly think that the envelope-pushing, values-distaining Left
will lead us to anarchy.
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and I honestly think that the envelope-pushing, rights-disdaining Religious
Right will lead us to a theocratic dictatorship.
Me, I’ll take anarchy over that any day. ... but then, I’m a minarchist after
all..
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Here’s something--libertarians get in on this--less gov’t intervention--stop
legislating morality!
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Um, ya??? What was it you wanted said here Dave? I agree with you, as far as you
go. Was that it? Can I doze off again??? Too late... You don’t go far enough in
your interest in freedom.
Once you want government to regulate PART of society (oh, I dunno, say...
subsidise health care, or legislate guns out of existance for you, or
redistribute income to make outcomes “fairer”) you’ve let the camel’s nose in
the tent.
Just to pick one example, health care subsidies lead to regulations about what
you can eat, how and when you must wear your seatbelts, and what paint you can
use on your models (and many other things too), because, after all, we have to
minimise health care COSTS!!!
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snip> (...) YOu guys don't have 'socialized health care' but the last time I checked, there are seatbelt laws in the US. And not once during my (almost) 38 years has the gov't told mw what I can (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) But don't you see-- there is no definitive line! The line is where ever the sensibilities of a society is at any given point in time. Right now the current sensibilities of our society are being offended by certain individuals and society is (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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